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  2. Needlegun scaler - Wikipedia

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    A needle gun has a set of very fine chisels known as needles. The tool forces these needles against a work surface at variable speeds up to around 5,000 times per minute. [3] [2] Different models offer choices of number of needles, operating speed, and power levels. [3] Many models use compressed air, although electrical needle-guns do exist ...

  3. Gleason Corporation - Wikipedia

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    The Gleason Works, the machine shop that eventually evolved into the Gleason Corporation, was founded by Irish immigrant William Gleason in 1865 after his previous experience in other machine shops. An important product came in 1874 with Gleason's invention of the first bevel gear planer, a planer with integral indexing head designed to ...

  4. Needlegun - Wikipedia

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    In the Halo video games, originally developed by Bungie, the Needler is an alien weapon that fires homing crystalline needles that explode after a delay. In 2010, the Needle Rifle was introduced to the series with the release of Halo: Reach. In Call of Duty: Black Ops 4, a flechette rifle called the S6 Stingray can be unlocked. It is a two ...

  5. Gauge (knitting) - Wikipedia

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    The machine's gauge is expressed by the number of needles needed to achieve that gauge. B – Used for hand, mechanical, or modern Electronic Flat Machines (Stoll, Shima, Protti, etc.), where gauge is measured in 1-inch (2.5 cm) increments. The machine's gauge is again measured by the number of needles required to achieve that number.

  6. Sewing machine needle - Wikipedia

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    The majority of sewing machine needles are made of various grades of hardened steel coated with either nickel or chromium, though certain specialty needles are coated with titanium nitride on top of chromium. Titanium nitride is a reflective golden-colored ceramic material which reduces abrasion allowing the needle to stay sharper longer and ...

  7. Pointing machine - Wikipedia

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    The needle is set at a right angle to the surface that is measured and the stop is tightened. The sculptor then takes the whole cross, pointing machine and all, to the block of stone or wood and sets it up on the identical, corresponding basic points. The needle that defines the measuring point can slide.

  8. Needlework - Wikipedia

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    Anything that uses a needle for construction can be called needlework. [1] Needlework may include related textile crafts such as crochet, worked with a hook, or tatting, worked with a shuttle. Similar abilities often transfer well between different varieties of needlework, such as fine motor skill and knowledge of textile fibers. Some of the ...

  9. Sailmaker's whipping - Wikipedia

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    The West Country whipping is a quick practical method using twine, having several advantages: it can be tied without a needle; it is simple to understand and remember; if the whipping fails, the loose ends can usually be re-tied to temporarily prevent the rope's end from fraying.