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Common Hand Tools

Subject : engineering
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1. An adjustable carpenter's tool consisting of a steel rule that slides through an adjustable head.






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






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






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






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






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






7. 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.






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






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






10. To cut slant at an angle that is not a right angle (90 degrees). The angle or inclination of a line or surface that meets another at any angle but 90 degrees.






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






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






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






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






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






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






17. 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.






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






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






20. A tool used to remove nails.






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






22. 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






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






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






25. 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.






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






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






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






29. 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.






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






40. A cut or channel made by a saw.






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






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






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






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






45. 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.






46. 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.






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






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


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






50. 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.