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tramming

tramming verb: aligning the spindle perpendicular to the worktable for accuracy to ensure flat cuts, preventing angled or uneven surfaces that result from a tilted or "out-of-tram" spindle. Also the present participle and gerund of tram.

Verb

tramming

  1. aligning the spindle perpendicular to the worktable for accuracy to ensure flat cuts, preventing angled or uneven surfaces that result from a tilted or "out-of-tram" spindle
  2. aligning the gantry with the print surface to ensure flat printing

Also used as

tramming is also the present participle and gerund of tram.

Questions about tramming

What does tramming mean?
Tramming means aligning the spindle perpendicular to the worktable for accuracy to ensure flat cuts, preventing angled or uneven surfaces that result from a tilted or "out-of-tram" spindle.
What part of speech is tramming?
Tramming is a verb.

Words near tramming in the dictionary

  1. Trammells
  2. trammels
  3. trammels of Archimedes
  4. trammer
  5. trammers
  6. tramming
  7. tramontana
  8. tramontanas
  9. tramontane
  10. tramontanes
  11. Tramore

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