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Common Hand Tools

Subject : engineering
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1. 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.






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






3. 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.


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






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






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






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






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






9. 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.






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






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






12. A steel too used to indent metal.






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






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






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






16. 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.






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






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






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






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






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






22. 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.






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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


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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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


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






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






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






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






45. 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.






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






47. A tool used to remove nails.






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






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






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