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Offline Bill Houghton

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Re: Proto 7176P extension with odd socket
« Reply #15 on: January 09, 2018, 01:54:31 PM »
The term is "swedged".  It means being struck with a punch-like tool, upsetting the metal and permanently attaching the socket to the extension.
I can't find "swedged" in the online dictionary - which proves nothing, since trade terms are often missing - but I do find "swaged," with a definition that would work in this context; although I agree that "staked" is a better word, since "swaged" work seems to involve a tool specific to the purpose.

The trade definition of "staked" that I have understood doesn't appear in the online dictionary, either...d*** online dictionaries.

Offline skipskip

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Re: Proto 7176P extension with odd socket
« Reply #16 on: January 09, 2018, 09:08:38 PM »
I'm thinking they wanted to make sure the socket stayed on the extension.

 for a repetitious task?
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