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Common Hand Tools

Subject : engineering
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1. Treated with heat to create or restore hardness in steal.






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






3. A cut or channel made by a saw.






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






5. 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.






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


7. 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.






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






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






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






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






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






13. 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






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






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






16. 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.






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






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






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






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






21. A cut or channel made by a saw.






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






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






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






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






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






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






28. 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.






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






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






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






32. 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.






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






45. A tool used to remove nails.






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






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






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






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






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