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Common Hand Tools

Subject : engineering
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1. The straight sides or jaws of a wrench opening. Also - the sides on a nut or bolt head.






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






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






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






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






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






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






10. 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.


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






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






13. 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.






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






15. 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






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






17. 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.






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






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






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






21. 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.






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






23. 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.






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






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






26. 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.


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






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






29. 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.






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






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






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






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






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






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






36. A tool used to remove nails.






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






39. 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.






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






47. 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.






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






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






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