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Common Hand Tools

Subject : engineering
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1. A wrench - usually double-ended - that has a closed socket that fits over the head of a bolt.






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


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






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






5. 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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






17. 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.






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






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






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






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






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






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






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 square whose legs are fixed at a right angle.






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






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






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






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






31. A cut or channel made by a saw.






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






33. 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.






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






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






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






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






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






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






40. 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.






41. 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.






42. 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.


43. 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.






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






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






46. 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






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






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






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






50. 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.