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Common Hand Tools

Subject : engineering
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1. 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.






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






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






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






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






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






7. 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.


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






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






10. A tool used to remove nails.






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






19. 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.






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






21. 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.






22. 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.






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






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. 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.






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






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






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






29. A steel too used to indent metal.






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






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






32. A tool used to remove nails.






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






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






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






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






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


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






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






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






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






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






43. A steel too used to indent metal.






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


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






46. 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.






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






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






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