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Common Hand Tools

Subject : engineering
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1. A pin - usually round - that fits into a corresponding hole to fasten or align two pieces.






2. 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.






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






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






5. 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






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






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






8. 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






9. 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.






10. 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.






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






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






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






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






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






16. 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.

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17. A cut or channel made by a saw.






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

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






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






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






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






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






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






26. A tool used to remove nails.






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






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






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






30. 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.






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






43. 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.






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






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

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






47. A tool used to remove nails.






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






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






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