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na | mounted on jack bolts |
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na | mounted on screw jacks |
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mounted on jack bolts Explanation: aucune Norstedts+MW |
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mounted on screw jacks Explanation: also "mounted on screw feet" vis vérins are screw jacks, used to mount structures on uneven surfaces when they have to be moved arond frequently. You can see them on some garden tables, on scaffolding (acrows) on sloping ground, etc. Here's one used in a telescope: AD : Ø 105 mm, gradués de 5 mn en 5 mn. Déclinaison : Ø 96 mm, gradué de degré en degré. Pied colonne avec vis vérins, hauteur 40 cm, diamètre 102 mm. ... from: perso.wanadoo.fr/arcane/catalogu/t180.htm Obviously if the ground is too soft and you've got to spread the load, you can't use this type of foot, but beams instead. Although you could put beams under the feet, of course. Because the jacks leave an inviting space under the floor of the structure, you've got to finish the bottom of the walls, hence the "réagréage". |
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