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  2. Lathe faceplate - Wikipedia

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    A lathe faceplate is a basic workholding accessory for a wood or metal turning lathe. It is a circular metal (usually cast iron) plate which fixes to the end of the lathe spindle. The workpiece is then clamped to the faceplate, typically using t-slot nuts in slots in the faceplate, or less commonly threaded holes in the faceplate itself.

  3. Eating utensil etiquette - Wikipedia

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    Eating utensil etiquette. Dinner plate with knife and fork. Various customary etiquette practices exist regarding the placement and use of eating utensils in social settings. These practices vary from culture to culture. Fork etiquette, for example, differs in Europe, the United States, and Southeast Asia, and continues to change.

  4. Table setting - Wikipedia

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    Table setting. v. t. e. Table setting (laying a table) or place setting refers to the way to set a table with tableware —such as eating utensils and for serving and eating. The arrangement for a single diner is called a place setting. It is also the layout in which the utensils and ornaments are positioned. The practice of dictating the ...

  5. Die (manufacturing) - Wikipedia

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    Die set (plates). [5] Note: placement can be inverted depending on the operation, such as use of a knock-out: [6] Die block – the lower (bottom) half of the die set. Machined to conform to the desired shape of the workpiece being formed or cut. Punch plate – the upper (top) half of the die set. Holds and supports the different punches in place.

  6. Epiphyseal plate - Wikipedia

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    The epiphyseal plate, epiphysial plate, physis, or growth plate is a hyaline cartilage plate in the metaphysis at each end of a long bone.It is the part of a long bone where new bone growth takes place; that is, the whole bone is alive, with maintenance remodeling throughout its existing bone tissue, but the growth plate is the place where the long bone grows longer (adds length).

  7. Table manners - Wikipedia

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    Table d'hôte. Table manners. Table setting. v. t. e. Table manners are the rules of etiquette used while eating, which may also include the use of utensils. Different cultures observe different rules for table manners. Each family or group sets its own standards for how strictly these rules are to be followed.

  8. Where the North American and Eurasian tectonic plates meet ...

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    The views are great. You can make out the ridge enough between the tectonic plates to see where the Americas and Europe begin. We only had an hour, so we didn't have time to get the large waterfall. Also, this is one of the few visitor centers that only has pay toilets. That is very disappointing, especially after a long bus ride in the chilly ...

  9. Surface grinding - Wikipedia

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    Surface grinding. Surface grinding is done on flat surfaces to produce a smooth finish. It is a widely used abrasive machining process in which a spinning wheel covered in rough particles ( grinding wheel) cuts chips of metallic or nonmetallic substance from a workpiece, making a face of it flat or smooth. Sometimes a surface grinder is known ...