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Common Hand Tools

Subject : engineering
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1. A pin - usually round - that fits into a corresponding hole to fasten or align two pieces.






2. 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.






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






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






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






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






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






8. 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.






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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


19. 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






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






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






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






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






24. A cut or channel made by a saw.






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






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






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






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






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






30. 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.






31. A cut or channel made by a saw.






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. 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






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






35. 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.






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






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






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






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


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






41. 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.






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






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






44. 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.






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






46. 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.


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 tool used to remove nails.






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