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self-acting ADJ

self-acting

self-acting brake ARCHIT

self-acting lathe ARCHIT

self-acting lubricator ARCHIT

self-acting switch ELEC

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A self-acting loom would stop when any thread broke, and the thread had to be retied or pieced.
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The task he had set himself was to design a self-actor, a self-acting or automatic spinning mule.
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The railway used three types of power - locomotives, stationary steam engines and self-acting inclines.
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He created and patented an invention he called a self-acting bar excavator to be used by ships in crossing bars of sand and clay.
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In 1960 a range of self-acting pressure controls are introduced for the first time.
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Clement's main interest was the improvement of self-acting machine tools, and especially lathes.
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Spiral groove bearings are self-acting because their own rotation builds up the pressure needed to separate the bearing surfaces.
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It was the self-acting mule that was the basis of their success being faster, longer and more productive than their rivals.
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The business expanded and by 1846 they were employing 250 workers and were manufacturing self-acting mules and power looms.
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It was self-acting, but a stationary steam engine was provided at the top.
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