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Common Hand Tools

Subject : engineering
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1. 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.






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






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






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






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






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






7. 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.






8. A steel too used to indent metal.






9. 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.


10. A steel too used to indent metal.






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






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






13. A tool used to remove nails.






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






15. A tool used to remove nails.






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






29. 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.






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






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






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






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






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






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






37. 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.






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






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






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






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






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


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






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






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


46. 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.






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






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






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