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Common Hand Tools

Subject : engineering
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1. A metal tool with a sharpened - beveled edge used to cut and shape wood - stone - or metal.






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






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.






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






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






6. 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.






7. 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






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






9. A tool used to remove nails.






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






11. 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.






12. 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.






13. 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.


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






15. A steel too used to indent metal.






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






24. A steel too used to indent metal.






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






35. 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.






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






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






38. A cut or channel made by a saw.






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






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






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






42. 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.






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






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






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






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






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






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






49. 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






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