| 1. | The cape chisel has a thin cutting edge on a wedge-shaped head.
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| 2. | Cape chisels are used to cut narrow slots in metal or masonry.
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| 3. | The machinist uses the cape chisel to strike the threads above the nut.
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| 4. | Machinists also use the cape chisel to lock nuts and bolts so they will not loosen.
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| 5. | The round-nose chisel is similar to the cape chisel, but the cutting edge has a semicircular shape.
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| 6. | The four most useful shapes for cold chisels are the flat chisel, cape chisel, round-nose chisel and the diamond-point chisel.
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