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  2. Sewing machine needle - Wikipedia

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    These needles come with an extra large eye and a specially shaped scarf to prevent embroidery thread from shredding. Ballpoint: Similar to a universal needle but has rounded edges and is not tapered the same way. Intended for closely knit fabrics where the rounded tip will push the weave out of the way rather than cut through it. Jeans/ Denim

  3. Scarf joint - Wikipedia

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    A plain scarf joint A nibbed scarf joint A keyed, nibbed scarf, reinforced with fish plates and through bolts The scarf joint used on the beams above the post is known by its French name, trait de jupiter, or bolt-o-lightning joint. A scarf joint, or scarph joint, is a method of joining two members end to end in woodworking or metalworking. [1]

  4. Machine taper - Wikipedia

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    Spindle nose on a lathe headstock. The small female taper is a Morse taper to take a lathe center or a tool such as a twist drill. The large male taper takes a lathe chuck, which is retained by the large nut. A machine taper is a system for securing cutting tools or toolholders in the spindle of a machine tool or power tool.

  5. Drawbar (machine tool) - Wikipedia

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    The drawbar pull is an important component that allows the milling machine to keep the tool in place while it’s being used. The force from the drawbar pull supplied to the tool has to be just right because not enough force would cause the tool to wobble leading to inaccuracy, and too much force would apply excessive stress, leading to shorter tool life.

  6. Surgical suture - Wikipedia

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    taper (needle body is round and tapers smoothly to a point) cutting (needle body is triangular and has a sharpened cutting edge on the inside curve) reverse cutting (cutting edge on the outside) trocar point or tapercut (needle body is round and tapered, but ends in a small triangular cutting point) blunt points for sewing friable tissues

  7. Draft (engineering) - Wikipedia

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    In engineering, draft is the amount of taper for molded or cast parts perpendicular to the parting line. It can be measured in degrees or mm/mm (in/in). Consider the fabrication of a hollow plastic box, without lid. Once the plastic has hardened around the mold, the mold must be removed. As the plastic hardens, it may contract slightly.

  8. Hoxton knot - Wikipedia

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    The Hoxton knot, [1] Chelsea knot, [2] French loop, [3] Parisian scarf knot [4] or Snug Tug [5] is a method of arranging a scarf about the neck. The scarf is doubled back and placed around the neck. The tails of the scarf are then pulled through the U-bend of the doubling to secure them, as with a cow hitch or lark's head.

  9. Tipped tool - Wikipedia

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    Inserts are removable cutting tips, which means they are not brazed or welded to the tool body. They are usually indexable, meaning that they can be exchanged, and often also rotated or flipped, without disturbing the overall geometry of the tool (effective diameter, tool length offset, etc.).