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Common Hand Tools

Subject : engineering
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1. A wrench - usually double-ended - that has a closed socket that fits over the head of a bolt.






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






3. 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.






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






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






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






7. A steel too used to indent metal.






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






10. 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.






11. 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.






12. 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.






13. 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.






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






21. 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.






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






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






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






25. 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.


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






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






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






29. 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.






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






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






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






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






34. A tool used to remove nails.






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


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






37. 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






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






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






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






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






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. 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.






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






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






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


47. A steel too used to indent metal.






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






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






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