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Four wool spinning machines driven by belts from an overhead lineshaft (Leipzig, Germany, circa 1925)
The belt drives of the Mueller Mill, model and reality, in motion

A line shaft is a power-driven rotating shaft for power transmission that was used extensively from the Industrial Revolution until the early 20th century. Prior to the widespread use of electric motors small enough to be connected directly to each piece of machinery, line shafting was used to distribute power from a large central power source to machinery throughout a workshop or an industrial complex. The central power source could be a water wheel, turbine, windmill, animal power or a steam engine. Power was distributed from the shaft to the machinery by a system of belts, pulleys and gears known as millwork.[1]

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Spherical bearing

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to support line shaft bearings in mills and machine shops. For long shafts it was impossible to accurately align bearings, even if the shaft was perfectly...

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Interchangeable parts

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individual machine tools to be powered by electric motors, eliminating line shaft drives from steam engines or water power and allowing higher speeds, making...

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Electrification

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where speed control was desirable. Manufacturing was transitioned from line shaft and belt drive using steam engines and water power to electric motors...

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Heisler locomotive

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continuous string of line shafting running the length of the engine. Instead, the tender truck was driven by a line shaft above the shaft driving the main...

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Shaft collar

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mass-produced shaft collars were set screw collars and were used primarily on line shafting in early manufacturing mills. These early shaft collars were...

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Radial shaft seal

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construction consists of a sprung main sealing lip which has a line contact with the shaft. The line contact is formed by two angles, with the air side angle...

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Type 32 frigate

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diesel-mechanical (CODED) arrangement, directed connected to a centre-line shaft and supported by two azipods which provide the ship's propulsion. Babcock...

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Bandsaw

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plastic. Almost all bandsaws today are powered by an electric motor. Line shaft versions were once common but are now antiques. The idea of the bandsaw...

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Power loom

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the frame and operated by cams on the first shaft, the shedding was operated by cams on the second shaft, the take up motion was copied from Radcliffe...

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Mamod

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fittings. Production of the line shaft and tools continued until the onset of the Second World War, with the line shaft being incorporated into the SC2...

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