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Common Hand Tools

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






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






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






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






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






6. 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






7. 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.






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






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






10. A cut or channel made by a saw.






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






12. 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.






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






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


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






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






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






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






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






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






21. 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.






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






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






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






25. A steel too used to indent metal.






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


27. 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.






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






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






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






31. A cut or channel made by a saw.






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






39. 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






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






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






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






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






44. A tool used to remove nails.






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






46. 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.






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






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






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






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