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Common Hand Tools

Subject : engineering
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1. A scissor-shaped type of adjustable wrench equipped with jaws and teeth to grip objects.






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






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






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

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






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






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






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






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






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






12. 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






13. A tool used to remove nails.






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






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






16. 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






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






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






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






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






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






22. 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.






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






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






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






26. 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.






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






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






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






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






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






35. 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.






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






37. 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.






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






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






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






41. 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.






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






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






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






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






46. A cut or channel made by a saw.






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






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






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






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