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WOOD BIT [3 records]

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Record 1 2007-11-19

English

Subject field(s)
  • Beekeeping
DEF

A bit of comb built between two combs to fasten them together, between a comb and adjacent wood, or between two wooden parts such as top bars.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Élevage des abeilles
CONT

Fonte de la cire d'opercule ou de la fausse construction.

OBS

Terme habituellement utilisé au pluriel.

Key term(s)
  • fausses constructions

Spanish

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Record 2 2007-07-04

English

Subject field(s)
  • Measuring Instruments (Engineering)
  • Forestry Operations
DEF

An auger-like instrument with a hollow bit and an extractor, used mainly to extract thin radial cylinders of wood... from trees having annual growth rings, so as to determine increment and age, but also, in wood preservation, the depth of penetration of the preservative.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Instruments de mesure (Ingénierie)
  • Exploitation forestière
DEF

Sonde creuse que l'on peut visser et enfoncer dans le bois pour en extraire (avec un extracteur) de petits cylindres radiaux de bois (carottes) afin d'y compter et mesurer les cernes ligneux lorsqu'ils sont bien distincts.

OBS

On peut se servir de cet instrument pour estimer l'âge ou la croissance de certains arbres ou pour divers autres usages, par exemple pour mesurer la pénétration de certains produits de préservation.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Instrumentos de medida (Ingeniería)
  • Explotación forestal
DEF

Taladro que permite obtener muestras de un árbol para poder analizarlas y calcular el crecimiento y la edad del mismo por medio de los anillos de crecimiento.

CONT

Barrena de Pressler [...] sirve para tomar muestras del tronco de los árboles tipo a medir y así obtener un pequeño cilindro donde observar los anillos de crecimiento y poder calcular el crecimiento de los últimos cinco años [...]

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Record 3 1994-04-25

English

Subject field(s)
  • Hand Tools
  • Small Electric Tools
CONT

This type of bit is referred to as a "selfeed bit" and is believed to be very popular for use in cutting holes in wood construction for pipe sizes ranging from at least ½" through 4". Some of these selfeed bits have replaceable feed screw pilots.

OBS

Figure.

Key term(s)
  • self-feed bit

French

Domaine(s)
  • Outillage à main
  • Petit outillage électrique
CONT

La mèche de ce type est dite à auto-avance et semble très employée pour percer des pièces de bois de construction en vue d'y faire passer des tuyaux de diamètre variant entre ½ po et 4 po. Certaines de ces mèches possèdent des forets pilotes remplaçables.

Spanish

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