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2. L. S. Starrett Company - Wikipedia

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   In 1878 Laroy S. Starrett invented and patented the first combination square, [4] and in 1880 he founded the L.S. Starrett Company in Athol, Massachusetts, in order to produce it and other precision tools. In 1882, Starrett traveled to London and Paris to appoint sales representatives, thereby starting up the international marketing of his ...

3. Combination square - Wikipedia

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   Though some earlier 19th century tools were called combination squares, the modern combination square was invented in the late 1870s by American inventor Laroy S. Starrett, and patented in 1879. [note 1] [8] In 1880 he founded the L. S. Starrett Company in Athol, Massachusetts, United States. The tool was originally designed for machinists, but ...

4. Automatic center punch - Wikipedia

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   The most common mechanism is based upon the Sweet patent. Within the body of the punch, there are three principal moving parts arranged in line: The punch; The intermediate rod (tumbler) The hammer (hammer mass) The hammer mass is spring-loaded from the back of the punch by a large spring. (The spring's preload compression can usually be ...

5. Locking pliers - Wikipedia

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   Locking pliers (also called Vise-Grips, Mole wrench or Mole grips) are pliers that can be locked into position, using an "over-center" cam action. Locking pliers are available with many different jaw styles, such as needle-nose pliers, wrenches, clamps and various shapes to fix metal parts for welding.

6. Tape measure - Wikipedia

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   In March 1963, Stanley Tools introduced the PowerLock tape measure series. [20] It was the first to use a molded ABS case, thumb actuated tape lock, and riveted end hook. By 1989, Stanley was producing more than 200,000 tape measures every day. [21] The first commercialized Digital Tape Measure was released by Starrett in 1995 under the ...

7. Vise - Wikipedia

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   A bench vise, B machine vise, C hand vise. A vise or vice (British English) is a mechanical apparatus used to secure an object to allow work to be performed on it.Vises have two parallel jaws, one fixed and the other movable, threaded in and out by a screw and lever.