A hand book of general instruction for mechanics, containing useful rules and memoranda for practical men (1907)
Smith, Franklin Elijah, 1872- · New York, D. Van Nostrand company · leaf 293
Fig. 92 280 A HAND BOOK FOR MECHANICS Then 20° X 2i , 687 lb. The Windlass The windlass is a combination of the wheel and axlein which a crank answers the purpose of the wheel. The windlass consists of an axle A, B, and a crankC, D, E, Fig. 93, by means of which the axle A, B, isturned. … Fig. 93 As shown in figure, the crank is an arm standing per-pendicular to the axle. The part 2 of the crank is called the crank arm, andthe part 1 is called the crank handle. The windlass is used for raising heavy weights and isoperated by applying the power to the crank handle 1,the weight to be…
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