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






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






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






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






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






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






8. A steel too used to indent metal.






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






16. 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.






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

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






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






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






21. 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






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






24. A tool used to remove nails.






25. 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.






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






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






28. 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.






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






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






31. A tool used to remove nails.






32. 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.






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






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

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






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






37. A cut or channel made by a saw.






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






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






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






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






43. 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






44. 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.






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






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






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






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






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