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Common Hand Tools

Subject : engineering
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1. A joint made by fastening together usually perpendicular parts with the ends cut at an angle.






2. A cut or channel made by a saw.






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






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






5. 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.






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






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






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






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






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






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






13. 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






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






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






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


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






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






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






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






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






22. 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.


23. A steel too used to indent metal.






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






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






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






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






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






29. 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.






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






45. A cut or channel made by a saw.






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






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






48. 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.






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






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