countersinking
- present participle of countersink.
Example Sentences
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I told him I thought countersinking the nozzle was a good idea.
From "October Sky" by Homer Hickam
The object of countersinking these holes is to reduce the bearing surface of a small shaft that is to be supported in the holes and must be as free from friction as possible.
From The Boy Mechanic: Volume 1 700 Things for Boys to Do by Popular Mechanics Co.
These indentations are produced after the countersinking by the punch, shown in Fig.
From Modern Machine-Shop Practice, Volumes I and II by Rose, Joshua
Fasten the upper ends of the knee braces to the uprights with the 8-in. bolts put through the holes bored for that purpose, and countersinking the heads.
From The Boy Mechanic: Volume 1 700 Things for Boys to Do by Popular Mechanics Co.
Countersunk riveting is generally tighter than snapped, because countersinking the hole is really facing it; and the countersunk rivet is, in point of fact, made on a face joint.
From Scientific American Supplement, No. 810, July 11, 1891 by Various
