bedplate
Americannoun
noun
Etymology
Origin of bedplate
Example Sentences
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Screw G1 G2 down to the bedplate, 3/4 inch away from the cylinder centre line.
From Things To Make by Williams, Archibald
When Elias began manufacturing machines on his own, he sunk into the bedplate of each machine a brass medallion bearing his likeness.
From The Invention of the Sewing Machine by Cooper, Grace Rogers
The machine we illustrate weighs 11 tons, and is all self-contained, the standards being mounted on a strong bedplate, which also carries the bearings for the shaft with fast and loose pulleys, belt gear, etc.
From Scientific American Supplement, No. 324, March 18, 1882 by Various
Make a bold scratch across the bedplate to show where the centre line of the shaft should be, and another along the bed for the piston-rod centre line.
From Things To Make by Williams, Archibald
Make a punch mark on the bedplate, and using this as centre for one of the points, describe an arc of a circle with the other.
From Things To Make by Williams, Archibald
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