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






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






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






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






6. A tool used to remove nails.






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






8. 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.






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






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






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






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






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






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






16. A steel too used to indent metal.






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






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






19. 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.






20. 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.






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






22. 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.






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






24. 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.






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






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






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






28. A steel too used to indent metal.






29. 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.


30. 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






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






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






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






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






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






36. 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.






37. A cut or channel made by a saw.






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






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


40. 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






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






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






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






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






45. A tool used to remove nails.






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






47. 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.






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






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






50. 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.