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  2. Carding - Wikipedia

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    In lapping the dust is removed to create a flat sheet or lap of fibres; Carding itself is the combing of the tangled lap into a thick rope or sliver of 1/2 inch in diameter, it can then be optionally combed, is used to remove the shorter fibres, creating a stronger yarn. A combing machine. In drawing a drawing frame combines 4 slivers into one.

  3. British Standard Whitworth - Wikipedia

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    Two spanners, both nominal size 58 in, with a diagram superimposed to show the logic that allows them both to be nominal size 58 in when their actual sizes are clearly different (across-flats distance vs screw diameter). The across-flats definition is the common standard today, and has been for many decades.

  4. Remington Model 740 - Wikipedia

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    The Remington Woodsmaster Model 740 is a semi-automatic rifle manufactured by Remington Arms between 1955 and 1959. [1] The rifle had a 22-inch barrel and a four-round magazine. [1] The original calibers were .30-06 and .308, but calibers .244 and .280 were made available subsequently. The blued metal barreled action was mounted in a walnut stock.

  5. Machine element - Wikipedia

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    [1] While generally not considered to be a machine element, the shape, texture and color of covers are an important part of a machine that provide a styling and operational interface between the mechanical components of a machine and its users. Machine elements are basic mechanical parts and features used as the building blocks of most machines ...

  6. Easco Hand Tools - Wikipedia

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    In 1990, the hand tool company was acquired by the brothers' Danaher Corporation. [4] This acquisition made the tools division the largest part of Danaher. [5] In 1991, Sears selected Danaher to be the exclusive supplier of Craftsman mechanic's tools. [6] In 2010, Danaher merged its tools division with Cooper Tools to form Apex Tool Group.

  7. Cutting tool (machining) - Wikipedia

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    Linear cutting tools include tool bits (single-point cutting tools) and broaches. Rotary cutting tools include drill bits, countersinks and counterbores, taps and dies, reamers, and cold saw blades. Other cutting tools, such as bandsaw blades, hacksaw blades, and fly cutters, combine aspects of linear and rotary motion. The majority of these ...

  8. Textile manufacturing - Wikipedia

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    The coarseness of the cloth can be expressed as the number of picks and ends per quarter-inch square, or per inch square. Ends is always written first. Ends is always written first. For example: Heavy domestics are made from coarse yarns, such as 10's to 14's warp and weft, and about 48 ends and 52 picks.

  9. Gauge (knitting) - Wikipedia

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    The phrase in both instances refers to the number of stitches per inch rather than the size of the finished article of clothing. The gauge is calculated by counting the stitches (for hand knitting) or needles (on a knitting machine bed) across a number of inches, then dividing by the sample's width in inches.