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Common Hand Tools

Subject : engineering
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1. 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.






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






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






4. A tool used to remove nails.






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






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






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






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






9. A cut or channel made by a saw.






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






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






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






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






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






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






18. A steel too used to indent metal.






19. A steel too used to indent metal.






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






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






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






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






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






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






26. 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.






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






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






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






30. 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.






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






32. 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.






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






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






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






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






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






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






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


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






41. 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.






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


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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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