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Common Hand Tools

Subject : engineering
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1. 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.






2. 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.






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






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






6. 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.






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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


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






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






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






20. A tool used to remove nails.






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






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






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






24. 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.






25. 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






26. A cut or channel made by a saw.






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






28. 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.






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






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






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






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






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






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


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






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 square whose legs are fixed at a right angle.






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






49. 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.






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