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  2. Screw extractor - Wikipedia

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    A screw extractor held in a tap wrench. A screw extractor is a tool for removing broken or seized screws.There are two types: one has a spiral flute structure, commonly called an easy out after the trademarked name EZ-Out; [clarification needed] the other has a straight flute structure.

  3. Galling - Wikipedia

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    Galling occurs initially with material transfer from individual grains on a microscopic scale, which become stuck or even diffusion welded to the adjacent surface. This transfer can be enhanced if one or both metals form a thin layer of hard oxides with high coefficients of friction, such as those found on aluminum or stainless steel. As the ...

  4. Screw - Wikipedia

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    An assortment of screws, and a US quarter for size comparison A wood screw: a) head; b) non-threaded shank; c) threaded shank; d) tip The six classical simple machines. A screw is an externally helical threaded fastener capable of being tightened or released by a twisting force to the head. The most common uses of screws are to hold objects ...

  5. Removing the screws from your door could help stop a burglar ...

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    The screws in most front doors are often only about half of an inch long, short enough that a potential robber could easily break them with one swift and hard kick to the frame.

  6. How to tighten the screws on a suddenly vulnerable Putin - AOL

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    The United States and Ukraine's other allies could make life harder for the Russian leader as he confronts rebellion at home. It may be smarter to wait, however.

  7. Socket wrench - Wikipedia

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    Socket set with ratchet (above), four hex sockets and a universal joint. A socket wrench (or socket spanner) is a type of spanner (or wrench [1] in North American English) that uses a closed socket format, rather than a typical open wrench/spanner to turn a fastener, typically in the form of a nut or bolt.