Meaning of line shafting | Babel Free

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Noun. [B2]

Examples

“Power being applied to the driving pulley l, by means of a strap in connexion with a pulley upon the ordinary line shafting in the building wherein the machine is constructed, that power is communicated through the pair of mitre wheels n, n, to the longitudinal shaft m, m, and then by means of the three pairs of bevils o, o, o, to the transverse shafts f, f, f.”

“The long main lines of shafting used for power transmission are called line shafting. Countershafting is driven from the line shafting and operates the various machines by fast and loose pulleys or by clutches.”

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