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  2. Nailset - Wikipedia

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    Though they vary in design, nailsets are typically made from a hard round or square steel rod which tapers at one end to a flat or slightly hollowed tip. The tip is placed against the head of the nail, while the other end of the nailset is struck with a hammer. [2] Nailsets come with different sized tips suited to different sized nail heads.

  3. Cat's paw (tool) - Wikipedia

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    New designs have been introduced, including the Nail Jack and Nail Hunter nail pullers, which take a pliers-like approach to the old cat's paw design. These tools contain their own built in fulcrum, but can also be struck with a hammer to drive the tips of the tool into the wood with very little damage, allowing them to dig out nails that have ...

  4. Nail (fastener) - Wikipedia

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    The cut-nail process was patented in the U.S. by Jacob Perkins in 1795 and in England by Joseph Dyer, who set up machinery in Birmingham. The process was designed to cut nails from sheets of iron, while making sure that the fibres of the iron ran down the nails.

  5. Powder-actuated tool - Wikipedia

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    The colored straws in the tray contain cartridges that are loaded singly into the tool. Also visible are 75 mm hardened steel nails with 8 mm heads. Powder actuated tools can be variously classified: Direct acting (the charge acts directly on the head of the nail or high velocity), or indirect (using an intermediate piston or low velocity)

  6. Sharpening - Wikipedia

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    Special tools and skills are more often required, and sharpening is often best done by a specialist rather than the user of the tool. Examples include: Drill bits - twist drills used for wood or steel are usually sharpened on a grinding wheel or within a purpose made grinding jig to an angle of 60° from vertical (120° total) although sharper ...

  7. Nail clipper - Wikipedia

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    A variety of nail clippers; the clipper on the left is in the plier style; the centre and right clippers are in the compound lever style. A nail clipper (also called nail clippers, a nail trimmer, a nail cutter or nipper type) is a hand tool used to trim fingernails, toenails and hangnails.

  8. Timeline of United States inventions (1890–1945) - Wikipedia

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    1911 Erector Set. An Erector Set is a toy construction set that consists of collections of small metal beams with regular holes for nuts, bolts, screws, and mechanical parts such as pulleys, gears, and small electric motors. Popular in the United States, the brand name is currently used for Meccano sets (themselves

  9. Pencil sharpener - Wikipedia

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    A manual prism sharpener generates long fan-shaped shavings Video of a mechanical pencil sharpener, showing gearing and helical sharpening blades video showing a manual prism sharpener A pencil sharpener (or pencil pointer , or in Ireland a parer or topper [ 1 ] ) is a tool for sharpening a pencil 's writing point by shaving away its worn surface.

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