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Common Hand Tools

Subject : engineering
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1. Treated with heat to create or restore hardness in steal.






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






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






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






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






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






7. 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.






8. 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.






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






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






11. 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






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






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






14. A tool used to remove nails.






15. 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.






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






17. 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.






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






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






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






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

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






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






24. 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.

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25. 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.

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






27. A steel too used to indent metal.






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






29. 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.






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

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






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






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






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






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






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






37. A steel too used to indent metal.






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






39. 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.






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






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






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






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






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






45. 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.






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






47. 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






48. 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.






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






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