Tackle-Board and Sledge for Rope Making, anonymous, 1800 - 1860 tools A rope shop consisting of a turning gall for beating and tensioning the strands and a sledge for beating the rope. The turning gall is on a heavy ground board and has a needle for four strands; A large gear that drives three small gears in the corners is operated with a crank. The hooks to which the strands are attached are mounted on the axles of the gears and the needlework therefore ensures that the outer three run faster than the middle one, which also turns in the other direction. The sled has four wheels; The mechanism
Tackle-Board and Sledge for Rope Making, anonymous, 1800 - 1860 tools A rope shop consisting of a turning gall for beating and tensioning the strands and a sledge for beating the rope. The turning gall is on a heavy ground board and has a needle for four strands; A large gear that drives three small gears in the corners is operated with a crank. The hooks to which the strands are attached are mounted on the axles of the gears and the needlework therefore ensures that the outer three run faster than the middle one, which also turns in the other direction. The sled has four wheels; The mechanism only has a hook, where the movement of the crank is transferred to a small gear through a large gear. Netherlands wood (plant material). brass (alloy). iron (metal)
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