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Common Hand Tools

Subject : engineering
Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes. 2 minutes extra for reading the instructions.
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1. A pin - usually round - that fits into a corresponding hole to fasten or align two pieces.






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






3. 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.






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






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






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






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






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


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






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






11. A steel too used to indent metal.






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






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






14. 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.






15. 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.






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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 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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






41. A tool used to remove nails.






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






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






44. 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.






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






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






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






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






49. 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.






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






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