line shafting

English

Noun

line shafting (plural line shaftings)

  1. Alternative form of lineshafting.
    • 1838, The London Journal of Arts and Sciences; and Repertory of Patent Inventions., volume XI (conjoined series), London, page 22:
      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.
    • 1926, Thomas Christian Thomsen, The Practice of Lubrication: An Engineering Treatise on the Origin, Nature and Testing of Lubicants, Their Selection, Application and Use, McGraw-Hill book Company, Incorporated, page 286:
      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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