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Common Hand Tools

Subject : engineering
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1. A steel too used to indent metal.






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






9. 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.






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






11. 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.






12. 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.


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






14. 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.






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






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






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


18. A tool used to remove nails.






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






20. 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.


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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






30. 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.






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






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






33. 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.






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






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






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






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






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






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






40. 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






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






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


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






44. 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.






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






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






47. A cut or channel made by a saw.






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






49. 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.






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