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Common Hand Tools
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Study First
Subject
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engineering
Instructions:
Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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Match each statement with the correct term.
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This is a study tool. The 3 wrong answers for each question are randomly chosen from answers to other questions. So, you might find at times the answers obvious, but you will see it re-enforces your understanding as you take the test each time.
1. A nonadjustable wrench with an opening at each end that determines the size of the wrench.
Chisel bar
Joint
Open-end wrench
ripping bar
2. A tool used for heavy-duty dismantling of wood work - such as tearing apart building frames or concrete forms.
ripping bar
Combination square
plumb
plumb
3. 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.
Joint
Claw Hammer
Bevel
plumb
4. 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.
weld
torque
planed
Chisel bar
5. A tool with a claw at each end - commonly used to pull nails.
ripping bar
peening
Foot-pounds
Chisel bar
6. To damage the threads on a nut or bolt.
Combination square
strip
Hex key wrench
planed
7. 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.
Claw Hammer
plumb
peening
miter joint
8. A claw hammer with a slightly rounded - or convex - face.
Ball peen hammer
points
Bell-faced hammer
Chisel
9. A non-adjustable wrench with an enclosed - circular opening designed to lock on to the fastener when the wrench is struck.
Claw Hammer
striking or slugging wrench
torque
Kerf
10. Metal handle-end of a file. The tang fits into a wooden or plastic file handle.
tang
miter joint
planed
tenon
11. Describing a surface made smooth by using a tool called a plane.
Adjustable end wrench
planed
Flat bar
Bevel
12. A pin - usually round - that fits into a corresponding hole to fasten or align two pieces.
tempered
Dowel
Chisel bar
Foot-pounds
13. 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.
pipe wrench
Bevel
Cat's paw
level
14. A hexagonal steel bar that is bent to form a right angle. Often referred to as an Allen wrench
Chisel
Bevel
Hex key wrench
level
15. 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.
16. A pin - usually round - that fits into a corresponding hole to fasten or align two pieces.
torque
Dowel
Claw Hammer
ripping bar
17. 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
Ball peen hammer
peening
Fastener
Carpenter's square
18. A scissor-shaped type of adjustable wrench equipped with jaws and teeth to grip objects.
pliers
Foot-pounds
Bell-faced hammer
pipe wrench
19. perfectly horizontal; completely flat; also - a tool used to determine if an object is level.
try square
rafter angle square
Claw Hammer
level
20. A cut or channel made by a saw.
striking or slugging wrench
Flat bar
Kerf
miter joint
21. A hammer with a flat striking face. The other end of the head is curved and divided into two claws to remove nails.
Chisel bar
punch
Claw Hammer
Carpenter's square
22. The process of bending - shaping - or cutting material by striking it with a tool.
points
Bell-faced hammer
Chisel
peening
23. A tool used to remove nails.
Fastener
try square
planed
nail puller
24. A wrench - usually double-ended - that has a closed socket that fits over the head of a bolt.
Box-end wrench
Cat's paw
Bevel
try square
25. A type of carpenter's square made of cast aluminum that combines a protractor - try square - and framing square.
rafter angle square
square
Flats
Hex key wrench
26. Treated with heat to create or restore hardness in steal.
tempered
peening
round off
Fastener
27. Treated with heat to create or restore hardness in steal.
Inch-pounds
tempered
strip
Flat bar
28. A scissor-shaped type of adjustable wrench equipped with jaws and teeth to grip objects.
pliers
ripping bar
striking or slugging wrench
Fastener
29. To smooth out threads or edges on a screw or nut.
level
Ball peen hammer
Inch-pounds
round off
30. Teeth on the gripping part of a wrench. Also refers to the number of teeth per inch on a handsaw.
Chisel bar
points
square
torque
31. A wench with an open end and a closed end.
nail puller
Inch-pounds
punch
Combination wrench
32. A smooth jawed adjustable wrench used for turning nuts - bolts - and pipe fittings. Often refered to as a Cresent wrench
Bell-faced hammer
Adjustable end wrench
Flat bar
Chisel
33. A square whose legs are fixed at a right angle.
try square
Adjustable end wrench
ripping bar
tang
34. The straight sides or jaws of a wrench opening. Also - the sides on a nut or bolt head.
Open-end wrench
Dowel
Flats
nail puller
35. Unit of measure used to describe the amount of pressure exerted (torque) to tighten a large object.
Flat bar
Kerf
tang
Foot-pounds
36. A joint made by fastening together usually perpendicular parts with the ends cut at an angle.
Carpenter's square
Bell-faced hammer
rafter angle square
miter joint
37. A metal tool with a sharpened - beveled edge used to cut and shape wood - stone - or metal.
Chisel
nail puller
Combination wrench
tenon
38. To smooth out threads or edges on a screw or nut.
round off
punch
points
nail puller
39. A steel too used to indent metal.
round off
punch
tenon
nail puller
40. 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.
Cat's paw
Flat bar
round off
rafter angle square
41. The process of bending - shaping - or cutting material by striking it with a tool.
peening
level
Hex key wrench
striking or slugging wrench
42. 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
Ball peen hammer
Fastener
weld
Foot-pounds
43. Unit of measure used to describe the amount of pressure exerted (torque) to tighten a large object.
miter joint
Foot-pounds
Ball peen hammer
pipe wrench
44. A nonadjustable wrench with an opening at each end that determines the size of the wrench.
Fastener
Chisel
Open-end wrench
Chisel bar
45. Unit of measure used to describe the amount of pressure exerted (torque) to tighten a small object.
Inch-pounds
Hex key wrench
points
Chisel
46. 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.
Joint
Hex key wrench
Combination square
weld
47. perfectly horizontal; completely flat; also - a tool used to determine if an object is level.
Box-end wrench
square
level
tang
48. A wrench - usually double-ended - that has a closed socket that fits over the head of a bolt.
Ball peen hammer
weld
points
Box-end wrench
49. 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.
Bell-faced hammer
striking or slugging wrench
Combination square
torque
50. A tool with a claw at each end - commonly used to pull nails.
plumb
Chisel
Foot-pounds
Chisel bar