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Common Hand Tools

Subject : engineering
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1. Unit of measure used to describe the amount of pressure exerted (torque) to tighten a large object.






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






3. A cut or channel made by a saw.






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






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






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






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

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






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






10. 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.






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






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






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






14. 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.






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






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






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






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






21. A steel too used to indent metal.






22. A tool used to remove nails.






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






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






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






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






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






29. 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.






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






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






32. A steel too used to indent metal.






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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