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Common Hand Tools

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






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






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






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






5. 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.






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






7. 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.


8. 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.






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






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






11. 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.






12. 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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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


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






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






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






29. A cut or channel made by a saw.






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






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






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






33. 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.






34. A tool used to remove nails.






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






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






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






38. A steel too used to indent metal.






39. 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.






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






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






42. 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.






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






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






45. 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.






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






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






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






49. A steel too used to indent metal.






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