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2. String trimmer - Wikipedia

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   A string trimmer, also known by the portmanteau strimmer and the trademarks Weedwacker, Weed Eater and Whipper Snipper, [1] [a] is a garden power tool for cutting grass, small weeds, and groundcover. It uses a whirling monofilament line instead of a blade, which protrudes from a rotating spindle at the end of a long shaft topped by a gasoline ...

3. Stihl - Wikipedia

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   Along with the professional markets, Stihl designed a number of home-use equipment, like blowers, line trimmers, edgers, and chainsaws. In the 1970s while building chainsaws, Stihl entered the small engine market contracting the Japanese company Komatsu to make products like blowers(eg.BG60) and brush cutters(eg.FS80) for several years until ...

4. Power tool - Wikipedia

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   Tools that run on gasoline or gasoline-oil mixes are made for outdoor use; typical examples include most chainsaws and string trimmers. Other tools like blowtorches will burn their fuel externally to generate heat. Compressed air is universally used where there is a possibility of fuel or vapor ignition - such as automotive workshops.

5. List of inventors - Wikipedia

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   Andreas Stihl (1896–1973), Switzerland/Germany – electric chain saw; Reverend Dr Robert Stirling (1790–1878), Scotland – Stirling engine; Aurel Stodola (1859–1942), Slovakia – gas turbines; Aleksandr Stoletov (1839–1896), Russia – first solar cell based on the outer photoelectric effect; Levi Strauss (1829–1902), U.S. – blue ...

6. Coal trimmer - Wikipedia

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   Coal trimmers bunkering the ocean liner Rotterdam in the port of Hoboken, New Jersey, about 1908. A coal trimmer or trimmer is a position within the engineering department of a coal-fired steamship that involves all coal handling duties. Their main task is to ensure that coal is evenly distributed within a ship to ensure it remains trim in the ...