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Common Hand Tools

Subject : engineering
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1. A type of carpenter's square made of cast aluminum that combines a protractor - try square - and framing square.






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






3. 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.






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






11. 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.






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






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






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






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






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






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






19. A steel too used to indent metal.






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






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






22. 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.






23. 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.






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






31. 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






32. 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.






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






34. 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.






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






36. A tool used to remove nails.






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






44. 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.






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






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






47. 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.


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






49. A tool used to remove nails.






50. A steel too used to indent metal.