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Common Hand Tools

Subject : engineering
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1. A pin - usually round - that fits into a corresponding hole to fasten or align two pieces.






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






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






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






5. A tool used to remove nails.






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






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






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






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






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






11. A cut or channel made by a saw.






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






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






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






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






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






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






18. 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






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






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






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






22. A tool used to remove nails.






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






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






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






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






27. 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.






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






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






30. 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.






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






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






33. A cut or channel made by a saw.






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






41. 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.






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






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






44. 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.






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


46. 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.


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






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






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






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