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Common Hand Tools

Subject : engineering
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1. A scissor-shaped type of adjustable wrench equipped with jaws and teeth to grip objects.






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






3. 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.






4. 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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






17. 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.






18. 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.






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






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






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






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






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






24. 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.






25. 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.


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






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






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






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






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






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






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






33. 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.






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






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






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






37. 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.






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






48. A steel too used to indent metal.






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






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