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A '''linkage''' is a ''''[[mechanism]]''' made by connecting together rigid links or '''[[Lever|levers]]'''.
A '''linkage''' is a ''''[[mechanism]]''' made by connecting together rigid links or '''[[Lever|levers]]'''.


Levers or links may be connected together using a wide range of fastenings which allow free movement - e.g. screws, pins, paper fasteners, pop rivets, clevis pins, nuts and bolts, etc. The linkage can be made to change the direction of a force or make two or more things move at the same time.
Levers or links may be connected together using a wide range of fastenings which allow free movement - e.g. [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Screw screws], [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Split_pin split pins], [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brass_fastener paper fasteners], [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rivet#Blind_rivets pop rivets], [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Clevis_fastener clevis pins], [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nut_%28hardware%29 nuts and bolts], etc. The linkage can be made to change the direction of a force or make two or more things move at the same time.

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A linkage is a 'mechanism made by connecting together rigid links or levers.

Levers or links may be connected together using a wide range of fastenings which allow free movement - e.g. screws, split pins, paper fasteners, pop rivets, clevis pins, nuts and bolts, etc. The linkage can be made to change the direction of a force or make two or more things move at the same time.

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