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		microtherion on July 19, 2024 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Racist plant names will change after historic vote... A few years ago, I stumbled across a technical term in old patent filings that I'm pretty sure has been replaced by now: https://patentimages.storage.googleapis.com/62/28/01/cdb0d1c...

RichardCA on July 20, 2024 | [–]

The mechanism in a steam-driven sawmill that holds the log in place and is adjusted when the angle or thickness of the cut needs to be changed.

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s1artibartfast on July 19, 2024 | [–]

Im not sure that one is unrelated to the offensive term.

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