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2. Locking pliers - Wikipedia

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   A historic version of the Vise-Grip brand locking pliers. Locking pliers (also called Vise-Grips, Mole wrench or Mole grips) are pliers that can be locked into position, using an "over-center" cam action. Locking pliers are available with many different jaw styles, such as needle-nose pliers, wrenches, clamps and various shapes to fix metal ...

3. Irwin Industrial Tools - Wikipedia

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   In 2008, Irwin announced the closing of its DeWitt, Nebraska plant, ending 80 years of American production for Vise-Grips, citing a necessity to move production to China "to keep the Vise-Grip name competitive." [9] In 2010, Irwin closed the customer service office in Wilmington, OH and moved the customer service department to Huntersville, NC.

4. Thomas Coughtrie - Wikipedia

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   Mole branded Self-grip wrench locking pliers. Thomas Robb Coughtrie (25 November 1917 – 27 August 2008) was a chartered engineer from Motherwell, Lanarkshire, Scotland.. He was credited by The Times as the inventor of the self-grip Mole wrench [1] although this conflicts with other sources which show the invention of the Vise-Grip locking pliers [2] in Nebraska, United States, with an ...

5. Vise - Wikipedia

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   A bench vise, B machine vise, C hand vise. A vise or vice (British English) is a mechanical apparatus used to secure an object to allow work to be performed on it.Vises have two parallel jaws, one fixed and the other movable, threaded in and out by a screw and lever.

6. Chuck (engineering) - Wikipedia

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   A drill chuck is a specialised self-centering, three-jaw chuck, usually with capacity of 0.5 in (13 mm) or less, and rarely greater than 1 in (25 mm), used to hold drill bits or other rotary tools. This type of chuck is used on tools ranging from professional equipment to inexpensive hand and power drills for domestic use.

7. Fixture (tool) - Wikipedia

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   A common type of fixture, used in materials tensile testing (Grip-Engineering). A fixture is a work-holding or support device used in the manufacturing industry. [1] [2] Fixtures are used to securely locate (position in a specific location or orientation) and support the work, ensuring that all parts produced using the fixture will maintain conformity and interchangeability.