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Common Hand Tools

Subject : engineering
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1. To damage the threads on a nut or bolt.






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






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






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






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






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






7. 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.






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






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






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






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






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






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






15. 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.


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






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






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






19. 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.






20. A tool used to remove nails.






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






22. A tool used to remove nails.






23. 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.






24. 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






25. 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.






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






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






28. 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.






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






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






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






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






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






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






35. A steel too used to indent metal.






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






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






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






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






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






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


42. A cut or channel made by a saw.






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






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






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






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






47. 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.






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






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






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