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angle plate

American  

noun

  1. an angular metal plate or casting for clamping and supporting work in metalworking machines.


angle plate British  

noun

  1. a steel structural plate, esp one in the shape of a right-angled triangle, used to connect structural members and stiffen frameworks

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It carries an horizontal table, or angle plate, on which the work may be chucked.

From Modern Machine-Shop Practice, Volumes I and II by Rose, Joshua

The truest flange should be the one first bolted to the angle plate.

From Modern Machine-Shop Practice, Volumes I and II by Rose, Joshua

At the next chucking it will simply be necessary to move the work on the angle plate to the position shown in Fig.

From Modern Machine-Shop Practice, Volumes I and II by Rose, Joshua

An excellent example of angle plate chucking is shown in Fig.

From Modern Machine-Shop Practice, Volumes I and II by Rose, Joshua

The face of the flange will be held true one way by the face on the angle plate, but must be set true the other way.

From Modern Machine-Shop Practice, Volumes I and II by Rose, Joshua

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