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Common Hand Tools

Subject : engineering
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1. 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






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






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






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






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






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






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






8. A steel too used to indent metal.






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






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






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






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






13. 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.


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






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






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. 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.






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






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






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






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






22. A tool used to remove nails.






23. 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.






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






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






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






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


28. 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.






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






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






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






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






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






34. 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.






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






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






37. 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.






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






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






40. 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.






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 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.






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






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






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






46. 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.






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






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






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






50. 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.