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Common Hand Tools
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Study First
Subject
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engineering
Instructions:
Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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Match each statement with the correct term.
Don't refresh. All questions and answers are randomly picked and ordered every time you load a test.
This is a study tool. The 3 wrong answers for each question are randomly chosen from answers to other questions. So, you might find at times the answers obvious, but you will see it re-enforces your understanding as you take the test each time.
1. The process of bending - shaping - or cutting material by striking it with a tool.
striking or slugging wrench
peening
try square
Cat's paw
2. A type of carpenter's square made of cast aluminum that combines a protractor - try square - and framing square.
punch
Dowel
miter joint
rafter angle square
3. Treated with heat to create or restore hardness in steal.
strip
tempered
points
tenon
4. A nonadjustable wrench with an opening at each end that determines the size of the wrench.
tang
punch
Open-end wrench
Ball peen hammer
5. A nonadjustable wrench with an opening at each end that determines the size of the wrench.
Cat's paw
Cat's paw
planed
Open-end wrench
6. A claw hammer with a slightly rounded - or convex - face.
peening
Combination wrench
Bell-faced hammer
pipe wrench
7. Describing a surface made smooth by using a tool called a plane.
tempered
planed
Ball peen hammer
torque
8. A wench with an open end and a closed end.
Combination wrench
Carpenter's square
pipe wrench
Flat bar
9. A non-adjustable wrench with an enclosed - circular opening designed to lock on to the fastener when the wrench is struck.
try square
Combination wrench
striking or slugging wrench
Flats
10. A scissor-shaped type of adjustable wrench equipped with jaws and teeth to grip objects.
level
pipe wrench
ripping bar
pliers
11. A pin - usually round - that fits into a corresponding hole to fasten or align two pieces.
Dowel
square
Combination square
Flats
12. Unit of measure used to describe the amount of pressure exerted (torque) to tighten a large object.
nail puller
Combination square
Dowel
Foot-pounds
13. The point where members or the edges of members are joined. the types of welding joints are butt joint - corner joint - and T-joint.
Combination square
Joint
Box-end wrench
Carpenter's square
14. A cut or channel made by a saw.
Carpenter's square
Cat's paw
Kerf
strip
15. A cut or channel made by a saw.
Inch-pounds
Flats
square
Kerf
16. A tool used for heavy-duty dismantling of wood work - such as tearing apart building frames or concrete forms.
ripping bar
Joint
tang
Bell-faced hammer
17. 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.
Flat bar
miter joint
Inch-pounds
nail puller
18. Exactly adjusted; any piece of material sawed of cut to be rectangle with equal dimensions on all sides; a tool used to check angles.
square
tenon
ripping bar
miter joint
19. An adjustable carpenter's tool consisting of a steel rule that slides through an adjustable head.
Combination square
Adjustable end wrench
Joint
Carpenter's square
20. A hexagonal steel bar that is bent to form a right angle. Often referred to as an Allen wrench
Hex key wrench
peening
Foot-pounds
Bell-faced hammer
21. perfectly horizontal; completely flat; also - a tool used to determine if an object is level.
level
Foot-pounds
Flats
Inch-pounds
22. A tool with a claw at each end - commonly used to pull nails.
Chisel bar
Bevel
try square
punch
23. A device such as a bolt - clasp - hook - or lock used to attach or secure one material to another.
Foot-pounds
Bevel
peening
Fastener
24. The straight sides or jaws of a wrench opening. Also - the sides on a nut or bolt head.
Chisel
Flats
strip
planed
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.
Foot-pounds
Bevel
Inch-pounds
pliers
26. A smooth jawed adjustable wrench used for turning nuts - bolts - and pipe fittings. Often refered to as a Cresent wrench
Hex key wrench
Claw Hammer
Open-end wrench
Adjustable end wrench
27. A tool used for heavy-duty dismantling of wood work - such as tearing apart building frames or concrete forms.
weld
plumb
Chisel bar
ripping bar
28. 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
try square
miter joint
Ball peen hammer
Open-end wrench
29. A smooth jawed adjustable wrench used for turning nuts - bolts - and pipe fittings. Often refered to as a Cresent wrench
Kerf
Adjustable end wrench
Carpenter's square
Cat's paw
30. Describing a surface made smooth by using a tool called a plane.
Open-end wrench
Combination square
planed
Chisel
31. 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.
Kerf
points
weld
Carpenter's square
32. 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.
33. 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
rafter angle square
level
peening
34. Treated with heat to create or restore hardness in steal.
tempered
square
points
Adjustable end wrench
35. 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.
Open-end wrench
Bevel
Fastener
pipe wrench
36. 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.
Flat bar
try square
striking or slugging wrench
Joint
37. Metal handle-end of a file. The tang fits into a wooden or plastic file handle.
Claw Hammer
Cat's paw
tang
Open-end wrench
38. A tool with a claw at each end - commonly used to pull nails.
Combination square
Foot-pounds
peening
Chisel bar
39. A square whose legs are fixed at a right angle.
Kerf
tang
try square
level
40. Teeth on the gripping part of a wrench. Also refers to the number of teeth per inch on a handsaw.
ripping bar
Inch-pounds
Inch-pounds
points
41. To damage the threads on a nut or bolt.
strip
level
pliers
Open-end wrench
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.
planed
Joint
Fastener
try square
43. A metal tool with a sharpened - beveled edge used to cut and shape wood - stone - or metal.
tenon
Bevel
peening
Chisel
44. A joint made by fastening together usually perpendicular parts with the ends cut at an angle.
Chisel bar
rafter angle square
miter joint
Combination square
45. A wrench - usually double-ended - that has a closed socket that fits over the head of a bolt.
ripping bar
Inch-pounds
Box-end wrench
Chisel
46. A hammer with a flat striking face. The other end of the head is curved and divided into two claws to remove nails.
Cat's paw
Claw Hammer
level
Open-end wrench
47. 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.
48. To smooth out threads or edges on a screw or nut.
pliers
peening
Cat's paw
round off
49. A type of carpenter's square made of cast aluminum that combines a protractor - try square - and framing square.
strip
Bell-faced hammer
rafter angle square
Dowel
50. A steel too used to indent metal.
punch
pipe wrench
tang
Box-end wrench