wisted wire braces on our towers because of their greatstrength and because they expand and contract with the heatand cold, and the tower is kept rigid and everything tight—never slack or overstrained. These wire braces cost morethan flat or round iron but are much better than other kinds.… … This eccentric is CLAMPS—These are used as here shown, on each girt to keep the girts in line and to prevent them from springing up and down or in and out. If the girts do not buckle the corners cannot, unless the distance between the girts is too great. No other towers in the market are so well…
Windmills · Pumping machinery · Industries
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