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This runs a length of countershafting supplying power to three silk-weaving machines constructed by Benninger Frères; six weaving machines from the Ruti works, near Zurich; and one knitting machine exhibited by Edward
Scientific American Supplement, No. 711, August 17, 1889 Various
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One important feature in the installation of ceiling fans is the countershafting to the motor.
Scientific American Supplement, No. 664, September 22,1888 Various
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We immediately sent a representative to find out the difficulty, which was found, as is usual in such cases, in the countershafting, or rather the want of it.
Scientific American Supplement, No. 664, September 22,1888 Various
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Instead of the usual steam pump, a power pump of some approved design is substituted, and connected to the motor by suitable countershafting to give the required revolutions at the pump.
Scientific American Supplement, No. 664, September 22,1888 Various
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A labyrinth of shafting, countershafting, hung from the high ceiling, from whose whirring pulleys belts descended to rows upon rows of machines below.
Youth Challenges Clarence Budington Kelland 1922
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