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Common Hand Tools

Subject : engineering
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1. Describing a surface made smooth by using a tool called a plane.






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






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






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






5. 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.






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






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






9. A cut or channel made by a saw.






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






11. A cut or channel made by a saw.






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






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






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






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






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






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






18. 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.






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






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

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






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






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

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






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






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






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






28. A steel too used to indent metal.






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






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






31. 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.






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






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






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






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






36. 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






37. 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.






38. 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.






39. 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.






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






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






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






43. A steel too used to indent metal.






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






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






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






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






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






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