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2. Table saw - Wikipedia

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   Table saw. A table saw (also known as a sawbench or bench saw in England) is a woodworking tool, consisting of a circular saw blade, mounted on an arbor, that is driven by an electric motor (directly, by belt, by cable, or by gears). The drive mechanism is mounted below a table that provides support for the material, usually wood, being cut ...

3. Height gauge - Wikipedia

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   A height gauge is a measuring device used for determining the height of objects, and for marking of items to be worked on. These measuring tools are used in metalworking or metrology to either set or measure vertical distances; the pointer is sharpened to allow it to act as a scriber and assist in marking out work pieces. Devices similar in ...

4. Scriber - Wikipedia

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   A scriber block is used to lay out lines at a set height from the base, thus its second name surface height gauge or just surface gauge. The workpiece is held against an angle plate so that it is perpendicular to the surface plate ; the scriber block is then adjusted to the required height and used to scribe a line parallel with the table, by ...

5. 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]

6. Machinist square - Wikipedia

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   A machinist square or engineer's square is the metalworkers' equivalent of a try square. It consists of a steel blade inserted and either welded or pinned into a heavier body at an angle of 90°. Usually a small notch is present at the inside corner of the square. This prevents small particles from accumulating at the juncture and affecting the ...

7. Combination square - Wikipedia

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   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 sliding square.