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TAP EXTRACTOR [2 records]

Record 1 1996-03-15

English

Subject field(s)
  • Hand Tools
  • Industrial Tools and Equipment
DEF

[A device] used for removing screws and studs which have broken off. Is made with a tapered left-hand thread.

CONT

Screw extractors are used to remove broken screws without damaging the surrounding material or the threaded hole.

Key term(s)
  • tap extractor
  • bolt extractor

French

Domaine(s)
  • Outillage à main
  • Outillage industriel
DEF

Sorte de mèche spéciale, à filet hélicoïdal, utilisée avec un tourne-à-gauche pour extraire du bois les vis cassées.

Key term(s)
  • extracteur de boulon
  • extracteur de goujon

Spanish

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Record 2 1988-03-28

English

Subject field(s)
  • Machine-Tooling (Metallurgy)
CONT

A tap extractor has four fingers that slip into the flutes of a broken tap. It is adjustable in order to support the fingers close to the broken tap, even when the broken end is below the surface of the work. A wrench is fitted to the extractor and turned counterclockwise to remove a right-hand tap.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Usinage (Métallurgie)

Spanish

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