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Alternative form of bolt cutter [A metal tool, resembling a large pair of pliers, used to cut or sheer bolts.]
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(riveting) To press a reinforcing device (bucking bar) against (the force of a rivet) in order to absorb vibration and increase expansion. See Wikipedia: Rivet:Installation.
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(engineering) A seal that is applied to formed thin-wall bushings.
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Synonym of mini bolt cutter
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To cut and form a mitred joint in wood or metal.
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A fastener or a fastening method that secures parts by bending metal around a joint and squeezing it together, often with a tool that adds indentations to capture the parts.
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Alternative form of C-clamp [A type of clamp used to temporarily fasten two objects together in carpentry and other crafts.]
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A bolt with a chamfered or faceted head.
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a tool that delivers a strong force and forward thrust when struck on the back with a hammer
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(US) A type of pliers used by linemen, electricians, and other tradesmen primarily for gripping, twisting, bending and cutting wire, cable and small metalwork components.
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(transitive) To join by means of notches.
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A kind of crimped hose clip over a barbed spigot, used with gas hoses in oxyfuel welding and cutting.
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A form of riveting involving a rotating peen tool mounted at an angle.
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A tool that uses a scissor action to exert pressure on a pipe or other cylindrical object in order to lift or handle the object. Normally used with a crane or other power equipment.
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(construction) A pin with a relatively small but expandable head.
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A tool for pulling, such as a bearing puller.
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To fire or fix such a fastening.
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A cylindrical mechanical fastener that attaches multiple parts together by fitting through a hole and deforming the head(s) at either end.
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(idiomatic) A person who has an obsession with the minutiae of their particular interest, especially in military and technology history. Anyone preoccupied with small distinguishing features between different items.
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A tool for swaging rivet heads.
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A hollow-faced punch for swaging rivet-heads.
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Alternative form of riveter [A person whose job is to rivet.]
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A tool in which lenses are fastened for polishing.
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(usually as almaine ryvett) Alternative form of rivet (“a kind of plate armor, attributed to the Germans”). [A cylindrical mechanical fastener that attaches multiple parts together by fitting through a hole and deforming the head(s) at either end.]
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A rubber or neoprene washer, sometimes metal-backed, typically placed on a fastener to prevent water from migrating into and through the fastener hole.
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riveting in which the rivets have snapheads formed by a die or swaging tool
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A heavy-duty device for driving staples directly into wood or other material.
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(engineering) A stud bolt.
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A mechanical device intended to make a task easier.
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(US) An instrument consisting of two jaws, closing by a screw, lever, cam, or the like, for holding work, as in filing.
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A flat disk, placed beneath a nut or at some joint, to distribute pressure, alleviate friction or prevent leakage.
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