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Drop Line

A circle, of slightly smaller diameter than the PITCH-CIRCLE, scribed on to "blank" wooden teeth when cogging a wheel. From the intersections of this line with the centre lines of the teeth, the working profiles of the teeth may be struck, using dividers.