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FRICTION HEAD COMPASS [1 record]

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Record 1 1993-04-29

English

Subject field(s)
  • Industrial Design
DEF

A compass that is not as accurate or stable as other types of compass.

OBS

friction compass: W.C. Brown, Drafting for Industry, 1984, p. 43.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Dessin industriel
CONT

Le compas à bascule est une variante du compas à pièces de rechange. Le porte-mine et le tire-ligne, amovibles, constituent une seule pièce mais peuvent basculer sur la branche porteuse afin d'être utilisés tour à tour. L'élément traceur double est fixé, soit à l'intérieur, soit à l'extérieur de la branche.

Spanish

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