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Common Hand Tools
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Subject
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engineering
Instructions:
Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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Match each statement with the correct term.
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1. 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.
round off
points
Hex key wrench
weld
2. A tool with a claw at each end - commonly used to pull nails.
miter joint
Box-end wrench
Combination wrench
Chisel bar
3. A joint made by fastening together usually perpendicular parts with the ends cut at an angle.
weld
Fastener
punch
miter joint
4. A tool used to remove nails.
Flat bar
nail puller
Hex key wrench
Foot-pounds
5. A pin - usually round - that fits into a corresponding hole to fasten or align two pieces.
Dowel
planed
Kerf
miter joint
6. A square whose legs are fixed at a right angle.
Bell-faced hammer
level
ripping bar
try square
7. A hexagonal steel bar that is bent to form a right angle. Often referred to as an Allen wrench
Inch-pounds
plumb
round off
Hex key wrench
8. A wrench for gripping and turning a pipe or pipe-shaped object; it tightens when turned in one direction.
tenon
pipe wrench
Combination square
Chisel bar
9. A cut or channel made by a saw.
torque
Kerf
Foot-pounds
tempered
10. Exactly adjusted; any piece of material sawed of cut to be rectangle with equal dimensions on all sides; a tool used to check angles.
tang
ripping bar
square
Ball peen hammer
11. A non-adjustable wrench with an enclosed - circular opening designed to lock on to the fastener when the wrench is struck.
Box-end wrench
Combination wrench
Bevel
striking or slugging wrench
12. Describing a surface made smooth by using a tool called a plane.
Dowel
Open-end wrench
level
planed
13. 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
strip
torque
Open-end wrench
Ball peen hammer
14. A nonadjustable wrench with an opening at each end that determines the size of the wrench.
miter joint
Open-end wrench
Dowel
tenon
15. Treated with heat to create or restore hardness in steal.
Flats
torque
tempered
level
16. To smooth out threads or edges on a screw or nut.
round off
Cat's paw
tang
Flats
17. Exactly adjusted; any piece of material sawed of cut to be rectangle with equal dimensions on all sides; a tool used to check angles.
Chisel
tang
square
torque
18. A steel too used to indent metal.
tang
Joint
Open-end wrench
punch
19. A steel too used to indent metal.
Bell-faced hammer
punch
striking or slugging wrench
Box-end wrench
20. To damage the threads on a nut or bolt.
Joint
Combination wrench
weld
strip
21. A scissor-shaped type of adjustable wrench equipped with jaws and teeth to grip objects.
pliers
square
Foot-pounds
tempered
22. An adjustable carpenter's tool consisting of a steel rule that slides through an adjustable head.
Combination square
level
Ball peen hammer
miter joint
23. A tool with a claw at each end - commonly used to pull nails.
Chisel bar
miter joint
Flats
Cat's paw
24. perfectly horizontal; completely flat; also - a tool used to determine if an object is level.
level
round off
Joint
torque
25. A claw hammer with a slightly rounded - or convex - face.
points
tang
tempered
Bell-faced hammer
26. 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.
planed
Chisel
level
Flat bar
27. A device such as a bolt - clasp - hook - or lock used to attach or secure one material to another.
Bevel
Fastener
pliers
Dowel
28. A wrench - usually double-ended - that has a closed socket that fits over the head of a bolt.
striking or slugging wrench
level
Box-end wrench
ripping bar
29. Treated with heat to create or restore hardness in steal.
tempered
Carpenter's square
torque
Claw Hammer
30. 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.
punch
weld
tempered
Carpenter's square
31. A wench with an open end and a closed end.
Combination wrench
Bevel
pliers
points
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.
torque
peening
pliers
Claw Hammer
33. A claw hammer with a slightly rounded - or convex - face.
Bevel
Hex key wrench
Ball peen hammer
Bell-faced hammer
34. The process of bending - shaping - or cutting material by striking it with a tool.
tempered
peening
level
weld
35. Teeth on the gripping part of a wrench. Also refers to the number of teeth per inch on a handsaw.
Hex key wrench
Ball peen hammer
Box-end wrench
points
36. A metal tool with a sharpened - beveled edge used to cut and shape wood - stone - or metal.
strip
Flats
points
Chisel
37. perfectly horizontal; completely flat; also - a tool used to determine if an object is level.
level
torque
punch
Chisel
38. A smooth jawed adjustable wrench used for turning nuts - bolts - and pipe fittings. Often refered to as a Cresent wrench
Adjustable end wrench
nail puller
pipe wrench
weld
39. A flat - steel square commonly used in carpentry.
40. A wrench for gripping and turning a pipe or pipe-shaped object; it tightens when turned in one direction.
square
pipe wrench
level
Open-end wrench
41. 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.
plumb
strip
Flats
Chisel bar
42. A flat - steel square commonly used in carpentry.
43. Unit of measure used to describe the amount of pressure exerted (torque) to tighten a small object.
nail puller
miter joint
level
Inch-pounds
44. Unit of measure used to describe the amount of pressure exerted (torque) to tighten a large object.
pliers
round off
Foot-pounds
punch
45. A smooth jawed adjustable wrench used for turning nuts - bolts - and pipe fittings. Often refered to as a Cresent wrench
rafter angle square
square
Adjustable end wrench
peening
46. The process of bending - shaping - or cutting material by striking it with a tool.
peening
Carpenter's square
planed
Bell-faced hammer
47. The straight sides or jaws of a wrench opening. Also - the sides on a nut or bolt head.
tempered
Joint
Flats
tang
48. A pin - usually round - that fits into a corresponding hole to fasten or align two pieces.
Ball peen hammer
Dowel
Bell-faced hammer
Combination wrench
49. A scissor-shaped type of adjustable wrench equipped with jaws and teeth to grip objects.
miter joint
pliers
Foot-pounds
Combination wrench
50. A tool used for heavy-duty dismantling of wood work - such as tearing apart building frames or concrete forms.
points
Box-end wrench
ripping bar
Cat's paw