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Common Hand Tools

Subject : engineering
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1. 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.






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






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






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






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






6. 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.






7. A tool used to remove nails.






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






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






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






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






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






13. 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.






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






15. 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.

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






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






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 cut or channel made by a saw.






20. A steel too used to indent metal.






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






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






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






24. A cut or channel made by a saw.






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






26. 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.

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






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






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






31. 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.






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






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






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






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






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






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






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

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






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






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






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






43. 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.






44. 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.






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






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






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






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






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






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