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Common Hand Tools

Subject : engineering
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1. A flat - steel square commonly used in carpentry.

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2. 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.






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

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






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






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






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






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 steel too used to indent metal.






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






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






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






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






14. 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.






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






24. A tool used to remove nails.






25. 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.






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






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






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






29. 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.

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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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 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.






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






49. 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.






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