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FINISHING ORBITAL SANDER [1 record]

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Record 1 2018-11-16

English

Subject field(s)
  • Hand Tools
  • Woodworking
DEF

[The] sander driving a rectangular pad in a circular or orbital motion.

OBS

Finishing sanders are either orbital (circular) or oscillating (back and forth, or vibrating) in motion ... The designation "finishing sander" means that this tool is used to obtain a finer surface finish ...

OBS

orbital sander: term standardized by ISO.

OBS

orbital sander; finishing orbital sander; pad sander: terms officially approved by the Lexicon Project Committee (New Brunswick).

French

Domaine(s)
  • Outillage à main
  • Travail du bois
DEF

Ponceuse dont le disque abrasif fonctionne en décrivant des cercles, le ponçage qui en résulte ne prenant pas en compte le sens des fibres du bois.

OBS

ponceuse orbitale : terme normalisé par l'ISO.

OBS

ponceuse orbitale : terme uniformisé par le Comité du projet de lexiques (Nouveau-Brunswick).

Spanish

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