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Common Hand Tools

Subject : engineering
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1. Metal handle-end of a file. The tang fits into a wooden or plastic file handle.






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






3. A tool used to remove nails.






4. 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.






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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.

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15. 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.






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






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






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






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






20. A cut or channel made by a saw.






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






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






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






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






25. 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.






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






37. 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.






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






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






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






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






42. A steel too used to indent metal.






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. 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.






45. 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.






46. A tool used to remove nails.






47. A steel too used to indent metal.






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






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






50. 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.