The Oregon Trail was very hard; people would walk for most of the day, and there weren't very many opportunities for fun.t was very tedious and exhausting, not much fun at all. About 1 in 10 people did not even survive the trip----it was that dangerous to follow the trail across the continent.
Turning is the machining operation that produces cylindrical parts. In its basic form, it can be defined as the machining of an external surface: with the cutting tool feeding parallel to the axis of the workpiece and at a distance that will remove the outer surface of the work.
Of all the tools in your tool box the screwdriver will be the one most commonly used. Screwdrivers come in two basic versions. A slotted flat blade screwdriver is a long standard hand tool dating back to the 1500's. It has a flat bladed tip used to turn, fasten or loosen screws and bolts. The flat blade screwdriver is an extremely versatile tool and is used for fasteners of all sizes, providing significant leverage. Its disadvantage is that it is not self-centering in the fastener. It has a handle for grip and comfort, a shaft and a head or blade at the end of the shaft.