Traditional home sewing techniques for finishing plain seams include trimming with pinking shears, oversewing with a zig-zag stitch, and hand or machine overcasting.
en.wikipedia.org This is, in the mechanized age, usually done by a ballast tamping machine.
en.wikipedia.org This machine handled data punch cards, used for information storage and retrieval.
en.wikipedia.org He spiralled down and dived at the enemy, who, having the faster machine, manoeuvred to get him broadside on and then opened heavy fire.
en.wikipedia.org Her on-board facilities included a foundry, light and heavy machine shops, electrical and torpedo repair shops, and equipment to support fitters, patternmakers, coppersmiths and shipwrights.
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