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Common Hand Tools

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






2. 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.






3. 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.






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






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






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






7. 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.






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






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






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






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






12. 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.


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






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






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






16. A steel too used to indent metal.






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






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






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






20. 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.






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






39. 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.






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






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






42. A cut or channel made by a saw.






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


44. A tool used to remove nails.






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






46. 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.






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






48. A tool used to remove nails.






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






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