LESSON 1

USE BASIC HAND

TOOLS AND
EQUIPMENT
DEFINITION
OF TERMS
ADJUSTABLE
WRENCH – a tool
with movable jaw
which makes it
adjustable to
various sizes of nuts
BALL PEEN
HAMMER – a tool
for straightening
bending and
deforming metals.
CHIPPING HAMMER –
used for removing slag
on weld and with two
faces, the tapered from
one side and round
pointed on the other
side
COLD CHISEL – a
wedge-shaped
tool used to
shear, cut and
chip metal.
FILES – made of
high grade steel
hardened and
tempered. A file has
rows of teeth that
form, shape and
Finish metal by
removing small
chips.
HACKSAW – a
tooth-cutting tool
usually with a
solid and
adjustable frame.
LUBRICATING – a
process of
maintenance
wherein oil is put in
between moving
Parts of a tool or
equipment to
prevent the tool
from rust or
damage.
MAINTENANCE –
following routine
procedures to keep
the tools or
equipment at its most
efficient condition
MEASURING TOOLS
– tools used to
measure the
dimension of an
object or metal.
MICROMETER
CALIPER – a precision
measuring instrument
used to measure
dimensions in
thousandths of an
inch.
PLIERS – a tool
for holding,
cutting and
twisting wires.
PUNCHES-TOOLS
– used for
permanent
marking on
surface of metal.
SCRAPER – a tool
for removing
points, burrs, and
sharp edges from
metal surface and
similar parts.
SCREW DRIVER
– a hand tool
that is designed
to turn screws.
TIGHTENING/
LOOSENING – a
process where tools
and equipment are
adjusted based on
standard procedure.
TRY SQUARE – an
instrument used to
measure the
squareness of an
object.
VERNIER CALIPER – a
precision measuring
instrument used to
measure the inside,
outside diameter, as
well as depth of hole
and slot.
WRENCH – used for
loosening and
tightening light and
heavy nuts and
bolts.