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KNIFE CARRIAGE [2 records]

Record 1 2006-03-06

English

Subject field(s)
  • Facilities and Equipment (Wood Industries)
  • Plywood
DEF

The moving frame on a log peeler on which the knife is mounted.

French

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

Cadre mobile d'une dérouleuse sur lequel est monté un couteau.

OBS

On écrirait mieux «charriot».

OBS

Pluriel : des porte-couteaux.

OBS

charriot; porte-couteaux (pl.) : Ces graphies, puisées des Rectifications de l'orthographe recommandées par le Conseil supérieur de la langue française, sont attestées dans le Petit Robert (2004).

Key term(s)
  • chariot porte couteau

Spanish

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Record 2 1986-07-08

English

Subject field(s)
  • Forestry Operations
  • Facilities and Equipment (Wood Industries)
CONT

Tilting knife carriage aligns tree with feed rolls automatically (John Deere, JD743 Tree Harvester, 1977, p. 7).

French

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

Châssis inclinable, réglable selon le diamètre de l'arbre et qui comporte des couteaux ébrancheurs fixes ou mobiles et un mécanisme d'écimage.

Spanish

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