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  • verb Present participle of swage.

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  • The process of this manufacture is called swaging, -- the forming of irregular shapes in iron by means of dies, one of which is inserted in an anvil in a cavity made for the purpose, and the other placed above it, in a trip-hammer, or in

    The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 12, No. 72, October, 1863 Various

  • Del in KSRCBS makes a primer pocket swaging tool that fits your reloading press and is easy to use.

    Lazz Loads: The Short Magnums 2008

  • Whether the swaging is harder or the mental concentration to avoid suffusing the raw metal with order is more difficult, he is not sure, only that he is sweating from more than the heat of the smithy when he is through.

    The Magic Engineer Modesitt, L. E. 1994

  • Manually, crimping is done with a swaging hammer by placing the sheet on the anvil creasing stake and striking it uniformly.

    5. Bending Techniques B. Zierenberg 1990

  • Figure 39 Manual crimping 1 swaging hammer, 2 creasing stake, 3 anvil

    5. Bending Techniques B. Zierenberg 1990

  • * For the demonstration, use a workpiece which has been pre-cut and taken to the point of swaging the collar.

    Chapter 10 1982

  • Step 4. (10 minutes) Briefly explain and demonstrate the process of swaging.

    Chapter 10 1982

  • * During the discussion, it can be assumed that participants will identify the swaging of the workpieces as a new technique which they have not yet practiced.

    Chapter 10 1982

  • Four men are kept constantly at work forging hammers in the rough, while but two are required to put them through the two operations under the swaging-machine.

    The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 12, No. 72, October, 1863 Various

  • Some of the pieces are pressed into shape under these drops when cold, -- this being the case with the triggers, which were found to use up the dies too rapidly when they were swaged while heated; but, as a general rule, the swaging is done while the piece is at a red or white heat.

    The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 12, No. 72, October, 1863 Various

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