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Common Hand Tools

Subject : engineering
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1. A wench with an open end and a closed end.






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






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






4. 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






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






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






7. A tool used to remove nails.






8. 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.






9. 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.






10. 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.






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






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






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






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






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






16. A tool used to remove nails.






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






18. 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.






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






20. A cut or channel made by a saw.






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






36. 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.






37. A cut or channel made by a saw.






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






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






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






41. 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






42. 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.






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






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


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






46. 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.






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






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






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






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