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Common Hand Tools

Subject : engineering
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1. A metal tool with a sharpened - beveled edge used to cut and shape wood - stone - or metal.






2. To cut slant at an angle that is not a right angle (90 degrees). The angle or inclination of a line or surface that meets another at any angle but 90 degrees.






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






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






5. A steel too used to indent metal.






6. 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.


7. To damage the threads on a nut or bolt.






8. A tool used to remove nails.






9. A piece that projects out of wood or another material for the purpose of being placed into a hole or groove to form a joint.






10. A cut or channel made by a saw.






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






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






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






14. The process of bending - shaping - or cutting material by striking it with a tool.






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






16. A wench with an open end and a closed end.






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






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






19. 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.






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






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






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






23. A tool used to remove nails.






24. A piece that projects out of wood or another material for the purpose of being placed into a hole or groove to form a joint.






25. A hexagonal steel bar that is bent to form a right angle. Often referred to as an Allen wrench






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






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






28. A cut or channel made by a saw.






29. 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






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






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






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






33. A wench with an open end and a closed end.






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






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






36. 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.






37. To damage the threads on a nut or bolt.






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






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






40. 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.






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






48. 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.






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






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