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  2. These Are the Best Wrench Sets for Home Repair and Auto ... - AOL

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    A wrench set provides the versatility needed to tackle a range of nuts and bolt sizes, and the leverage to dislodge stubborn fasteners.

  3. Socket wrench - Wikipedia

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    Socket set with ratchet (above), four hex sockets and a universal joint. A socket wrench (or socket spanner) is a type of spanner (or wrench [1] in North American English) that uses a closed socket format, rather than a typical open wrench/spanner to turn a fastener, typically in the form of a nut or bolt.

  4. Wrench - Wikipedia

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    A set of metric spanners or wrenches, open at one end and box/ring at the other. These are commonly known as “combination” spanners. A wrench or spanner is a tool used to provide grip and mechanical advantage in applying torque to turn objects—usually rotary fasteners, such as nuts and bolts—or keep them from turning.

  5. 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.

  6. Ratchet (device) - Wikipedia

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    Animation of ratchet gear (green) and pawl (pink). Red arrows indicate which way force is applied to the gear. A ratchet featuring a gear (1) and pawl (2) mounted on a base (3) Animation of ratchet gear rack (green) and pawl (pink).

  7. Powder-actuated tool - Wikipedia

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    As with their air-actuated cousins, powder-actuated guns have a muzzle safety interlock. If the muzzle is not pressed against a surface with sufficient force, the firing pin is blocked and cannot reach the load to fire it. This helps ensure that the gun does not discharge in an unsafe manner, causing the nail to become an unrestrained projectile.

  8. Nerf - Wikipedia

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    Nerf's most popular product type are Nerf blasters, [18] which are toy plastic guns that shoot foam darts.These darts have different-style tips, including Velcro-tipped in order to stick to Nerf vests (typically shipped with Dart Tag blasters), suction cup darts designed to stick to smooth surfaces, streamlined darts to fit into magazines (referred to as clips by Nerf), and darts able to ...

  9. Torque wrench - Wikipedia

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    A click torque wrench. A torque wrench is a tool used to apply a specific torque to a fastener such as a nut, bolt, or lag screw.It is usually in the form of a socket wrench with an indicating scale, or an internal mechanism which will indicate (as by 'clicking', a specific movement of the tool handle in relation to the tool head) when a specified (adjustable) torque value has been reached ...