Re: gallows turntable
| September 11, 2011 12:34PM |
Hi,
Oddly enough, I never understood the naming convention. I thought there was an "A" frame turntable and then a gallows turntable. Many call the "A" frame a gallows.
Is an "A" frame a subset of a gallows type?
The attached photo taken at Monarch is what I think of as a gallows turntable.
Doug vV
Oddly enough, I never understood the naming convention. I thought there was an "A" frame turntable and then a gallows turntable. Many call the "A" frame a gallows.
Is an "A" frame a subset of a gallows type?
The attached photo taken at Monarch is what I think of as a gallows turntable.
Doug vV
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