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Common Hand Tools

Subject : engineering
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1. A steel too used to indent metal.






2. A cut or channel made by a saw.






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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


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






15. 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.






16. A cut or channel made by a saw.






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






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






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






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






21. 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.


22. 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.






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






24. 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.






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






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






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






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






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






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






31. A tool used to remove nails.






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






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






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






35. 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.






36. 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






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






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






40. A square whose legs are fixed at a right angle.






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






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






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


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






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






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






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






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






49. 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.






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