Interchangeable+parts


 * Interchangeable parts** was an idea introduced by Eli Whitney. Aside from introducing the cotton jin, Whitney developed the concept of interchangeable parts. This concept created standard types of pieces of a piece of machinery. Whitney applied this to his musket making. An example is that all triggers were made the same which allowed any trigger to fit any barrel, or standardization and uniformity. This enabled much faster and easier repair of complex machinery. This allowed for more efficient methods of producing parts.

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by Benjamin Ellison Febuary 11, 2009 Edited by: Dirk Gadsden (February 12, 2009)