| National Association of Architectural Metal Manufacturers.
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| The lowest point.
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| National Association of Home Builders.
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| A leather or fabric pouch attached to a carpenters belt to carry nails or other fasteners.
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| A tool which pries open or pulls out driven nails.
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| A pair of nails that will resist a rotating force.
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| see Hammer Fracture.
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| A mechanical device for driving nails by compressed air.
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| Protrusion of the nail from gypsumboard, usually attributed to the shrinkage of or use of improperly cured wood framing.
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| The ability of gypsum board to resist nail head penetration as defined in ASTM C 473.
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| A small hand tool, like a punch, used for setting finish nails slightly below the surface of the wood.
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| In gypsumboard finishing, a small box-type applicator for covering dimpled nail heads with joint compound; see Ames Taping Tools.
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| A stiff metal wire fastening device with a point on one end and head designed for impact on the other end.
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| Concrete, usually made with suitable lightweight aggregate, with or without the addition of sawdust, into which nails can be driven.
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| Light gauge metal studs with slots that will accept nails for attachment of wall finishes.
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| 1. A wooden strip attached to a concrete, masonry, or steel deck to allow roofing materials to be mechanically fastened. 2. A wooden strip cast into a concrete member for later fastening of finishes by nailing.
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| Fabricated from not lighter than 25 gauge steel so as to form slots to permit attachment of lath by means of ratchet-type annular nails, or other satisfactory attachments.
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| The arrangement, spacings, and dimensions of nails used to attach two or more structural members together.
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| North American Insulation Manufacturers Association.
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| A flat thin piece of metal used for the inscription of a name.
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| A prefix meaning one billionth of a part, 10-9.
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| One billionth of a gram.
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| One billionth of a meter.
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| One billionth of a second.
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| The technology of measuring and manufacturing objects of microscopically small size.
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| The pile on the surface of a carpet or rug.
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| A hollow, box-like metal device installed in womens restrooms to dispense sanitary napkins and tampons.
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| Any of several volatile, flammable liquids obtained by distilling certain materials containing carbon; used as a solvent or thinner in varnish and as a fuel; petroleum naptha is also known as benzine.
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| Fabric woven 27 in. and 36 in. in width, as distinguished from broadloom.
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| A vestibule leading to the nave of a church.
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