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Basic Hand Tools Flashcards

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Chalk Line Reel

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a metal or plastic housing holding a long piece of twin and filled with chalk used for marking straight lines. Most chalk linces can double as plumb bobs

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Tape Measure

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a retractable, flexible metal rule housed in a plastic of metal case

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Steel Framing Square

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large steel L used for checking the accuracy of 90-degree corner joints

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Tri-Square

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a small, rigid, hand square used as a guide for marking 90-degree angles across narrow materials

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Sliding T-Bevel

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makes it possible to duplicate any angle and transfer it to a board you want to cut

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(Spirit) Level

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used to check surfaces plumb and level

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Combination Square

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a twelve-inch steel rule with moveable handle angled at 45 and 90 degrees used for marking those two angles, and the rule can be used for measuring

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Speed Square

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is used for measuring and marking angles in construction. It is constructed with a lipped straight edge making it easy to mark 45-degree and 90-degree angles, and it has designations for some of the more commonly used measurements and angles.

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Channel Locks

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jaw design and long handles enable the worker to grip both square and round objects with a great deal of leverage. They are used for holding metal pipe and tubing and for similar gripping jobs.

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Needle Nose Pliers

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useful for holding small objects in hard-to-reach locations

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Pipe Wrench

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has jaws that are serrated to bite into the soft metal of pipes. It is used to hold or twist pipes and their associated couplings.

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Side Cutting Pliers (Linesman’s)

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heavy-duty, side-cutting pliers designed for all regular wire-cutting needs. Have gripping jaws in addition to cutting edges.

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Slip Joint Pliers

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have an adjustable pivot point that provides two ranges of jaw openings. They can be used for clamping, gripping, bending and cutting light wire.

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Vise Grips (Locking Pliers)

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grasp, lock, and hold almost any object. The size of the jaw opening and the amount of pressure applied by the jaws are adjustable by the screw at the base of the handle.

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Wire Tool (Wire Stripper)

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used for stripping insulation from electrical wires without cutting the wire

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Allen Keys (Folding Hex)

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set of steel rods with a hexagonal cross-sectional shape used for working with Allen-head screws and bolts

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Closed End or Bow Wrench

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has closed, toothed head that must be fit over the nut made in standard and metric sizes

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Crescent Wrench (Adjustable Wrench)

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has smooth jaws that adapt to fit almost any small-to medium-sized nut

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Flat Head Screwdriver

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the standard, or slotted screwdriver is available in many different sizes

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Nut Driver

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similar in apperarance to a screwdriver, with a cylindrical socket used for tightening small hex nuts on bolts. Available in a variety of socket sizes.

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Open End Wrench

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nonadjustable open-end wrenches have smooth jaws and are designed to fit nuts of a specific standard or metic diameter

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Phillips Head Screwdriver

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has a four-flanged tip that matches the crossed slots on Phillips-head screws

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Ratcheting Bow Wrench (Speed Wrench)

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allows you to turn the fastener without constantly lifting and replacing the wrench. Available in standard and metric sizes.

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Ratchet Wrench with Sockets

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sockets are cylindrical wrenchs used with a ratched handle. The desgin of the reversible ratchet handle allows you to loosen or tighten nuts without removing the socket from the nut

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Robertson (Square Driver)

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a screwdriver with a square tapered tip that will not slip despite strong twisting

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Ball Peen Hammer

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used for bending and shaping metal and seating rivets. It is made of a harder steel than the claw or framing hammer and has a rounded striking face instead of claws or framing hammer and has a rounded striking face instead of claws on the back of the head

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Claw Hammer

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designed for inserting and removing nails, the claw hammer has two sharply curved claws projecting from the back of its head. The curved claws makes nail removal easy.

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Framing Hammer (Ripping Hammer)

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has straighter claws than the claw hammer. They can be used for prying or ripping apart previously nailed wood.

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Mallet

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can be wooden, plastic or hard rubber head. The wooden plastic mallets are generally used for driving chisels. All 3 can be used for shaping thin sheet metal when you don’t want to leave hammer marks on the work.

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Nail Set

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used to drive nail heads below the work surface without damaging the wood

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Sledge Hammer

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large heavy hammer usually used with both hands for demolition

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Church Keys

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used to open paint cans and pigment

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Crow Bar

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has flattened metal claws that can be used to pry wood apart. The claw has a V cut into it so that it can be used to pull nails

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Nail Claw

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tool for extracting nails that have been driven flush with the surface of the wood

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Pry Bar (Wonder Bar)

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slightly flexible tool made of flattened steel used for prying and wrecking jobs. Both ends can be used for pulling nails

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Tack Claw

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used for pulling small finishing nails

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Block Plane

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used to smooth the ends of board. The depth of the cut can be adjusted by raising or lowering the blade.

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Cable Cutter

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used for cut aircraft cable or wire rope

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Cold or Steel Chisel

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used for cutting through, or shearing, mild steel. It is struck with a ball peen hammer

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Diagonal Cutting Pliers (Dikes)

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used for cutting soft wire

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Hack Saw

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an adjustable frame saw for cutting metal

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Hand Saw

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saw used to cut wood by hand. The saw with crosscut teeth cuts parallel with the grain of the wood.

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Mat Knife (Utility Knife)

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has replaceable blade and is used for light-duty cutting or carving projects

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Smoothing Plane

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applied parallel to the grain of the wood to smooth surface of the wood

45
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Spoke Shave

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is pulled across the surface of the work used to soften or round sharp edges

46
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Wood Chisel

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used for gouging, paring or smoothing wood. It is struck with a mallet.

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