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Common Hand Tools

Subject : engineering
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1. 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.






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






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






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






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






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






7. A steel too used to indent metal.






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






9. 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.






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






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






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






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






14. A steel too used to indent metal.






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






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






18. 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.


19. 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.






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






21. 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.






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






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






24. A cut or channel made by a saw.






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






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






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






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






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






30. 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.






31. 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






32. 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.






33. 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.






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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


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






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






50. A tool used to remove nails.