link motion
Britishnoun
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The head stock of a lathe—the back gear in particular—is about as hard a thing to improve as the link motion of a locomotive.
From Scientific American Supplement, No. 643, April 28, 1888 by Various
Each cylinder has a link motion, and all three link motions are shifted from the same shaft, which is moved by a steam reversing gear.
From Modern Machine-Shop Practice, Volumes I and II by Joshua Rose
Stephenson link motion; boiler pressure, 120 lb. per square inch; six wheels, all coupled, 4 ft.
From Scientific American Supplement, No. 455, September 20, 1884 by Various
Most approved shifting link motion, graduated to cut off equally at all points of the stroke.
From Illustrated Catalogue of Locomotives Baldwin Locomotive Works by Matthew Baird
The link motion of an American locomotive is shown in Figs.
From Modern Machine-Shop Practice, Volumes I and II by Joshua Rose
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