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2. 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 ...

3. Loos & Co. - Wikipedia

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   In honor of wire rope pioneer John A. Roebling, Loos & Co. manufactured and donated a stainless steel replica of the iron rope Roebling manufactured for the Allegheny Portage Railroad. [11] Loos & Co. has donated materials to the organization Connecticut Corsair who are restoring a Vought F4U Corsair , a fighter originally manufactured in ...

4. Running rigging - Wikipedia

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   On modern vessels, running rigging is likely to be made from synthetic fibers, while the standing rigging is most often fashioned from stainless steel "wire rope". Since the 1990s, several new synthetic fibers have become common, particularly on racing and other high-performance sailing boats.

5. Fastener - Wikipedia

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   The major grade used in stainless steel fasteners: 200 series, 300 series, and 400 series. Titanium, aluminium, and various alloys are also common materials of construction for metal fasteners. In many cases, special coatings or plating may be applied to metal fasteners to improve their performance characteristics by, for example, enhancing ...

6. Turnbuckle - Wikipedia

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   Historically, biplanes might use turnbuckles to adjust the tension on structural wires bracing their wings. Turnbuckles are also widely used on flexible cables in flight control systems. In both cases they are secured with lockwire or specifically designed wire clips to prevent them from turning and losing tension due to vibration.

7. Joint clip - Wikipedia

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   The handling of the high grade stainless steel joint clips for conical ground glass joints. Stainless steel can withstand the entire temperature spectrum of borosilicate glass and is reasonably inert. Some glassware features barbs (Devil's horns / Viking helmet) sticking out the sides of the tapers.