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Common Hand Tools

Subject : engineering
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1. Teeth on the gripping part of a wrench. Also refers to the number of teeth per inch on a handsaw.






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






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






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






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






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






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


8. 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.






9. 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.






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






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






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






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






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






15. 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.






16. 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.






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






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






19. 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.






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






21. 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.






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






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






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






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






26. A steel too used to indent metal.






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






28. A cut or channel made by a saw.






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






38. 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.






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






40. 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.






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






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






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






44. A steel too used to indent metal.






45. 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.


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






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






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






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






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