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Common Hand Tools

Subject : engineering
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1. To smooth out threads or edges on a screw or nut.






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






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






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






5. 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.






6. A tool used to remove nails.






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






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






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






10. 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.






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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. To damage the threads on a nut or bolt.






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






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






27. 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.






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






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






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






31. 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






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






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






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






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






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






37. 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.






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






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


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






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






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






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






44. 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.






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






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






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






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






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






50. 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.