NC Agricultural Tools and Materials ID

A complete list of flashcards covering agricultural tools and materials, their specific names, and their primary uses or definitions as described in the NC Agricultural Tools and Materials ID manual.

What is the purpose of a $45$ degree pipe elbow?

Making a $45$ degree turn with a pipe

What is the purpose of a $90$ degree pipe elbow?

Making a $90$ degree turn with a pipe

What is a $90$ degree street elbow used for and what unique feature does it have?

Making a $90$ degree pipe turn; it has inside threads (female) on one end and outside threads (male) on the other

What is the use of an abrasive chop saw?

Cutting various types and sizes of materials with abrasive wheels

What is the primary function of an adjustable wrench?

Turning various sized nuts and bolts

What is an air compressor/hose?

A machine that supplies air used for tools and equipment

What is an Allen wrench used for?

Turning hex head socket screws

What is an angle grinder?

A power tool used for cutting, grinding or polishing

What are animal clippers used for in livestock management?

Trimming hair or wool on pets and livestock

What is the primary use of aviation snips?

Cutting sheet metal

How is a backpack sprayer typically used?

Used to spray liquid pesticides in mist form on plants or soil

What is a ball peen hammer used for?

Hammering metal

What is the purpose of a balling gun?

Delivering medication to large animals orally

What is a bar clamp used for?

Clamping large sections of wood together

What is the advantage of using bent nose pliers?

Reaching obstructive or awkward places

What materials are bolt cutters designed to cut?

Cutting bolts and steel rods

What is the function of a bolt die?

Cutting threads on bolts and rods

What is the purpose of a bolt die stock?

Holding a bolt die

What is the function of a bolt tap?

Cutting inside threads

What is the purpose of a bolt tap wrench?

Holding bolt tap

What is a brick jointer used for?

Smoothing and designing masonry joints

What is the function of a brick trowel?

Placing and spreading mortar

What is a butt hinge?

A hinge for narrow facing

What is the use of a C clamp?

Clamping two or more pieces of metal together

What is a carriage bolt used for?

Bolting wood to wood or wood to metal

What is the function of a castrator?

Sterilizing male animals

What is a caulking gun used for?

Holding a tube with material for patching holes or sealing cracks

What is the purpose of a center punch?

Starting holes in metal

What is a chalk line reel used for?

Marking straight line

What is a chipping hammer used for in welding?

Removing slag from welds

How does a circuit breaker protect electrical circuits?

Protecting electrical circuits from overload

What is the function of a circular saw in construction?

Sawing wood in construction projects

What does a clinometer measure?

Measuring heights of objects or elevations of slopes

What is a cold chisel used for?

Cutting metal

What angles can be determined with a combination square?

Determining $45^\circ$ and $90^\circ$ angles

What types of nuts and bolts is a combination wrench designed to turn?

Turning hex and square nuts and bolts

When is a common nail preferred for use?

Nailing boards together where holding power is desired

What is the purpose of a compression tester?

Providing accurate readings on the pressure inside engine cylinders

What is a concrete finishing trowel used for?

Smoothing concrete

What is the function of a concrete float?

Leveling concrete

What is the use of concrete screws?

Anchoring into predrilled holes in concrete, brick or block

What is a coping saw used for?

Cutting curves and irregular cuts

What is the purpose of a countersink?

Flaring top of hole for recessing head for flathead screw or bolt

What is a curry comb used for?

Removing mud, dirt, and hair from animals' coats

What is the process used by a cutting torch?

Cutting metal with heat

When is a deep socket used instead of a standard socket?

Turning nuts and bolts in depressed areas

What is the function of a dehorner?

Removing horns from cattle

What are diagonal cutting pliers used for?

Surface and diagonal wire cutting

What is a drench gun used for in animal care?

Administering precise amounts of liquid medications to animals

What is the purpose of a drift punch?

Aligning holes

What is a drill press vise used for?

Holding stock while drilling

What is the function of a duplex receptacle?

To plug in electrical units

What is an ear tagger used for?

Labeling individual animals for identification

What is the purpose of an egg candler?

Detecting embryonic development or for evaluating shell eggs

What tasks does an electric multimeter perform?

Performing various tests on electrical circuits

What are end cutting nippers used for?

Cutting ends of wire, nails and small bolts

What are typical uses for an engineers hammer?

Pounding hot metal, breaking up concrete or demolition

What is an expansion shield used for?

Anchoring a lag screw into concrete, brick or block

What is the purpose of an extension for a socket set?

Extending the reach of a socket

What is an eye bolt used for?

Bolt used to attach wire onto

What is the purpose of a face shield?

Protecting face from flying debris while working

What is a fecal loop used for in veterinary medicine?

To extract a stool sample from the rectum for analysis

What tasks are fence pliers used for?

Building and repairing wire fences

What is a fence staple?

Used for nailing up fence

When is a finishing nail used?

Nailing boards where head will not be noticed

What is a flathead stove bolt used for?

Fastening wood to metal or metal to metal with wrench leaving a flat surface

Where is a flathead wood screw required?

Fastening wood to wood where a flat surface is required

What is a friction lighter used for?

Lighting acetylene and propane torches

What is the purpose of a fuse puller?

Removing cartridge fuses

What are common uses for a garden trowel?

Smaller garden chores like planting, weeding, and scooping soil or media

What is the function of a gate valve?

Cutting off water supply on a main line

What is a glass cutter used for?

Cutting glass

What is the purpose of a grafting tool?

Preparing woody parts for grafting

How is a grease gun used?

Lubricating through grease fitting

When are groove joint pliers used?

Gripping when greater pressure is needed

What does a ground fault circuit interrupter (GFCI) do?

Shutting off power when current flows along an unintended path

What is a hack saw used for?

Sawing metal

What are the two types of filing possible with a half round file?

Curved and flat filing

What is a hammer drill used for?

Power drilling in concrete, brick or block

What is a hand compass?

An instrument that indicates magnetic north

What is a hand hoe used for?

Used to till soil

What is the purpose of hearing protection?

Decreasing hearing exposure to high decibel levels

What are hedge shears used for?

Trimming and shaping hedges

When is a hinge handle or flex handle used?

A socket handle used when flexibility is needed

What is a hitch pin?

A fastener used to connect a drawn (pulled) implement to a tractor

What is the function of a hoof knife?

Removing hard and uneven surfaces on an untrimmed hoof

What is a hoof rasp?

A coarse file used to trim and shape the hooves of animals

What is the function of a hose bib?

A valve for attaching a water hose and turning water supply on and off

How does an impact driver function?

Uses a combination of rotational and concussive force to drive fasteners and uses a quick-change clamp

What are the uses of an impact wrench?

Installing or removing fasteners, lug nuts or lag screws

What is an implant gun used for?

Injecting growth hormones in animals

What drives the rotation of an impulse sprinkler?

Water

What is the purpose of an increment borer?

Checking growth rate of trees

What is a jig saw used for?

Making irregular cuts

What is the function of a junction box?

Joining several electrical wires into a circuit

When is a lag screw used?

Used where great pressure to turn is required

What does a laser level project?

A line vertically and/or horizontally to serve as a visual guide

What is the function of a level?

Leveling and plumbing

Where is a line level used?

Leveling between long distance points

What is the specific use of locking pliers?

Used for extra firm gripping