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Common Hand Tools

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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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

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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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

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






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






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






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






23. 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.






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






32. 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.






33. 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






34. 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






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






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






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






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






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






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






41. 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.






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






43. 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.






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






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






46. 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.






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






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






49. A tool used to remove nails.






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