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adjustable bow frame [1 record]

Record 1 1985-12-11

English

Subject field(s)
  • Hand Tools
OBS

Piercing saw ... A narrow blade, 3-5 in long, is held in a light metal frame which (...) is sometimes adjustable to take different lengths of blade.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Outillage à main
CONT

La scie à chantourner du bijoutier est une scie montée, de très petite dimension (8 à 13 cm). De structure semblable à celle de la scie à découper, le CADRE en est cependant moins profond (7 à 9 cm) et peut, dans certains modèles extensibles (...) s'adapter à des lames de différentes longueurs; sa lame, très fine, peut avoir jusqu'à 32 dents au cm, et est fixée à la monture à l'aide de vis à ailettes.

Spanish

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