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Die grinder

Die grinders and rotary tools are handheld power tools used for grinding, sanding, honing, polishing,
or machining material (typically metal, but also plastic or wood). All such tools are conceptually similar, with no bright
dividing line between die grinders and rotary tools, although the die grinder name tends to be used
for pneumatically driven heavy-duty versions whereas the rotary tool name tends to be used for electric lighter-duty
versions. Flexible shaft drive versions also exist. The die grinder name comes from one of their earliest and archetypal
applications, tool and die work, where they were used to create the precise contours of dies or molds. Especially before
the advent of widespread CNC usage, they were heavily relied upon for contouring via manual skill comparable to
a sculptor's. CNC now provides much of the contouring for die and mold interior surfaces, but die grinders are still very
useful for hundreds of cutting needs, from sculpture-like contouring in the absence of CNC, to cut-off of bar stock, to any
of the cutting and grinding needs of fabrication, such as in the work of welders, boilermakers, millwrights, ironworkers
(steel erectors), sheet metal workers (such as auto body workers and HVAC technicians),
to woodworking(especially cabinet making), hacking, and other hobby or business pursuits. Die grinders are often used
for engraving, cylinder head porting, and general shaping of a part.

Rivet gun
A rivet gun, also known as a pneumatic hammer,[1] is a type of tool used to drive rivets. The rivet gun is used on the
manufactured head side[jargon] of the rivet and a bucking bar is used on the buck-tail side[jargon] of the rivet. The energy from
the hammer in the rivet gun drives the work and the rivet against the inertia of the bucking bar. As a result, the tail of the
rivet is deformed and work-hardened. At the same time the work is tightly drawn together and retained between the rivet
head and the broadened and flattened tail. Nearly all rivet guns are pneumatically powered. Those rivet guns used to drive
rivets in structural steel are quite large while those used in aircraft assembly are easily held in one hand. A rivet gun
differs from an air hammer in the precision of the driving force.

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