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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






10. A steel too used to indent metal.






11. 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.






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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. 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.






25. 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.






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






27. A cut or channel made by a saw.






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






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






30. A cut or channel made by a saw.






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






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






33. 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.






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






35. 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.






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






44. 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.






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






46. 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.






47. A steel too used to indent metal.






48. 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.


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






50. 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