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  2. Wood shaper - Wikipedia

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    Single head moulder (a "shaper" in the US): Have a top (horizontal) head only. Cost less to buy, and are less complex and easier to both set up and run. Multi Head Moulder (a "moulder" in the US): Has multiple cutting heads. Can process more work on complex jobs than a single head tool, in a single pass.

  3. String trimmer - Wikipedia

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    A string trimmer, also known by the portmanteau strimmer and the trademarks Weedwacker, Weed Eater and Whipper Snipper, [1] [a] is a garden power tool for cutting grass, small weeds, and groundcover. It uses a whirling monofilament line instead of a blade, which protrudes from a rotating spindle at the end of a long shaft topped by a gasoline ...

  4. Rawhide, Nevada - Wikipedia

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    Rawhide's hey-day was short-lived; the glaring, gross over-promotion which manipulators performed to inflate the worth of Rawhide doomed its chance for success from the start. In the short span of two years the town went from its peak population of 7,000 people (March to June, 1908), to fewer than 500 people by the latter part of 1910.

  5. Brushcutter (garden tool) - Wikipedia

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    The power unit of a 240 V electric brushcutter. A brushcutter (also called a brush saw, clearing saw or gasoline goat) is a powered garden or agricultural tool used to trim weeds, small trees, and other foliage not accessible by a lawn mower or rotary mower.

  6. Disc cutting lathe - Wikipedia

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    Neumann VMS70 disc cutting lathe (with SX74 cutter head) Prior to the success of Western Electric's "Westrex" system, master discs were produced acoustically and without electricity. In 1921, John J. Scully, a former Columbia Phonograph Company employee, designed and built a weight-driven lathe specifically designed for use by phonograph ...

  7. Mallet - Wikipedia

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    Split head mallets have removable faces which can be changed to an appropriate material for the job. Beetle mallets , also called a persuader or commander , [ 2 ] [ 3 ] are large mallets with a wood [ 4 ] [ 5 ] or plastic [ citation needed ] head, with rounded ends about 15 to 18 inches (380 to 460 mm) [ dubious – discuss ] in diameter, and a ...

  8. Soft-faced hammer - Wikipedia

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    Soft faced hammer or mallet with plastic faces. A soft-faced hammer or mallet is a hammer designed to offer driving force without damaging surfaces. They also reduce the force transmitted back to the arm or hand of the user, by temporarily deforming more than a metal hammer would.

  9. Machine head - Wikipedia

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    A machine head (also referred to as a tuning machine, tuner, or gear head) is a geared apparatus for tuning stringed musical instruments by adjusting string tension. Machine heads are used on mandolins, guitars, double basses and others, and are usually located on the instrument's headstock .