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Common Hand Tools

Subject : engineering
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1. A wench with an open end and a closed end.






2. A type of carpenter's square made of cast aluminum that combines a protractor - try square - and framing square.






3. A steel too used to indent metal.






4. A flat - steel square commonly used in carpentry.


5. A wrench for gripping and turning a pipe or pipe-shaped object; it tightens when turned in one direction.






6. An adjustable carpenter's tool consisting of a steel rule that slides through an adjustable head.






7. To smooth out threads or edges on a screw or nut.






8. The turning or twisting force applied to an object - such as a nut - bolt - or screw - using a socket wrench or screwdriver to tighten it. Torque is measured in inch-pounds or foot-pounds.






9. perfectly horizontal; completely flat; also - a tool used to determine if an object is level.






10. A tool used for heavy-duty dismantling of wood work - such as tearing apart building frames or concrete forms.






11. A square whose legs are fixed at a right angle.






12. A hammer with a flat face that is used to strike cold chisels and punches. The rounded end - the peen- is used to bend and shape sort metal






13. A wrench for gripping and turning a pipe or pipe-shaped object; it tightens when turned in one direction.






14. The turning or twisting force applied to an object - such as a nut - bolt - or screw - using a socket wrench or screwdriver to tighten it. Torque is measured in inch-pounds or foot-pounds.






15. A smooth jawed adjustable wrench used for turning nuts - bolts - and pipe fittings. Often refered to as a Cresent wrench






16. To heat or fuse two or more pieces of metal so that the finished pieces of metal so that the finished piece is as strong as the original; a welded joint.






17. Teeth on the gripping part of a wrench. Also refers to the number of teeth per inch on a handsaw.






18. The point where members or the edges of members are joined. the types of welding joints are butt joint - corner joint - and T-joint.






19. A claw hammer with a slightly rounded - or convex - face.






20. A claw hammer with a slightly rounded - or convex - face.






21. To heat or fuse two or more pieces of metal so that the finished pieces of metal so that the finished piece is as strong as the original; a welded joint.






22. A hammer with a flat striking face. The other end of the head is curved and divided into two claws to remove nails.






23. A scissor-shaped type of adjustable wrench equipped with jaws and teeth to grip objects.






24. A nonadjustable wrench with an opening at each end that determines the size of the wrench.






25. a prying tool with a nail slot at the end to pull nails out in tightly enclosed areas. It can also be used as a small pry bar.






26. A tool with a claw at each end - commonly used to pull nails.






27. A pin - usually round - that fits into a corresponding hole to fasten or align two pieces.






28. Perfectly vertical; the surface is at a right angle (90 degrees) to the horizon or floor and does not bow out at the top or bottom.






29. Unit of measure used to describe the amount of pressure exerted (torque) to tighten a large object.






30. Describing a surface made smooth by using a tool called a plane.






31. The straight sides or jaws of a wrench opening. Also - the sides on a nut or bolt head.






32. An adjustable carpenter's tool consisting of a steel rule that slides through an adjustable head.






33. A type of carpenter's square made of cast aluminum that combines a protractor - try square - and framing square.






34. Unit of measure used to describe the amount of pressure exerted (torque) to tighten a small object.






35. Metal handle-end of a file. The tang fits into a wooden or plastic file handle.






36. To smooth out threads or edges on a screw or nut.






37. A device such as a bolt - clasp - hook - or lock used to attach or secure one material to another.






38. Treated with heat to create or restore hardness in steal.






39. Teeth on the gripping part of a wrench. Also refers to the number of teeth per inch on a handsaw.






40. A metal tool with a sharpened - beveled edge used to cut and shape wood - stone - or metal.






41. A straight steel rod with a curved claw at one end that is used to pull nails that have been driven flush with the surface of the wood or slightly blow it.


42. A smooth jawed adjustable wrench used for turning nuts - bolts - and pipe fittings. Often refered to as a Cresent wrench






43. A scissor-shaped type of adjustable wrench equipped with jaws and teeth to grip objects.






44. A wrench - usually double-ended - that has a closed socket that fits over the head of a bolt.






45. A nonadjustable wrench with an opening at each end that determines the size of the wrench.






46. A non-adjustable wrench with an enclosed - circular opening designed to lock on to the fastener when the wrench is struck.






47. Unit of measure used to describe the amount of pressure exerted (torque) to tighten a small object.






48. Exactly adjusted; any piece of material sawed of cut to be rectangle with equal dimensions on all sides; a tool used to check angles.






49. A joint made by fastening together usually perpendicular parts with the ends cut at an angle.






50. A cut or channel made by a saw.