Tool/Related Articles: Difference between revisions

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Cutting tool [r]: A hand or power tool that removes substantial amounts of material from the material being worked ^[e]
Fastening tool [r]: A tool used to install fasteners, in order to combine parts of material into a whole ^[e]
Smoothing tool [r]: Add brief definition or description

Ax [r]: Add brief definition or description
Drill (tool) [r]: A tool for making holes in solid material, usually by rotating a replaceable cutter, called a bit, against the work ^[e]
Hammer (tool) [r]: A muscle-, motor-, or explosive-powered tool for applying one or more impacts to an object; the object can be another tool or can be material to be directly manipulated ^[e]
Pliers [r]: Add brief definition or description
Sander [r]: Add brief definition or description
Screwdriver (tool) [r]: A tool used to apply rotational force to the heads of screws, to insert them or remove them from the hole that receives the screw ^[e]
Saw [r]: A tool for cutting lines or planes in material, using an abrasive surface, perhaps shaped into mechanical teeth adapted for a specific application ^[e]
Wrench (tool) [r]: A fastening tool used to tighten or loosen threaded fasteners, with one end that makes firm contact with flat surfaces of the fastener, and the other end providing a means of applying force ^[e]

Drill press [r]: Add brief definition or description
Grinder (tool) [r]: Add brief definition or description
Lathe [r]: A stationary power tool that precisely moves, in circular and longitudinal directions, the material to be worked, as cutting, polishing or other tools are applied to it ^[e]
Milling machine [r]: A stationary power tool that precisely holds, and may reposition, a fixed piece of material to be worked, as cutting, polishing or other tools are applied to it ^[e]
Rotary tool [r]: Add brief definition or description
Router (tool) [r]: A high-speed rotating power tool, differing from a drill in that it is primarily intended to make grooves in the surface or edge of material, rather than cutting holes through it ^[e]

Backhoe [r]: A piece of heavy construction equipment consisting of a combined shovel and bucket at the end of a powered, hinged boom; in use, the operator scoops earth or other material with the bucket, then draws it to the power source at the other end of the boom ^[e]
Bulldozer [r]: A piece of construction equipment, with military applications, characterized by a movable blade for pushing earth or debris on the front of a tracked vehicle with great traction and power ^[e]