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angle plate

American

noun

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

angle plate British

noun

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.

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Chucking with the aid of the angle plate, or with the angle plate employed in conjunction with the chuck plate.

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The slots shown are to pass the bolts through to fasten the angle plate to the chuck plate, and the work surface of the plate contains similar slots and holes to receive the bolts used to fasten the work.

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We then turn surface c down to meet the surface of the angle plate, fasten it to the same with bolts and plates and setting it as before, and on turning its surface a we shall have the two surfaces a and c at a right angle to one another.

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We then turn the surface a down upon the angle plate and bolt it again as before.

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