live spindle

[ lahyv ]

Phonetic (Standard)IPA

noun

The live spindle is of steel and is hollow, and its journals are ground.

The construction of the live spindle and its cone are shown in Fig. 1673.

Now turn the dead spindle back until the live spindle begins to turn freely and clamp the dead spindle fast.

The construction of the front and back bearings for the live spindle is the same as that shown in Figs. 495 and 496.

The live spindle is driven by a worm-wheel, provided around the circumference of the face plate.

April 19, 2024tortuous

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