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Record 1 1993-07-06

English

Subject field(s)
  • Hand Tools
CONT

Double-cut files have two sets of diagonal rows of teeth. The first set of teeth is called the over-cut.... The second set is called the upcut and is not as coarse or as deep as the overcut.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Outillage à main
CONT

La lime à taille croisée comporte deux rangées de dents diagonales qui se croisent. On appelle la première rangée de dents, taille primaire. La taille suivante, ou taille secondaire, vient croiser la première; cette taille secondaire est moins rude et moins profonde que la première.

Spanish

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Record 2 1988-03-28

English

Subject field(s)
  • Machine-Tooling (Metallurgy)
CONT

Double cut files have two intersecting rows of teeth. The first row is usually coarser and is called the "overcut". The other row is called the "upcut".

French

Domaine(s)
  • Usinage (Métallurgie)

Spanish

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