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2. Post pounder - Wikipedia

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   A red-colored post pounder next to two green steel t-posts. A post pounder, post driver, post rammer, post knocker or fence driver is a tool used for driving fence posts and similar items into land surfaces. It consists of a heavy steel pipe which is closed at one end and has handles welded onto the sides. It is normally used by one person, but ...

3. Weir - Wikipedia

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   Commonly, weirs are used to prevent flooding, measure water discharge, and help render rivers more navigable by boat. In some locations, the terms dam and weir are synonymous, but normally there is a clear distinction made between the structures. Usually, a dam is designed specifically to impound water behind a wall, whilst a weir is designed ...

4. Notch (engineering) - Wikipedia

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   Charpy test sample with a notch. In mechanical engineering and materials science, a notch refers to a V-shaped, U-shaped, or semi-circular defect deliberately introduced into a planar material. In structural components, a notch causes a stress concentration which can result in the initiation and growth of fatigue cracks.

5. Stoplogs - Wikipedia

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   Typically small amounts of water will leak between individual logs. Stoplogs are typically used in structures where the removal, installation, and replacement of the logs is expected infrequently. When larger flows of water are passing through a stoplog gate, it can be difficult to remove or place individuals logs.

6. Silt fence - Wikipedia

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   Silt fence installed on a construction site. Silt fences are often installed as perimeter controls. They are typically used in combination with sediment basins and sediment traps, as well as with erosion controls, which are designed to retain sediment in place where soil is being disturbed by construction processes (i.e., land grading and other earthworks).

7. Glossary of woodworking - Wikipedia

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   A tool used to shape and smooth wooden rods and shafts, often for use as wheel spokes and chair legs. square 1. A tool such as a steel square, try square, or combination square. 2. A right angle. 3. A unit of area equivalent to 100 square feet (9.3 m 2). sticker A small block of wood used to separate boards that are in the process of drying.

8. Fence (woodworking) - Wikipedia

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   The rip fence is parallel to the saw blade and can be adjusted to different distances from the blade to set the size of the final cut. The fence remains static, while the workpiece is guided along the fence. [5] For crosscuts a sliding cross-cut fence or a mitre gauge – which incorporates a fence – is used.

9. Sabre (fencing) - Wikipedia

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   "The blade, which must be of steel, is approximately rectangular in section.The maximum length of the blade is 88 cm (35 in). The minimum width of the blade, which must be at the button, is 4 mm (0.16 in); its thickness, also immediately below the button, must be at least 1.2 mm (0.047 in)."