Appletons' cyclopaedia of applied mechanics: a dictionary of mechanical engineering and the mechanical arts (1880)
D. Appleton and Company, Benjamin, Park, 1849-1922 · New York, D. Appleton · leaf 47
rod head, held together by a strap, cotter, and twogibs; the strap is marked ss, the cotter «, and the twogibs b respectively. They firmly hold the brasses atthe end of the rod in their places. The advantage oftwo gibs is, that they keep the strap firmer against the brasses. The screw which forms…
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