The truth is, however, that when Mel Chandler first reported to the regiment the only steed he had ever ridden was a swivel chair and the only weapon he had ever wielded was a pencil.

One method of building a mooring is to use three or more conventional anchors laid out with short lengths of chain attached to a swivel, so no matter which direction the vessel moves one or more anchors will be aligned to resist the force.

One of the primary characteristics of this technique is the use of a swivel as follows: the first anchor is set normally, and the vessel drops back to the limit of anchor cable.

The Tony Award medallion was designed by Art Director Herman Rosse and is a mix of mostly brass and a little bronze, with a nickel plating on the outside ; a black acrylic glass base, and the nickel-plated pewter swivel.

A positional gun is a gun mounted to the cabinet on a swivel that allows the player to aim the gun.

To get a feel for the type of equilibrium that is involved, imagine someone seated in a spinning swivel chair, with weights in their hands.

Most carts in the United States have swivel wheels at the front, while the rear wheels are fixed in orientation, while in Europe it is more common to have four swivel wheels.

* The Swivel fold is difficult to describe as the term is loosely defined and there are so many different versions that could be called " swivel folds ".

The bar is attached on either end with pivots that permit it to swivel upwards and downwards only, so that the axle is allowed to move in the vertical plane only.

In Czech translation, Pensieve is " Myslánka " ( from " myslet "-think ) and Knockturn Alley is Obrtlá ulice, a rather complex neologism with many meanings and associations, but based on the word " obrtlík " ( swivel ) and the phrase " otočit se na obrtlíku " ( run away suddenly ).

The device is a semi submerged floating tidal turbine and is moored to the seabed via a buoy mounted swivel so that it always maintains optimum heading into the direction of the tidal flow.

Black line is put on the spool and a swivel is placed at the end of the black line.

Then a piece of fishing line with a hook is attached to the swivel.

A snood is a short length of line, attached to the main line using a clip or swivel, with the hook at the other end.

On civilian airplanes the FE is positioned so that he can monitor the forward instruments, pilot selections and adjust the thrust levers located on the centre pedestal ; the FE's chair can travel forward and aft and it can swivel laterally 90 degrees, which enables him to face forward and set the engine power, then move aft and rotate sideways to monitor and set the systems panel.

On 12 June 1775, the Rhode Island General Assembly, meeting at East Greenwich, passed a resolution, which created the first formal, governmentally authorized navy in the Western Hemisphere: “ It is voted and resolved, that the committee of safety be, and they are hereby, directed to charter two suitable vessels, for the use of the colony, and fit out the same in the best manner, to protect the trade of this colony ... “ That the largest of the said vessels be manned with eighty men, exclusive of officers ; and be equipped with ten guns, four-pounders ; fourteen swivel guns, a sufficient number of small arms, and all necessary warlike stores.

The Dutch hoe ( scuffle, action, oscillating, swivel, or Hula-Ho ) is a design that is pushed or pulled through the soil to cut weeds just under the surface.

The ropes of the trapeze are often both attached to a single swivel, allowing the trapeze to spin.

When the backhoe is permanently attached, the machine usually has a seat that can swivel to the rear to face the hoe controls.

The medal was pinned to the front of a military jacket from a swivel with no attached ribbon.

The game is controlled with a fixed swivel mounted light gun controller attached to the cabinet, with force feedback to simulate recoil.

SAM-Rs are usually seen with Harris swivel bipods attached to this rail via ARMS # 32 throwlever mounts.

' The lower ends of the struts were attached to the swing axle casings by swivel bushes.

The toys can be attached to one another to build three-dimensional creations, with the edges either remaining rigid or being allowed to swivel.

The conventional hybrids are a credit card holder with either a swivel magnetic clip attached to the back side or a solid plastic clip.

A snood is a short length of line which is attached to the main line using a clip or swivel, with the hook at the other end.

The harquebusier would have been armed with a doglock carbine, hung from a swivel attached to a baldric, pistols in saddle holsters and a stout, straight-bladed, sword.

Flying jesses are often even smaller and lighter than hunting jesses, and are permanently attached to their anklets so they won't be lost ; both types may have the swivel slit on them, based on the falconers preference, but most often do not.

The analogue Ⅰ and Ⅱ buttons were typically used as the accelerator and brake, and the swivel in the middle was used as steering input.

; Fish Stringer: Usually a length of cable / cord / string / monofilament terminated by a loop ( and sometimes a swivel ) at one end and a large stainless steel pin / spike at the other.

Manually activated by a handle for this introductory year, for 1960 and 1961 the seats would automatically swivel when the front door was opened activated by a cable.

However, generally swivel folds involve a flap of paper " swivelling " at a certain point or vertex and another flap or edge of paper, connected to the first, dragged around that point or vertex.

The fishing lure is either tied with a knot, such as the improved clinch knot, or connected with a tiny safety pin-like device called a " swivel " onto the fishing line which is in turn connected to the reel via the arbor.

The bevel protractor consists of a beam, a graduated dial and a blade which is connected to a swivel plate ( with Vernier scale ) by thumb nut and clamp.

The common swivel axis for microscope and illumination system was connected to the cross-slide stage, which allowed it to be brought to any part of the eye to be examined.

* Blowhose / Swivel Assembly-A hose, usually latex, is connected to the blowpipe via a hollow swivel, allowing the lampworker to blow into hollow glass forms while rotating them.

A swivel is a connection that allows the connected object, such as a gun or chair, to rotate horizontally and / or vertically.

The neGcon was an unusual design in that the left and right halves of the controller were connected by a swivel joint and thus the halves could be twisted relative to each other.

Gross swung his swivel chair.

The sheriff's swivel chair tilted back.

He sat stiff-backed in a chair that did not swivel, though it was obvious to Gun that Killpath felt his position as acting captain plainly merited a swivel chair.

It can be fixed in place, as on a cargo truck, mounted on a swivel, as on a railway carriage / car or locomotive, or sprung as in the suspension of a caterpillar tracked vehicle, or as an assembly in the landing gear of an aircraft.

Two of these feathers allow his guns to swivel and fire automatically ( often while Tex's hands are raised ) and the other two allow his horse ( Rocky ) and his dog ( Dusty ) to speak English.

The first breech loading weapons were the swivel guns used in naval warfare.

A Chinese pirate or commercial shipwreck site yielded a paired swivel gun, for rapid firing: one barrel would fire whiles its opposite was being reloaded, though this remains a rare find.

After it had reached the proper pressure, a valve connecting the tank with the swivel was opened and the mixture was discharged from its end, being ignited at its mouth by some source of flame.

The detachment proved very effective supporting the advance of American forces at the Battle of San Juan Hill, where three of the Gatlings with swivel mountings were used with great success against the Spanish defenders.

The plectrum, mounted on a tongue that can swivel backwards away from the string, passes the string without plucking it again.

To close, manually lift ( pick ) the spring tab ( lock ) off the blade post with your fingers, or in " Italian Style Stilettos " swivel the bolster ( hand guard ) clockwise to lift the spring tab off the blade post.

The standard monitor was a 19 " 60 Hz non-interlaced unit with a tilt / swivel base ; 19 " 30 Hz interlaced and a 15 " 60 Hz non-interlaced ( with tilt / swivel base ) were also available.

Traditional ski show acts include pyramids, ski doubles, freestyle jumping, and swivel skiing.

When the toll was paid the pike, which was mounted on a swivel, was turned to allow the vehicle to pass.

They had a swivel top hose with the intention being that the user would place the unit in the center of the room, and work around the cleaner.

The tribe made use of the weapons they so acquired, utilizing cannons and canoe-mounted swivel guns.

The boats were armed with swivel guns loaded with grapeshot, the officers armed with swords and pistols, the marines with " Brown Bess " muskets, and the sailors with torches and axes ; they responded to the single cannon fired by the town's surprised defenders with a massive volley, neither side incurring any casualties.