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POLISHING POT [6 records]

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Record 1 2016-03-03

English

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

For polishing : the part of the tang that holds the pot in place.

CONT

Dop refers to the holder used for a diamond that is being polished. A diamond is held in a solder dop by solder and in a mechanical dop by metal jaws.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Outillage industriel
  • Industrie diamantaire
DEF

Pour la taille, partie de la pince qui maintient le pot.

OBS

On distingue le dop mécanique (fonctionnant avec des pinces) et le dop à soudure (sur lequel on fixe le diamant grâce à un alliage plomb-étain).

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Herramientas y equipo industriales
  • Industria del diamante
DEF

Pieza metálica usada para soportar el diamante u otras piedras durante las operaciones de tallado y permitir su manipulación cómoda y exacta.

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Record 2 2007-01-19

English

Subject field(s)
  • Gemmology
  • Diamond Industry
CONT

Press pot : A small metal collet designed for holding a diamond; is placed into a dop for manual, semi-automated and automated diamond polishing.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Gemmologie
  • Industrie diamantaire
OBS

Supposons qu'on aille vers une plus grande automatisation de la taille, cela imposerait des conditions encore plus sévères au rondiste.

Spanish

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Record 3 2004-07-15

English

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

Set the diamond in the dop, claws and/or pot :... c) for the crown : using the slit pot method :-select the correct slit pot size : should be approximately 15-20% smaller than the diamond's diameter;-fit the diamond into the slit pot;-lower the claw onto the table facet : ensure the ribs of the pavilion facets fall into the slits of the pot;-turn the dop axle : present the facet for polishing : turn the index adjuster, as required...

French

Domaine(s)
  • Outillage industriel
  • Industrie diamantaire

Spanish

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Record 4 2004-07-05

English

Subject field(s)
  • Gemmology
  • Diamond Industry
CONT

Press pot : A small metal collet designed for holding a diamond; is placed into a dop for manual, semi-automated and automated diamond polishing.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Gemmologie
  • Industrie diamantaire
OBS

Par opposition à la taille automatique (automatic polishing).

Spanish

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Record 5 2004-07-05

English

Subject field(s)
  • Gemmology
  • Diamond Industry
CONT

Press pot : A small metal collet designed for holding a diamond; [it] is placed into a dop for manual, semi-automated and automated diamond polishing.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Gemmologie
  • Industrie diamantaire

Spanish

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Record 6 1994-05-12

English

Subject field(s)
  • Ceramics (Industries)
DEF

Polishing leatherhard clay by rubbing with a hard object like a smooth pebble, the back of a spoon or a strip of spring steel.

CONT

Burnishing is nowadays used as a means of enhancing the surface of a pot and originally was also a way of making the pot more waterproof. The action of polishing clay with a smooth pebble or the handle of a spoon compacts the clay [, ] filling the pore of the clay texture.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Céramique (Industries)
DEF

Opération qui consiste à donner une apparence lisse et luisante à une surface.

CONT

Le polissage se pratique sur la terre crue, quand elle est assez dure pour ne pas se déformer, mais pas encore sèche. Vous lissez avec un galet rond, par toutes petites surfaces : vous tournez en appuyant. Le polissage peut être uniquement décoratif, et former un motif brillant sur une pièce mate.

Spanish

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