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  2. Underground pneumatic boring - Wikipedia

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    A piercing tool uses compressed air to bore through the ground. Manufacturers have proprietary standards and control mechanisms. Compressed air is run to the piercing tool through a pneumatic hose. Additionally an oiler attachment is used to send oil along with the compressed air, similar to a jackhammer. Inside the piercing tool is a piston. A ...

  3. Hose coupling - Wikipedia

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    The "Air King" [14] universal air hose coupling, also known as a "Chicago style" fitting, is malleable iron or brass "quarter turn" "sexless coupling" usually found on large pneumatic tools like jackhammers. [6] The fitting is considered "universal", because a common two-lug head is used on all sizes ranging from 0.25 to 1 inch (6 to 25 mm).

  4. Coupling - Wikipedia

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    Single joint gear couplings are also used to connect two nominally coaxial shafts. In this application the device is called a gear-type flexible, or flexible coupling. The single joint allows for minor misalignments such as installation errors and changes in shaft alignment due to operating conditions.

  5. Glossary of firefighting equipment - Wikipedia

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    An air-pressurized-water fire extinguisher is similar but its water is expelled by the air pressure, it is held by one person, and a flexible hose makes aiming the water stream easy. Handtub A historical fire engine pumped by hand with the water supply held in a tub or cistern on the wagon, the water supply delivered by a bucket brigade .

  6. Universal joint - Wikipedia

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    The term universal joint was used in the 18th century [10] and was in common use in the 19th century. Edmund Morewood's 1844 patent for a metal coating machine called for a universal joint, by that name, to accommodate small alignment errors between the engine and rolling mill shafts. [14]

  7. Mike Tomlin fumes at NFL refs' handling of fight between ...

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    Mike Tomlin was none too pleased with how officials chose to handle the fallout of a fight between Steelers and Eagles player on Sunday.

  8. Iowa QB Cade McNamara to enter transfer portal after two ...

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    Cade McNamara is looking for a third school to continue his college football career. The former Michigan and Iowa QB announced Wednesday that he was entering the transfer portal after two seasons ...

  9. Impact wrench - Wikipedia

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    A 1/2" drive pistol-grip air impact wrench. An impact wrench (also known as an impactor, impact gun, air wrench, air gun, rattle gun, torque gun, windy gun) is a socket wrench power tool designed to deliver high torque output with minimal exertion by the user, by storing energy in a rotating mass, then delivering it suddenly to the output shaft.