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Common Hand Tools

Subject : engineering
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1. 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.






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






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


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






5. 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.






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






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






8. 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.






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






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






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






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






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






14. 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.


15. A tool used to remove nails.






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






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






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






19. 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.


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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






28. A cut or channel made by a saw.






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






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






31. 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.






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






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






34. 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.






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






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






37. A steel too used to indent metal.






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






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






40. 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






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






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






43. A cut or channel made by a saw.






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


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






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






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






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






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






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