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The top two cars were removed from the spike by a crane, and stored for future use. The base of the spindle was then cut, and the spindle (along with the remaining cars) was pushed over with a crane and later removed. However, if sufficient funds can be raised, a new modified Spindle – featuring the old top two cars – may yet be erected.
Modern top-whorl drop spindles. The hook at the top allows these to be suspended and the cop is built up below the disk-shaped whorl in a conical shape. Spindle with cotton yarn, without whorl, representing the "spindle-shape". A modern Turkish spindle is an example of a low-whorl suspended spindle where the whorl is made up of interlocking arms.
A machine tool may have several spindles, such as the headstock and tailstock spindles on a bench lathe. The main spindle is usually the biggest one. References to "the spindle" without further qualification imply the main spindle. Some machine tools that specialize in high-volume mass production have a group of 4, 6, or even more main spindles.
Spindle: an axle around which a pedal rotates; threaded at one end to screw into crank arms; Spoke: connects wheel rim to hub. Usually wire with one end swaged to ...
The charkha works similarly to the great wheel, with a drive wheel being turned by one hand, while the yarn is spun off the tip of the spindle with the other. The floor charkha and the great wheel closely resemble each other. With both, yarn must be held off the end of the spindle in order to twist it, and off-axis to wind the yarn onto the ...
Isaac Freeman III (August 6, 1968 [a] – August 31, 2024), better known by his stage name Fatman Scoop, was an American hip-hop recording artist and radio personality. Noted for his booming, raw vocal presence on various hip-hop songs, he was best known for his guest performances on the 2005 singles "Lose Control" by Missy Elliott and "It's Like That" by Mariah Carey, as well as his 1999 ...
Spindles or uprights - Jaguar left and Holden Gemini right The wheel spindle in the illustration is colored red. In an automobile, the wheel spindle, sometimes called simply the spindle, is the part of the suspension system that carries the hub for the wheel and attaches to the upper and lower control arms.
The claim that Germans used the fat from human corpses to make products, including soap, was made during World War I.This allegation appears to have originated as a rumor which was spread by the British and Belgian media.