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Common Hand Tools

Subject : engineering
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1. A cut or channel made by a saw.






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






10. 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.


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






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






13. 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.






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






15. 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.






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






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






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






19. 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.






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






21. 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.






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






23. 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.






24. 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.






25. A tool used to remove nails.






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






36. A cut or channel made by a saw.






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






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






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






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






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


42. 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.






43. 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.


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






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






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






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






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






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






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