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Common Hand Tools

Subject : engineering
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1. 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.






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


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






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






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






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






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






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






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






11. 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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






21. A steel too used to indent metal.






22. A tool used to remove nails.






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






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






25. 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.






26. A cut or channel made by a saw.






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






28. 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.






29. 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.






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






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






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






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






34. 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.






35. 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.






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






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






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






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






40. 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.






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






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






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






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






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






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






47. 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.






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






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






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