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Common Hand Tools

Subject : engineering
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1. A square whose legs are fixed at a right angle.






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






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






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






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






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






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






8. 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.






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






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


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






12. A cut or channel made by a saw.






13. 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.






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






22. 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.






23. 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.






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






25. 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.






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






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






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






29. 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






30. A steel too used to indent metal.






31. 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.


32. A tool used to remove nails.






33. 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






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






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






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






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






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






39. 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.


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






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






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






43. 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.






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






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






46. 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.






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






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






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






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.