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Common Hand Tools

Subject : engineering
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1. Unit of measure used to describe the amount of pressure exerted (torque) to tighten a small object.






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






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






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






5. 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.






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






20. 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.






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






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






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






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






25. 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.






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






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






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


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






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






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






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






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






34. A cut or channel made by a saw.






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






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






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






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






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






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






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


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






43. 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.






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






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






46. A tool used to remove nails.






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






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






49. 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.






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