0 a tool for pressing or hammering (= hitting) metal into a particular shape
1 to shape or join metal using a swage
I will mention one other thing—swages and taxation.
Hydraulically operated rolls swage the groove down on to the retaining ring.
Both swage and cable clip terminations permanently crimp (deform) the wire rope.
However, it can have a tendency to swage.
Other shapes, such as the half hexagon, can be used with a matching top swage to form a hexagonal cross-section on a bar.
A much earlier version of the same operation used a hardened, shaped swage die and a hand held hammer.
Swage blocks are anvil-like dies with various shapes forged into them, which are also used for forming metal.
Swage blocks are often anvil-like blocks with various shapes forged in them, also for forming metal.
