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2. Automatic center punch - Wikipedia

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   An automatic center punch is a hand tool used to produce a dimple in a workpiece (for example, a piece of metal). It performs the same function as an ordinary center punch but without the need for a hammer. When pressed against the workpiece, it stores energy in a spring, eventually releasing it as an impulse that drives the punch, producing ...

3. Combination square - Wikipedia

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   Type of square. Inventor. Laroy S. Starrett (1877) A combination square is a multi-purpose measuring and marking tool used in metalworking, woodworking, and stonemasonry. It is composed of a rule and one or more interchangeable heads that can be attached to the rule. [1][2] Other names for the tool include adjustable square, combo square, and ...

4. L. S. Starrett Company - Wikipedia

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   Website. www.starrett.com. The L. S. Starrett Company is an American manufacturer of tools and instruments used by machinists, tool and die makers, and the construction industry. The company was founded by businessman and inventor Laroy Sunderland Starrett in 1880. The company patented such items as the sliding combination square, bench vises ...

5. Tape measure - Wikipedia

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   Tape measures are often designed for specific uses or trades. Tapes may have different scales, be made of different materials, and be of different lengths depending on the intended use. Tape measures used in tailoring are called "sewing tape". Originally made from flexible cloth or plastic, fiberglass is now the preferred material due to its ...

6. Calipers - Wikipedia

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   Calipers. A vernier caliper clamping on an object. Caliper (s) or calliper (s) are an instrument used to measure the linear dimensions of an object or hole; namely, the length, width, thickness, diameter or depth of an object or hole. The word "caliper" comes from a corrupt form of caliber. [1][2][3]

7. Parents accuse school employees of giving students 'sleep aid ...

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   PHOTO: Parents of students at a Texas elementary school have accused staff members of giving students stickers believed to be sleep aids. (KTRK-TV. ) No charges have been filed against school ...