Beam compass to Bell-ringing transformer

Beam compass which beams. either false or true. usually in a horizontal position, are exposed to view.
Beam compass. (Draw. and Shopwk.) A large compass with adjustable points which are attached to a beam or bar of wood or metal; used in drafting rooms and shops for describing large circles or arcs.
Beam drill. (Mach.) Similar to a radial drill except the arm is supported at both ends as is the cross-rail on a planer.
Beam pattern. (Auto. Mech.) The shape or spread of the light area from the head lamps.
Bearer. (Print.) Excess metal within or around the printing area of a plate; also strip of metal sometimes. placed at side of a plate when hand inking and proofing.
Bearing. (Arch.) That portion of a beam, truss, etc., which rests on the supports. (Mach.) The support or carrier for a rotating. shaft.
Bearing cap. (Mach.) The top half of a journal bearing. See Cap.
Bearing metal. (Metal.) Antifriction and white metals, brass, gun metals, and the various alloys used for making or lining the bearing of journals.
Bearing partition. (Bldg.) A partition that carries the floor joists and other partitions above it.
Bearing plate. (Engin.) A plate of the thickness and area required to distribute a given load, such as a plate under a beam flange resting on a wall. If the plate is 2 in. or more in thickness, it is called a slab.
Bearing projector. (Aero.) A fixed directional projector used in conjunction with a landmark beacon to indicate the direction toward a
landing area by [he direction of its beam.
Bearing surface. (Engin.) The surface over which a load is distributed.
Bed. (Mach.) That part of a lathe which supports the headstock, tail-stOCk, and carriage. (Masonry) In bricklaying and masonry, the horizontal surfaces on which the bricks or stone of the wall lie in courses. (Print.) The support for the type form on a platen or cylinder press.
Bed charge. (Fdry.) The deep load

..Bedding of coke in the bottom of a cupola. The first charge of iron is also called a bed charge.
Bedding. (Fdry. and Patmkg.) A molding operation which consists of filling the drag flask with sand and forcing the pattern down to the desired position. T!te sand is then firmly tucked and rammed about the pattern.
Bedford limestone. One of the finest and best known building stones found in the U.S.; named from its
shipping point, Bedford, Indiana.
Bed molding. (Arch.) Molding used as a finish underneath an.overhang; . e.g., the finish molding at the ~ joining of eaves and outside wall.
Bed plate. (Arch.) A metal plate used as a rest or support of some structural part. (Mach.) A metal plate used as. a foundation of a machine.
Beech. (Wood) A large tree which spmetimes grows to 100 ft. in height with a diameter of 2 to 3 ft. Its wood is hard, strong and tough but not durable. Excel1ent for fuel, but has little other commercial use.
Bees wax. The wax from the cells of the honeycomb. Has many uses in the arts; used to coat metal patterns to facilitate the.ir withdrawal from the sand.
Beige bath. (Colour) The colour of un-bleached cotton or wool.
Belfry. (Arch.) An attached or detached tower containing bells.
Bell. (Elec.) An electric signaling device operating through the use of an electromagnet, clapper, and gong.

Bed-and-spigot joint. (Plumb.) Each length of cast-iron pipe is made with an enlarged or bell end and a plain or spigot end. The spigot end of one length fits into the ben end of the next length. The joint is made tight by calking.
Bell crank. A lever or crank having two arms which meet at an angle of 90 deg.
Bell metal. A hard,brittle, sonorous alloy of copper and tin.
Bellmouthed. Having a ben-shaped opening at the end.
Bell or hub. (Plumb.) That portion of a pipe which, for a short distance, is sufficiently enlarged to receive the end of another pipe of the same diameter for the purpose of making a joint.
Bellows. (Fdry.) An instrument with an air chamber and flexible sides, used fordireeting a current of air.In a foundry, small hand bel10ws are used for blowing parting sand away from the faces of patterns, etc.
Bell-ringing transformer. (Elec.) A small transformer which steps down the voltage of the ordinary