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SAWING DISC [1 record]

Record 1 2004-06-03

English

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

A very thin metal disc used to saw through a diamond.

OBS

Made of phosphorus bronze that holds a mixture of sawing oil in its porous texture; some blades are impregnated with diamond powder and can be used for kerfing or for sawing more difficult diamonds, available in sizes 0.4 mm to 3 mm.

Key term(s)
  • disk
  • sawing disc
  • saw disc
  • sawing disc blade

French

Domaine(s)
  • Outillage industriel
  • Industrie diamantaire
DEF

Disque ultra-fin de bronze phosphoré servant à diviser un diamant.

CONT

[La machine de sciage] comporte un socle [(bâti)] en fonte à l'avant duquel se trouve placé l'axe du plateau du disque de sciage, et, à l'arrière, l'axe du bras mobile qui peut se déplacer de haut en bas et latéralement pour permettre la descente de la pierre sur la lame de sciage et pour en assurer le positionnement exact.

OBS

Ce disque ultra-fin de bronze phosphoré est régulièrement enduit d'un mélange d'huile et de poudre de diamant.

Spanish

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