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Common Hand Tools

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






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






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






4. 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.






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






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






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






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






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






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






12. 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.






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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


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






26. A tool used to remove nails.






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






38. 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.






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






40. A steel too used to indent metal.






41. 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.






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. A cut or channel made by a saw.






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






45. 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.






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






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






48. 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.






49. 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






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