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Common Hand Tools

Subject : engineering
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1. A device such as a bolt - clasp - hook - or lock used to attach or secure one material to another.






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






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






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






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






6. 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.






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






9. 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.






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






11. 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.






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






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






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






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






16. 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.






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






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






19. A cut or channel made by a saw.






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






34. 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.






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






42. A steel too used to indent metal.






43. 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.


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






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






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






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






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






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






50. 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.