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Building dictionary for the letter H - Page 2
Hammer finish
A finish produced by the application of an enamel containing powdered metal and rendering an appearance similar to that of hammered metal.
Hammerhead crane
A heavy-duty crane with a swinging boom and counterbalance, giving it a "T" shape.
Hand
(1) Prefaced by "left" or "right" to designate how a door is hinged and the direction it opens. (2) Preceded by "left" or "right" to designate the direction of turn one encounters when descending a spiral stair, with "right-hand" being clockwise.
Hand screw
A woodworker's clamp made up of two parallel wooden jaws, connected by two parallel screws tightened from opposite sides.
Hand brace
A wood-boring hand tool made of a single frame of small diameter bar or rod bent to form a stationary bracing handle at one end and a bit-holding chuck at the other. A short distance from, but parallel to, the central axis, a handle repeatedly turns in wide circles, causing the bit to turn.
Hand chisel
A struck tool measuring 50mm to 65mm, used to cut red hot steel. Should not be used to cut cold steel or rock.
Hand drill
A hand-operated boring device made up of a central steel tube containing a shaft. At one end is a handle and at the other a bit-holding chuck.
Hand float
A wooden tool used to lay on and to smooth or texture a finish coat of plaster or concrete.
Hand level
In surveying, a hand-held sighting level having limited capability.
Hand line
(1) A line attached to a structural member or piece of building equipment being hoisted. Used to control the position of the item during erection or setting. (2) A line manipulated to control stage rigging in a theater.
Hand punch
A struck tool designed for punching or marking metal, driving and removing pins, and aligning holes. Range in size from 6mm to 25mm in diameter, and 100mm to 500mm long.
Hand tight
Descriptive of couplings tightened by hand by the application of force roughly equal to the force an average man can exert.
Handicap door opening system
A door equipped with a knob or latch and handle located approximately 36" from the floor, and an auxiliary handle on the other side at the hinge edge, for convenience to persons in wheelchairs.
Handrail
A bar of wood, metal, or PVC, or a length of wire, rope, or cable, supported at intervals by upright posts, balusters, or similar members or, as on a stairway, by brackets from a wall or partition, so as to provide persons with a handhold.
Handrail scroll
See handrail wreath.
Handrail wreath
See wreath.
Handsaw
Any manual woodcutting saw having a handle at one end by which it is gripped and manipulated.
Hang
To install a door or window within its respective frame and/or by its respective hardware.
Hangar
An enclosure, usually for housing and/or repairing aircraft.
Hanger
(1) A strip, strap, rod, or similar hardware for connecting pipe, metal gutter, or framework, such as for a hung ceiling, to its overhead support. (2) Any of a class of hardware used in supporting or connecting members of similar or different material as, for instance, a stirrup strap or beam hanger for supporting the end of a beam or joist at a masonry wall. (3) A person whose trade it is to install gypsum board products.
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