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Common Hand Tools

Subject : engineering
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1. A square whose legs are fixed at a right angle.






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






3. 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.






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






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






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






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






8. 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.






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






10. 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.






11. A steel too used to indent metal.






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






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






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






15. 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.






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






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


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






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






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






21. A cut or channel made by a saw.






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






29. 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.






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






40. 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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






50. A tool used to remove nails.