A Comprehensive Guide to Capstans!
January 18, 2023 ⚊ 1 Min read ⚊ Views 70 ⚊ BUSINESS
An axle at the bottom of the mechanism is similar to that of a windlass. If we consider the earlier times when the crafts were made up of wood and were light in size only iron and steel capstans were used. However, in today’s time, with the increase in the size and shape of ships, a more complex device, windlass, has been brought to use. Even though the windlasses are the modern-day capstan machine yet the capstans are in use. The reason lies behind the difference in usage of each with the corresponding capstan machine.
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