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Common Hand Tools

Subject : engineering
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1. 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.






2. 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.






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






14. 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.






15. 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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16. A flat - steel square commonly used in carpentry.

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






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






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






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






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






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






23. A steel too used to indent metal.






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






25. A tool used to remove nails.






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






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






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






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






31. 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.






32. 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






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






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






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






36. A tool used to remove nails.






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






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






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






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






41. A cut or channel made by a saw.






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






43. 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.






44. 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.






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






46. 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.






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






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

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49. 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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50. A steel too used to indent metal.