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DIAMOND SAW [2 records]

Record 1 2004-06-08

English

Subject field(s)
  • Industrial Tools and Equipment
  • Diamond Industry
DEF

A rotary sawing device for dividing diamonds.

CONT

... operation of sawing machine: a motor belt-driven spindle holding the saw blade rotates at approximately 12,000 to 15,000 revolutions per minute (rpm); the edge of the blade carries the diamond powder and oil mixture, which saws the diamond.

OBS

Cutting [(sawing)] is done by a thin metal disk, usually phosphor-bronze, coated with a mixture of oil and diamond powder. Introduced about 1900.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Outillage industriel
  • Industrie diamantaire
DEF

Machine à disque rotatif servant à diviser un diamant.

CONT

Il existe aujourd'hui une multitude de machines de sciage : à disque ou au laser, automatique ou manuelle.

OBS

La scie est un disque mince en bronze phosphoreux.

Spanish

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Record 2 1992-05-15

English

Subject field(s)
  • Machinery
  • Extraction Procedures - Various (Mining)
  • Anthropology
DEF

A circular metal disk having diamonds or diamond dust inset in its cutting or peripheral edge. Employed to cut rocks and other brittle substances.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Machines
  • Procédés d'extraction divers (Exploit. minière)
  • Anthropologie
CONT

Afin d'observer les caractéristiques internes d'un fossile, les paléontologistes devaient dans le passé utiliser une scie diamantée pour prélever une série de tranches dans l'échantillon (...)

Spanish

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