pole plate
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pole plate
A horizontal timber resting on the ends of the tie beams of a roof; supports the lower ends of the common rafters, directly above the wall; raises the rafters above the top plate of the wall.
McGraw-Hill Dictionary of Architecture and Construction. Copyright © 2003 by McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc.
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The unit utilizes electrically activated permanent magnets, MAGNOS Radial
Pole Plates. Workpiece can be machined from 3 sides without changeover and since magnetic field is active up to outer fringe areas, extremely large workpieces can be clamped securely and deformation-free.
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