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Common Hand Tools

Subject : engineering
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1. A steel too used to indent metal.






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






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






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






5. 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






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






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






8. 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.






9. A cut or channel made by a saw.






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






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






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






13. 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.


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






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


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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






29. 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.






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






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






32. 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.






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






34. 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.






35. A tool used to remove nails.






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






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






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






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






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






41. 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.


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






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






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






45. A tool used to remove nails.






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






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






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






49. A steel too used to indent metal.






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