band wheel

[′band ‚wēl]

(mechanical engineering)

In a drilling operation, a large wheel that transmits power from the engine to the walking beam.

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Band formation and morphology can be influenced by many factors, including banding solution viscosity, surface tension, presence of surfactant, band wheel condition, wheel heights and speed, and processing temperature.

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It has a 3 hp band drive motor with infinitely adjustable VFD band speed control from 50 to 400 fpm, The band wheel is mounted to the output shaft of the heavy-duty worm gearbox to provide the torque necessary to cut tough materials.

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Home to the central power for pumping the oil wells, the powerhouse contains the heart of the operation: a wooden band wheel 16 feet in diameter, dating to the 1880s, that transmits power from the engine to the walking beam.

Boom times: Ohio oil boom of 1885-95 comes to life in display

New Orleans-style brass band Wheel of Meat plays at 11 a.m., and there's no telling what sorts of secondhand treasures will be available.

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The Masquerade Parade begins at 9 p.m.; it will include lots of costumed celebrants and the New Orleans horn band Wheel of Meat.

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* Band wheel and bearing conditions: worn flanges and out-of-round wheels can cause blade stress, which in turn creates blade failure and poor cuts.

More to band sawing than just making chips. (Sawing)

The New Orleans-style brass band Wheel of Meat and Midwestern-style singer- songwriter Dan Jones will be the featured musical guests.

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The New Orleans brass band Wheel of Meat also will perform, along with the West Coast Rhythm Kings and the blues-based R&B band Bill Willie Blues.

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When sawing resinous wood, I run a mixture of water (windshield washer fluid in winter) and Pine-Sol from the lube tank to keep the blade and band wheels from getting gummed up.

Sawdust in your veins? The (woodlot)

Playing against a stunning video curtain backdrop, the band wheeled out fan favourites such as Stupify and Ten thousand Fists, alongside nuanced newcomer The Animal.

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Keep in mind, my logs were fairly large, so I laid out the length of the foundation to 16 feet to accommodate the mill head--the part of the mill that carries the motors, band wheels and cutting blade--and up to a 12-inch-wide log.

Homemade sawmill. (Country lore: readers' tips to live by)

This saw has the heaviest band wheels in its class, a robust saw base, and reliable cutting accuracy.