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Common Hand Tools

Subject : engineering
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1. Teeth on the gripping part of a wrench. Also refers to the number of teeth per inch on a handsaw.






2. A tool used to remove nails.






3. A cut or channel made by a saw.






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






19. 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.


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






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






22. A steel too used to indent metal.






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






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






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






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


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






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






30. 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.






31. 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.






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






33. 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.






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






44. 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.






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






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






47. A cut or channel made by a saw.






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






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






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