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brace ![click to hear : brace click to hear : brace](../../../images/speaker-vert.gif)
Hand tool, made up of an angled crank and a pawl and ratchet mechanism, for drilling holes.
jaw ![click to hear : jaw click to hear : jaw](../../../images/speaker-vert.gif)
The parts of the chuck that grip the tool to keep it firmly in place.
chuck ![click to hear : chuck click to hear : chuck](../../../images/speaker-vert.gif)
Device with jaws for attaching the bit or drill to the tool.
cam ring ![click to hear : cam ring click to hear : cam ring](../../../images/speaker-vert.gif)
Metal cylinder covering the crank above the pawl.
pawl ![click to hear : pawl click to hear : pawl](../../../images/speaker-vert.gif)
Small lever for changing the chuck’s direction of rotation by reversing the ratchet motion.
ratchet ![click to hear : ratchet click to hear : ratchet](../../../images/speaker-vert.gif)
Toothed wheel having only one direction of rotation; it is kept in place by the pawl.
quill ![click to hear : quill click to hear : quill](../../../images/speaker-vert.gif)
Hollow end of the front knob in which the crank turns.
front knob ![click to hear : front knob click to hear : front knob](../../../images/speaker-vert.gif)
Knob for holding and stabilizing the tool while the other hand turns the crank by using the handle.
crank ![click to hear : crank click to hear : crank](../../../images/speaker-vert.gif)
Angled shank whose rotation drives the chuck, by the agency of a pawl and ratchet mechanism.
handle ![click to hear : handle click to hear : handle](../../../images/speaker-vert.gif)
Movable part for turning the crank.