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Common Hand Tools

Subject : engineering
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1. A tool used to remove nails.






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






16. 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.






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






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






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






20. A cut or channel made by a saw.






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






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






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






24. 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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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


34. 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.






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






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






37. A tool used to remove nails.






38. 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.






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






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






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






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






43. A steel too used to indent metal.






44. 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.






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






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






47. 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.






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






49. 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.






50. 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.