erector

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Asked about his work as a sign erector in 2005, Mr Goddard asked Mr Packer about cables he used in the course of his work.

From BBC • Feb. 15, 2024

In his free time, Calleia built Meccano erector set models and made models of military equipment, bridges and machinery.

From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 8, 2023

The rules were changed to level the playing field and shooters have since turned their rifles into erector sets, attaching risers, weights, extenders and apertures to the main components to shoot pellets with laser-like precision.

From Seattle Times • Jul. 27, 2021

Sears sold everything: feed for chickens, Whirlpool washing machines, as well as the nightgowns, watches and erector sets in the Christmas “wish book.”

From New York Times • Dec. 28, 2018

The erector uses all the measuring tools used by the fitter or vice hand, and in addition many others, as stretched lines, the spirit-level and plumb-level.

From Modern Machine-Shop Practice, Volumes I and II by Rose, Joshua