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Common Hand Tools
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Study First
Subject
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engineering
Instructions:
Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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Match each statement with the correct term.
Don't refresh. All questions and answers are randomly picked and ordered every time you load a test.
This is a study tool. The 3 wrong answers for each question are randomly chosen from answers to other questions. So, you might find at times the answers obvious, but you will see it re-enforces your understanding as you take the test each time.
1. A wrench for gripping and turning a pipe or pipe-shaped object; it tightens when turned in one direction.
Cat's paw
Chisel bar
pipe wrench
punch
2. A hammer with a flat striking face. The other end of the head is curved and divided into two claws to remove nails.
Claw Hammer
peening
weld
level
3. 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.
planed
weld
tempered
planed
4. A hexagonal steel bar that is bent to form a right angle. Often referred to as an Allen wrench
rafter angle square
striking or slugging wrench
Cat's paw
Hex key wrench
5. A nonadjustable wrench with an opening at each end that determines the size of the wrench.
Inch-pounds
Open-end wrench
Inch-pounds
torque
6. To damage the threads on a nut or bolt.
Fastener
weld
points
strip
7. Unit of measure used to describe the amount of pressure exerted (torque) to tighten a large object.
Box-end wrench
Combination wrench
Foot-pounds
Box-end wrench
8. A nonadjustable wrench with an opening at each end that determines the size of the wrench.
Open-end wrench
Chisel bar
peening
try square
9. A square whose legs are fixed at a right angle.
strip
level
try square
tempered
10. A flat - steel square commonly used in carpentry.
11. 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.
12. To damage the threads on a nut or bolt.
Bevel
Foot-pounds
Hex key wrench
strip
13. A cut or channel made by a saw.
Bell-faced hammer
Claw Hammer
torque
Kerf
14. perfectly horizontal; completely flat; also - a tool used to determine if an object is level.
Carpenter's square
Bell-faced hammer
level
square
15. Unit of measure used to describe the amount of pressure exerted (torque) to tighten a small object.
tempered
Joint
Bell-faced hammer
Inch-pounds
16. A wrench - usually double-ended - that has a closed socket that fits over the head of a bolt.
square
Box-end wrench
weld
ripping bar
17. 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.
Carpenter's square
Open-end wrench
torque
Chisel bar
18. To smooth out threads or edges on a screw or nut.
punch
nail puller
peening
round off
19. A tool used to remove nails.
nail puller
Adjustable end wrench
square
Fastener
20. The straight sides or jaws of a wrench opening. Also - the sides on a nut or bolt head.
pipe wrench
Flats
Flat bar
Inch-pounds
21. A tool with a claw at each end - commonly used to pull nails.
Hex key wrench
Chisel
Carpenter's square
Chisel bar
22. 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.
Combination wrench
punch
torque
weld
23. A device such as a bolt - clasp - hook - or lock used to attach or secure one material to another.
Fastener
nail puller
Flat bar
Bell-faced hammer
24. A non-adjustable wrench with an enclosed - circular opening designed to lock on to the fastener when the wrench is struck.
Claw Hammer
square
striking or slugging wrench
torque
25. A hammer with a flat striking face. The other end of the head is curved and divided into two claws to remove nails.
Claw Hammer
pliers
tenon
round off
26. Treated with heat to create or restore hardness in steal.
Hex key wrench
Box-end wrench
Joint
tempered
27. To smooth out threads or edges on a screw or nut.
peening
Combination square
punch
round off
28. A claw hammer with a slightly rounded - or convex - face.
Bell-faced hammer
planed
strip
Flats
29. A flat - steel square commonly used in carpentry.
30. A joint made by fastening together usually perpendicular parts with the ends cut at an angle.
miter joint
Dowel
peening
points
31. Unit of measure used to describe the amount of pressure exerted (torque) to tighten a large object.
Foot-pounds
Cat's paw
Claw Hammer
torque
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.
Box-end wrench
Chisel
weld
nail puller
33. A joint made by fastening together usually perpendicular parts with the ends cut at an angle.
Joint
ripping bar
Combination wrench
miter joint
34. 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
Flat bar
Chisel bar
Ball peen hammer
round off
35. An adjustable carpenter's tool consisting of a steel rule that slides through an adjustable head.
ripping bar
Combination square
Bevel
Ball peen hammer
36. perfectly horizontal; completely flat; also - a tool used to determine if an object is level.
Flats
pliers
Cat's paw
level
37. A claw hammer with a slightly rounded - or convex - face.
Bevel
Joint
Bell-faced hammer
Combination square
38. Describing a surface made smooth by using a tool called a plane.
ripping bar
Combination square
Claw Hammer
planed
39. A type of carpenter's square made of cast aluminum that combines a protractor - try square - and framing square.
Flat bar
rafter angle square
Carpenter's square
tenon
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.
Ball peen hammer
Combination wrench
plumb
rafter angle square
41. A square whose legs are fixed at a right angle.
Fastener
pliers
Joint
try square
42. The process of bending - shaping - or cutting material by striking it with a tool.
punch
miter joint
peening
rafter angle square
43. Metal handle-end of a file. The tang fits into a wooden or plastic file handle.
tang
Ball peen hammer
Carpenter's square
ripping bar
44. Teeth on the gripping part of a wrench. Also refers to the number of teeth per inch on a handsaw.
Open-end wrench
points
Flat bar
weld
45. A wrench - usually double-ended - that has a closed socket that fits over the head of a bolt.
Chisel bar
level
try square
Box-end wrench
46. 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.
47. A steel too used to indent metal.
Bevel
striking or slugging wrench
Combination wrench
punch
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.
miter joint
square
tenon
Chisel bar
49. 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.
Carpenter's square
Box-end wrench
Flat bar
Hex key wrench
50. A type of carpenter's square made of cast aluminum that combines a protractor - try square - and framing square.
rafter angle square
tenon
points
round off