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| Saturated
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Thoroughly soaked. Filled with the maximum that can be absorbed. |
| Saturated felt
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Felt, which is used under shingles and behind shower walls, because it is water resistant due to having been saturated with an asphalt compound. |
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Steam at the temperature that matches its pressure where any rise in pressure or drop in temperature will turn some of the steam to water. |
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Also referred to as the boiling point or the condensing temperature. This is the temperature at which a refrigerant will change state from a liquid to a vapor or visa versa. |
| Savings and loan association
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Financial institution that specializes in originating, servicing and holding mortgage loans, primarily on owner-occupied, residential property. S & L's also make home-improvement loans and loans to investors for apartments, industrial property and commercial real estate. Approximately 40% of the S & L's are federally chartered, the rest are state chartered. Federal charters are members of the Federal Home Loan Bank System (FHLBS). All federally chartered S& L's are owned by depositors and the word "federal" must appear in their title. State chartered S & L's can be either mutually owed or stock associations. They have optional membership in both the FHLBS and the FSLIC. |
| Saw
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A cutting tool of different sizes and shapes, consisting of a thin bade or disk of metal, with an edge of a series of sharp teeth, which can be worked by hand or machinery. |
| Saw arbor
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The shaft, which is turned by a motor, on which the blade of a power driven circular saw is mounted. |
| Saw basket
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Saw baskets easily fasten to all bench and stationary tool legs. Saw baskets are used to store the miter gauge, rip fence, other tool accessories, and project pieces. |
| Saw blade
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The cutting portion of a saw. |
| Saw buck
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Brace for wood cutting, which is made of two sets of 2 x 4's which are connected in two X-shaped sections, hinged where the legs cross, and are then connected from center joint to center joint by an additional piece so that they can stand upright to hold a length of wood. |
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