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🔧 A shaping tool 🔧 To shape metal
swage

swage

9.9
A metal tool that shapes the end of a rod or rivet by hammering
  • noun
  • /sweɪdʒ/
  • Specialized
translation icon : macho
  • This cuts the time needed to break the tubes, degrease, cut off, swage, and anneal them, correlating to 2,762 man-hours of labor per year, or $23,473 at $8.50 per hour.

Examples

  • The craftsman used a swage to thicken the end of the metal rod.

  • He has also contributed to the development of the hydraulic and the swage autofrettage process for high-strength gun barrels, as well as the development of the new ASME Code, Section VIII, Division 3.

    Academic text (1998)

  • A swage is essential for shaping metal parts in blacksmithing.

  • When working with rivets, a durable swage is needed to ensure proper shaping.

Synonyms

upset
vsswage
  • Specialized
9.9

A tool used to widen or shape the end of a metal bar

includes shaping of ends as an added function

Compounds

swage block
  • Specialized
9.9

A heavy iron block with holes and grooves that helps shape hot metal in a forge

Surface Forms

swage singular
swages plural

Etymology

Swage comes from an old word meaning 'to press' or 'to shape'. A swage is the metal tool that presses or shapes the end of a bar or rivet, so the origin helps explain why the tool changes metal into a new form.