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Common Hand Tools

Subject : engineering
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1. perfectly horizontal; completely flat; also - a tool used to determine if an object is level.






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






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


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






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






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






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






8. 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.






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






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






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






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






13. 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.






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






15. A cut or channel made by a saw.






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






25. 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.


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






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






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






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






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






31. 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






32. 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






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






34. A steel too used to indent metal.






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






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






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






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






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


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






41. 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.






42. A tool used to remove nails.






43. 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.






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






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






46. 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.


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






48. 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.






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






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