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  2. Tarmac scam - Wikipedia

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    The tarmac scam is a confidence trick in which criminals sell fake or shoddy tarmac (asphalt) and driveway resurfacing. It is particularly common in Europe but practiced worldwide. [1] [2] Other names include the paving scam, tarmacking, the asphalt scam, driveway fraud or similar variants.

  3. Parts cleaning - Wikipedia

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    Parts cleaning is a step in various industrial processes, either as preparation for surface finishing or to safeguard delicate components. One such process, electroplating , is particularly sensitive to part cleanliness, as even thin layers of oil can hinder coating adhesion .

  4. Car SOS - Wikipedia

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    The series is presented by motor vehicle and engineering enthusiast Tim Shaw and musician and mechanic Fuzz Townshend. [1] Townshend leads a team of car restoration experts who mainly work off camera, though they do have occasional cameos, most notably "Workshop" Phil Palmer's appearances within skits or scripted light-hearted moments taking place within the workshop.

  5. Demining - Wikipedia

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    Mine plows use a specially designed shovel to unearth mines and shove them to the side, clearing a path. They are quick and effective for clearing a lane for vehicles and are still attached to some types of tank and remotely operated vehicles. The mines are moved but not deactivated, so mine plows are not used for humanitarian demining. [52]

  6. Stirling Moss - Wikipedia

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    Sir Stirling Craufurd Moss (17 September 1929 – 12 April 2020) was a British racing driver and broadcaster, who competed in Formula One from 1951 to 1961.Widely regarded as one of the greatest drivers to never win the Formula One World Drivers' Championship, [c] Moss won a record 212 official races across several motorsport disciplines, including 16 Formula One Grands Prix.

  7. Tarmac - Wikipedia

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    Tarmac (company), a British building materials company; Tarmac Building Products, the construction materials division of Tarmac; Tarmac Group, former UK-based multinational building materials and construction company; Tarmac Construction, part of Tarmac Group until 1999 when sold off as Carillion

  8. Pavement milling - Wikipedia

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    The majority of milling machines use an up-cut setup which means that the drum rotates in the direction opposite that of the drive wheel or tracks, (i.e. work surface feeds into the cut). [11] The speed of the rotating drum should be slower than the forward speed of the machine for a suitable finished surface. [2]

  9. Bore evacuator - Wikipedia

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    Animated sequence of how a bore evacuator works. A bore evacuator. A bore evacuator or fume extractor is a device which removes lingering gases and airborne residues from the barrel of an armored fighting vehicle's gun after firing, particularly in tanks and self-propelled guns.