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  2. Rigging (material handling) - Wikipedia

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    Rope – Length of braided strands; Shackle – Metal assembly which functions as a removable connecting link; Sheave – Grooved wheel used to support a moving belt, wire or rope; Sheer legs; Sling (rigging) – Rope, webbing, wire or chain used to support a load for lifting; Rope splicing – Semi-permanent joint between two ropes

  3. Lifting hook - Wikipedia

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    A lifting hook is usually equipped with a safety latch to prevent the disengagement of the lifting wire rope sling, chain or rope to which the load is attached. A hook may have one or more built-in pulley sheaves as a block and tackle to multiply the lifting force. Lifting hook attached to sheave suspended by wire rope from boom of crane

  4. Wire rope - Wikipedia

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    Steel wire rope (right hand lang lay) Wire rope is composed of as few as two solid, metal wires twisted into a helix that forms a composite rope, in a pattern known as laid rope. Larger diameter wire rope consists of multiple strands of such laid rope in a pattern known as cable laid. Manufactured using an industrial machine known as a strander ...

  5. List of knots - Wikipedia

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    Thief knot – resembles the reef knot except that the free, or working, ends are on opposite sides; Threefoil knot – another term for a trefoil knot; Thumb knot a.k.a. overhand knot – one of the most fundamental knots and forms the basis of many others; Timber hitch – used to attach a single length of rope to a cylindrical object

  6. Lashing (ropework) - Wikipedia

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    A lashing is an arrangement of rope, wire, or webbing with linking device used to secure and fasten two or more items together in a somewhat rigid manner. Lashings are most commonly applied to timber poles, and are commonly associated with cargo, containerisation, the Scouting movement, sailors , and gardeners .

  7. Sling - Wikipedia

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    Sling (furniture), a suspended, free-swinging chair, bed, or hammock Sex swing, also known as a "sling" Sling (rigging), a component used in a rigging system for lifting, frequently made of wire rope or synthetic fiber; Sling (weapon), a device used to hurl projectiles Slingshot (esp in the United States), a small hand-powered projectile weapon

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  9. Sling (climbing) - Wikipedia

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    A sling is an item of climbing equipment consisting of a tied or sewn loop of webbing. These can be wrapped around sections of rock, hitched to other pieces of equipment, or tied directly to a tensioned line using a Prusik style knot. They may be used as anchors, to extend an anchor to reduce rope drag, in anchor equalization, or to climb a ...