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WORK CLAMPS [8 records]

Record 1 2024-03-14

English

Subject field(s)
  • Hand Tools
  • Wood Sawing
  • Wood Finishing
CONT

... the fret saw is the tool of choice for intricate work.... Fret saw blades do not have pins. Instead, clamps on the saw hold the ends tight.... The thinner blades [are not] designed for heavy cutting[, but they are] capable of much greater precision.... In addition to the blade clamping mechanism, these saws also feature an adjustable frame. This enables them to accommodate different blade lengths.

Key term(s)
  • fret-saw

French

Domaine(s)
  • Outillage à main
  • Sciage du bois
  • Finition du bois

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Herramientas manuales
  • Aserradura de la madera
  • Pulido de la madera
DEF

Herramienta formada por brazos de metal en forma de U, un mango de madera y un pelo como elemento de corte.

OBS

El pelo se sujeta a la estructura metálica por medio de unas palomillas. Se utiliza para cortar maderas finas, y permite realizar cortes rectos, curvos o irregulares.

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Record 2 2021-01-20

English

Subject field(s)
  • Tools and Equipment (Mechanics)
  • Commercial Fishing
CONT

Float clamps... permit... removal and replacement of floats when repair work is carried out on the headrope.... In order to reduce the weight, the float clamps are made of aluminium.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Outillage (Mécanique)
  • Pêche commerciale

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Herramientas y equipo (Mecánica)
  • Pesca comercial
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Record 3 2020-02-10

English

Subject field(s)
  • Fire-Fighting and Rescue Equipment
DEF

A manually-operated mechanical or hydraulic clamping device used to pinch charged hose lines to stop the flow of water temporarily in order to make repairs or connections.

CONT

Based on the method by which they work, there are three types of hose clamps : screw-down, press-down and hydraulic press...

OBS

hose clamp: designation officially approved by the Lexicon Project Committee (New Brunswick).

French

Domaine(s)
  • Matériel de secours et de lutte (incendies)
DEF

Appareil permettant d'arrêter momentanément l'eau dans un gros tuyau souple, sans avoir besoin de fermer la retenue, le poteau d'incendie ou la sortie de refoulement de l'autopompe, surtout lorsque l'établissement a une grande longueur.

CONT

Il existe trois types d'étrangleurs caractérisés par leur mode de manœuvre : presse à vis, levier à pousser et presse hydraulique […]

OBS

étrangleur : désignation uniformisée par le Comité du projet de lexiques (Nouveau-Brunswick).

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Equipo de salvamento y lucha contra incendios
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Record 4 2010-05-05

English

Subject field(s)
  • General Hardware
CONT

Telescoping outward from clamps secured to the tops of ladder rails, these roller-ended extension bars would let you brace a ladder solidly around a window or an obstruction, putting you closer to your work. The rollers might also be handy in adjusting the height and reach of a ladder, allowing you to move it up or down without scratching walls.... The following patents have been issued on these inventions :... Ladder rollers...

French

Domaine(s)
  • Quincaillerie générale
DEF

Barre télescopique munie de roulettes à ses extrémités et qui, fixée au sommet d'une échelle, prend appui sur les parties murales adjacentes à une fenêtre ou à une autre ouverture de façon à faciliter le travail.

Spanish

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Record 5 2006-03-15

English

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

A woodworker’s clamp with two hardwood jaws joined by a pair of right-hand and left-hand threaded screws that maintain parallel adjustment of the jaws when their handles are turned in the same direction.

CONT

Wood screw clamps are made of two heavy baseboards connected by parallel bolts. These must be maintained parallel to each other to be effective.

CONT

Adjustable hand screws. Termed hand screws, these woodworking clamps have maple jaws that do not require pads of scrap wood to protect the work. Since the steel clamping screws operate through crosswise pivots in the wood jaws, they can be set at any required angle. Sizes, based on jaw length, range from 6 to 14 inches, openings from 3 to 10 inches...

French

Domaine(s)
  • Outillage à main
  • Installations et équipement (Industr. du bois)
CONT

Les serre-joints de bois doivent être réglés correctement pour le serrage des pièces.

OBS

Pluriel : des serre-joints.

OBS

serre-joints (pl.) : Cette graphie, puisée des Rectifications de l'orthographe recommandées par le Conseil supérieur de la langue française, est attestée dans le Petit Robert (2006).

OBS

serre-joint : Outil utilisé par les ajusteurs, les menuisiers, les ébénistes, les monteurs, pour assembler provisoirement entre eux les différents éléments d'un ensemble afin d'effectuer des opérations communes à ces éléments ou d'assurer le serrage des assemblages pendant la prise de la colle.

Spanish

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Record 6 2002-12-10

English

Subject field(s)
  • Space Exploration Equipment and Tools
  • Orbital Stations
CONT

[The] body-restraint tether [is a] flexible 30-inch-long network of fabric-covered cables and ball joints that lock the astronaut’s upper torso to the system of handrails installed around the station.

OBS

The BRT [Body Restraint Tether] clamps to a handrail and holds the spacewalker steady, freeing his or her hands for work... The tether also provides quick stability for a spacewalker when a foot restraint is not available.

OBS

body restraint tether; BRT: term and abbreviation officially approved by the International Space Station official approval Group (ISSOAG).

French

Domaine(s)
  • Équipement et outillage d'exploration spatiale
  • Stations orbitales
OBS

laisse de sécurité; BRT : terme et abréviation uniformisés par le Groupe de travail de la terminologie de la Station spatiale internationale (GTTSSI).

Spanish

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Record 7 2002-03-08

English

Subject field(s)
  • Drilling (Machine-Tooling)
DEF

A drilling machine in which a vertical drill moves into the work, which is stationary.

CONT

A drill press is preferable to a hand drill when the location and orientation of the hole must be controlled accurately. A drill press is composed of a base that supports a column, the column in turn supports a table. Work can be supported on the table with a vise or hold down clamps, or the table can be swiveled out of the way to allow tall work to be supported directly on the base. Height of the table can be adjusted with a table lift crank than locked in place with a table lock. The column also supports a head containing a motro. The motor turns the spindle at a speed controlled by a variable speed control dial. The spindle holds a drill chuck to hold the cutting tools(drill bits, center drills, deburring tools, etc.). [An illustration follows. ]

French

Domaine(s)
  • Perçage (Usinage)
CONT

perceuse à colonne : [...] Elles ont la possibilité d'effectuer le perçage d'éléments les plus variés, unitairement ou en série, avec des outillages appropriés. [...] Une table porte-pièce peut coulisser, s'orienter et se bloquer sur cette colonne.

Spanish

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Record 8 1980-08-21

English

Subject field(s)
  • Hand Tools
CONT

[A handscrew] consists of two hardwood jaws with two threaded screws with a handle on each. These clamps can be used with the jaws parallel or they can be tapered to fit an irregular shaped piece of stock(...) Hand screws are made in various sizes; use the size that suits the work to be glued.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Outillage à main
CONT

Les serres à main sont constituées de deux mâchoires en bois, ajustables à différentes ouvertures et à différents angles au moyen de vis en métal. Pour ajuster la serre à l'ouverture nécessaire, saisissez les poignées fermement et tournez la vis du haut autour de la vis du milieu. Tournez dans une direction pour ouvrir la serre et une direction opposée pour la fermer.

OBS

On peut trouver le terme par ordre alphabétique dans l'ouvrage.

Spanish

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