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TWIN BAND HEADRIG [1 record]

Record 1 2000-04-12

English

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

A sawmill that has both a right-hand and a left-hand band-saw, used to slab logs for ripping cants.

OBS

The saws may be mounted on the same frame or on separate movable frames allowing the distances between the saw cuts to be varied.

Key term(s)
  • twin band mill
  • twin band

French

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

Scie de tête qui comporte une lame-ruban à main droite et une lame-ruban à main gauche montées sur des bâtis mobiles distincts permettant de faire varier leur distance symétriquement par rapport à la ligne de centre.

Spanish

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