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2. List of screw and bolt types - Wikipedia

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   So for example, if a 1/2" board is being screwed onto the concrete, a 1-3/4" to 2" concrete screw should be used. deck screw: Similar to drywall screw, except that it has improved corrosion resistance and is generally supplied in a larger gauge. Most deck screws have a type-17 (auger type) thread-cutting tip for installation into decking ...

3. Shear (sheet metal) - Wikipedia

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   An alligator shear, historically known as a lever shear and sometimes as a crocodile shear, is a metal-cutting shear with a hinged jaw, powered by a flywheel or hydraulic cylinder. Alligator shears are generally set up as stand-alone shears; however, there are types for excavators. The jaw size can range from 4 to 36 in (100 to 910 mm) long.

4. Averruncator - Wikipedia

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   Selection of averruncators from 1560, Rustkammer museum, Dresden Fig.1 shows the handle and head of an averruncator. Fig. 2 shows the head in use. Fig. 2 shows the head in use. An averruncator is a form of long shears used in arboriculture for averruncating or pruning off the higher branches of trees , etc. [ 1 ] [ 2 ]

5. Pruning shears - Wikipedia

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   Professional pruning shears often have replaceable blades. There are three different blade designs for pruning shears: anvil, bypass and parrot-beak. Anvil pruners have only one blade, which closes onto a flat surface; unlike bypass blades it can be sharpened from both sides and remains reliable when slightly blunt. Anvil pruners are useful for ...

6. Mattock - Wikipedia

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   A mattock (/ ˈ m æ t ə k /) is a hand tool used for digging, prying, and chopping. Similar to the pickaxe, it has a long handle and a stout head which combines either a vertical axe blade with a horizontal adze (cutter mattock), or a pick and an adze (pick mattock).

7. Grass shears - Wikipedia

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   In 1939, a version of the vertical grass shears was invented having a long handle with a lever at the top, and wheels at the bottom with the shears. This enabled the user to trim the edge of the grass near the sidewalk and driveway. Powered trimmers have for all practical purposes replaced this type of grass shears. [1]

8. East's wintry mix could make travel dicey. And yes, that was ...

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   A wall of wintry mix and rain was pushing into parts of the East on Sunday as a strong arctic high pressure system was forecast to help fuel snow and ice for a large part of the interior Northeast ...

9. Chisel - Wikipedia

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   A cold chisel is a tool made of tempered steel used for cutting 'cold' metals, [2] meaning that they are not used in conjunction with heating torches, forges, etc. Cold chisels are used to remove waste metal when a very smooth finish is not required or when the work cannot be done easily with other tools, such as a hacksaw, file, bench shears ...