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  2. Differential pulley - Wikipedia

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    Marketed as "Weston Differential Pulley Blocks with Patent Chain Guides", the pulley had good sales, namely, 3000 sets in 9 months. It was displayed in 5 sizes—from 10 long hundredweight (510 kg) to 3 long tons (3,000 kg)—at the 1862 International Exhibition in London and received a medal for "original application, practical utility and ...

  3. Lewis (lifting appliance) - Wikipedia

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    A two-pinned lewis consists of two pins, linked by a short chain. The pins are inserted into opposing holes that are drilled into the top of the stone at about 15° from vertical. It operates by gripping the stone (like two fingers lifting a tenpin bowling ball) as the weight of the stone is taken up by a crane or winch.

  4. Block and tackle - Wikipedia

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    An assembly of blocks with a rope threaded through the pulleys is called tackle. The process of threading ropes or cables through blocks is called "reeving", and a threaded block and tackle is said to have been "rove". [7] A block and tackle system amplifies the tension force in the rope to lift heavy loads.

  5. Template:Convert/list of units - Wikipedia

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    The table below lists units supported by ... These unit-codes are displayed in column 3 of the following tables. ... {convert|100|kg|lb}} → 100 kilograms (220 lb)

  6. Lifting equipment - Wikipedia

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    Lifting a heavy timber with a block and tackle on a tripod. Lifting equipment , also known as lifting gear , is a general term for any equipment that can be used to lift and lower loads. [ 1 ] Types of lifting equipment include heavy machinery such as the patient lift , overhead cranes , forklifts , jacks , building cradles, and passenger lifts ...

  7. Template:Convert/list of units/mass - Wikipedia

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    1.0 long cwt (110 lb; 51 kg) short hundredweight: short cwt short cwt 1.0 short cwt (100 lb; 45 kg) long quarter: long qtr long qtr 1.0 long qtr (28 lb; 13 kg) short quarter: short qtr short qtr 1.0 short qtr (25 lb; 11 kg) stone: st st 14 lb used mostly in the British Commonwealth except Canada 1.0 st (14 lb; 6.4 kg) st kg. st kg lb; st lb