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Shear - Wrought Iron

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Shear   to cut metal by means of shearing with two blades in sliding contact  
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Shearardize   to galvanize a piece with a coating of zinc by heating it in a drum with zinc powder, to a temperature of 575 - 850 degrees F  
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Shim   a thin piece of metal or other material used as a spacer in adjusting two parts  
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Solder   to join with solder, usually composed of lead and tin  
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Spin   to form a rotating piece of sheet metal into a desired shape by pressing it with a smooth tool against a rotating form  
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Spline   a keyway, usually one of a series cut around a shaft or hole  
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Spotface   to produce a round spot or bearing surface around a hole, usually with a spotfacer. The spotface may be on top of a boss or it may be sunk into the surface.  
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Sprue   a hole in the sand leading to the gate, which leads to the mold, through which the metal enters  
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Steel Casting   like cast iron casting except that in the furnace scrap steel has been added to the casting  
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Swage   to hammer metal into shape while it is held over a swage, or die, which fits in a hole in the swage block, or anvil  
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Sweat   to fasten metal together by the use of solder between the pieces and by the application of heat and pressure  
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Tap   to cut relatively small internal threads with a tap  
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Taper   conical form given to a shaft or a hole. also refers to the slope of a plane surface  
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Taper Pin   a small tapered pin for fastening, usually to prevent a collar or hub from rotating on a shaft  
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Taper Reamer   a tapered reamer for producing accurate tapered holes, as for a taper pin  
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Temper   to reheat hardened steel to bring it to a desired degree of hardness  
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Template or templet   a guide or pattern used to mark out the work, guide the tool in cutting it, or check the finished product  
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Tin   a silvery metal used in alloys and for coating other metals, such as tin plate  
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Tolerance   total amount of variation permitted in limit dimension of a part  
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Trepan   to cut a circular groove in the flat surface at one end of a hole  
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Tumble   to clean rough castings or forgings in a revolving drum filled with scrap metal  
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Turn   to produce, on a lathe, a cylindrical surface parallel to the centerline  
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Twist Drill   a drill for use in a drill press  
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Undercut   a recessed cut or a cut with inwardly sloping sides  
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Upset   to form a head or enlarged end on a bar or rod by pressure or by hammering between dies  
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Web   a thin flat part joining larger parts. also known as a rib  
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Weld   Uniting metal pieces by pressure or fusion welding processes  
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Woodruff (key)   a semicircular flat key  
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Wrought Iron   iron of low carbon content useful because of its toughness, ductility, and malleability  
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