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Definition of Handwheels
1. handwheel [n] - See also: handwheel
Lexicographical Neighbors of Handwheels
Literary usage of Handwheels
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Marine Engineers' Handbook by Frank Ward Sterling (1920)
"All cocks over 1 in. in diam. must have packed plugs. Plug cocks will not be used
on pipes over 2 in. in diam. handwheels and Wrenches per IT. 3. ..."
2. General Catalog by Meese & Gottfried company (1916)
"CAST IRON handwheels We have a variety of patterns for handwheels, ... Prices below
are for plain handwheels. Special wheels will be made to order. ..."
3. Tool Engineering: Jigs and Fixtures by Albert Atkins Dowd, Frank W. Curtis (1922)
"On large fixtures it is frequently necessary to use handwheels or large knobs in
order to provide pressure sufficient to operate the mechanism. ..."
4. Handbook for the Care and Operation of Naval Machinery by Henry Charles Dinger (1908)
""The valve stems of sea valves will be in a vertical position if possible.
"handwheels, unless otherwise directed, will be composition Nc. All hand- wheels, ..."
5. The Testing of Continuous Current Machines in Laboratories and Test-rooms: A by Carl Kinzbrunner (1905)
"In the former case a weight (I'i) must be put on the lever corresponding to the
required output ; and the handwheels then tightened until the lever (with ..."
6. Transactions of the North-East Coast Institution of Engineers and Shipbuilders (1903)
"If any difficulty is experienced the remedy that naturally presents itself is to
fit larger handwheels and reduce the pitch of thread on the spindle. ..."
7. Tool Engineering: Jigs and Fixtures by Albert Atkins Dowd, Frank W. Curtis (1922)
"On large fixtures it is often desirable to use handwheels such as that shown at B.
handwheels of various sizes can be purchased cheaply and can be drilled ..."
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