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miter saw

Construction; Home remodeling

Also known as a chopsaw. Used for making repeated straight or miter cuts and it uses a circular blade that is pivoted to the correct angle, then dropped onto the material, which ...

mitre

Construction; Home remodeling

Changes the direction of a run of gutter.An outside mitre is used for an inside turn of a gutter. An inside mitre is used for an outside turn of a gutter.

midget pliers

Construction; Home remodeling

Include straight, chain, round, end-cutting, diagonal-cutting and flat-nose pliers in extra-small sizes.They are used by professionals such as electronic technicians who work with ...

miter box

Construction; Home remodeling

Used to help cut exact angles for wood trim and rafters. The better models provide a mechanism for a backsaw.

moisture barrier

Construction; Home remodeling

Treated paper or metal thatretards or bars water vapor, used to keep moisture from passing into walls orfloors.

combination wrench

Construction; Home remodeling

Has a box and an open end on opposite sides of the same wrench. Both ends are usually the same size. Used for working on machinery and is the most popular of all fixed-end wrench ...

micrometer

Construction; Home remodeling

A caliper shaped like the letter “P” used for close tolerance work on tools such as drill presses and lathes.These devices can make inside, outside and depth measurements to ...