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SANDING PAD [2 records]

Record 1 1999-01-27

English

Subject field(s)
  • Industrial Design
  • Architectural Drafting and Tools
CONT

A mechanical drawing pencil can be sharpened like a wooden drawing pencil by means of a sanding pad ...

CONT

Especially useful for sharpening compass lead, this is one of the simplest devices used for sharpening. Sandpaper stapled to a wooden paddle is called a sandpaper, or sanding block.

CONT

A sandpaper block or file may also be used to keep sharp points on drafting pencils.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Dessin industriel
  • Dessin architectural et instruments
DEF

Instrument utilisé en dessin composé d'un bloc de bois auquel on a fixé un papier abrasif et servant à affûter les mines de crayon.

Spanish

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Record 2 1987-04-24

English

Subject field(s)
  • Facilities and Equipment (Wood Industries)
  • Woodworking

French

Domaine(s)
  • Installations et équipement (Industr. du bois)
  • Travail du bois
DEF

Pièce montée entre les rouleaux (cylindres) de contact et de tension d'une ponceuse à large bande et qui vient s'appuyer par pression pneumatique sur la bande abrasive.

OBS

Dans la ponceuse à large bande, la pièce à poncer est entraînée mécaniquement comme dans la ponceuse à tambours, mais la bande abrasive, dont la largeur correspond à la largeur de travail, circule entre deux ou trois cylindres de renvoi, l'appui sur le matériau étant assuré par un cylindre de contact ou un patin fixe.

Spanish

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