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Common Hand Tools

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






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






3. 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.






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






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






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






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






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






9. 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.






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






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






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






13. A steel too used to indent metal.






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






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






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. To damage the threads on a nut or bolt.






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






26. 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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27. 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.






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






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






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






31. 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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32. A flat - steel square commonly used in carpentry.

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






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






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 square whose legs are fixed at a right angle.






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






38. 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.






39. 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.






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






41. 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.






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






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






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






45. A cut or channel made by a saw.






46. A cut or channel made by a saw.






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






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






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






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