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Common Hand Tools

Subject : engineering
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1. A wrench - usually double-ended - that has a closed socket that fits over the head of a bolt.






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






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






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






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






6. 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.






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






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






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






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






11. 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.






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






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






14. 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.


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






16. 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.






17. 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.






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






19. 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.






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






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






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






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






24. A steel too used to indent metal.






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






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






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






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






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






30. 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.






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






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






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






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






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






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






37. 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.


38. 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






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






40. 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.






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






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






43. A tool used to remove nails.






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






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






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






47. 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.






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






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






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