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Tongs shackle link 50 mm centres, 12 × 5

What is the tongs shackle? · Modern device · basis: Xem Studio design following Brown's figure (1868); true size, no printing allowance

Also called: shackle link, grillete, Schäkellasche

Exact dimensions. True size, with no printing tolerance added.

length
62.0 mm
width
12.0 mm
height
5.0 mm

Notes

  • 12 × 5 link with Ø3 holes 50 mm apart: the two tong links pin to its lower hole, the hoist hook goes in the upper.
  • Xem Studio design following Brown's figure; true size, no printing allowance (apply your own to the mating features).

Tongs shackle link 50 mm centres, 12 × 5 size chart

dimensionvalue
centres50 mm
section12 × 5 mm

Where the files are

Other publishers' files are linked, not hosted. "verify" = check the license at the link before commercial use.

Henry T. Brown (1868, public domain)Five Hundred and Seven Mechanical Movements — scan on archive.orgwebPublisher's page; dimensions are facts
507movements.comBrown's movement No. 494: figure, his text and an animationwebPublisher's page; dimensions are facts
Xem StudiodrawingwebPublisher's page; dimensions are facts

Free files

★ Free files 1 parts. Xem Studio design: free to use, print and sell things from; not to be republished as files. Xem Studio Design License. index.json

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Plain text: sheet.txt · JSON: /api/geometry?object=tongs-shackle-link-50

Tongs shackle link 50 mm centres, 12 × 5, isometric render of a generated part
Render of tongs-shackle-link-50 from the free STEP; not to scale.

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What is the tongs shackle?

12 × 5 link with Ø3 holes 50 mm apart: the two tong links pin to its lower hole, the hoist hook goes in the upper.