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DIAMOND CUTTING [37 records]

Record 1 2024-02-23

English

Subject field(s)
  • Masonry Practice
  • Concrete Construction
CONT

Wet cutting... uses a diamond blade, which is cooled by water as it saws the concrete. The water sprays directly onto the cutting surface. Wet cutting... requires a continuous stream of water to prevent the blade from warping or losing segments.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Maçonnerie
  • Bétonnage

Spanish

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Record 2 2024-02-23

English

Subject field(s)
  • Masonry Practice
  • Concrete Construction
CONT

Dry cutting is only made possible thanks to specialized segment welds made to diamond blades in order for them to handle heat without the use of any cooling methods. As such, this method is ideal for small, simple jobs that don’t require precision or finesse.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Maçonnerie
  • Bétonnage

Spanish

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Record 3 2024-02-23

English

Subject field(s)
  • Masonry Practice
  • Concrete Construction
CONT

Extra precautions... need to be taken when dry cutting, some of which are related to silica dust and some of which have to do with preventing the diamond blade from overheating.... Dry blades usually have slats cut out around the edge to promote air cooling of the blade, but this is never as effective as water cooling. Because of this, dry cuts can only be made in short, shallow passes...

French

Domaine(s)
  • Maçonnerie
  • Bétonnage

Spanish

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Record 4 2023-12-12

English

Subject field(s)
  • Construction Tools
  • Masonry Practice
CONT

A brick cutting saw is a machine that uses a diamond blade [to] cut through masonry products such [as] bricks, large tiles, glass blocks and more. Brick saws... have a [maximum] blade capacity [of 10 to 14 inches]. They are portable machines that can run on gas or electricity and can be moved from jobsite to jobsite. They are mainly used in the masonry industry and assist in cutting bricks, small pavers, cobblestone and glass blocks.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Outils (Construction)
  • Maçonnerie

Spanish

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Record 5 2012-10-19

English

Subject field(s)
  • Chemical Elements and Compounds
CONT

Silicon carbide... has a diamond-like structure and is nearly as hard as the diamond. It is prepared by heating fine [silicon dioxide] and coke with a little salt and sawdust in an electric furnace. The crystals obtained are greenish blue to black. It was one of the most widely used abrasives for grinding and cutting metals.

OBS

Carborundum®: a registered trademark.

OBS

for "carborundum" : When the tradename is used with a small "c", it is no longer considered as a registered trademark.

Key term(s)
  • Carborundum®

French

Domaine(s)
  • Éléments et composés chimiques
CONT

[...] est produit au four électrique à partir de silice et de carbone. De couleur noire à reflets bleutés, c'est le plus pur et le plus tranchant des abrasifs connus [...] On emploie le carbure de silicium surtout pour le ponçage des apprêts, des vernis et des laques ainsi que le décapage des parquets.

OBS

«carborundum» : Appellation commerciale maintenant passée dans l'usage, synonyme de carbure de silicium.

OBS

Carborundum® : marque déposée

Key term(s)
  • Carborundum

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Elementos y compuestos químicos
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Record 6 2010-04-20

English

Subject field(s)
  • Gemmology
  • Diamond Industry
DEF

A system for determining the quality of the cutting of a diamond, in terms of its departure from a standard.

CONT

Apply the facets to create a round brilliant shape: ... d) produce a polished diamond that has: correct indices, angles and depths; correctly-sized facets; maximum weight; acceptable cut grade, e.g., HRD (Hoge Raad voor Diamant) Very Good.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Gemmologie
  • Industrie diamantaire
DEF

Classification d'une taille par rapport à une qualité de taille idéale.

Spanish

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Record 7 2010-02-17

English

Subject field(s)
  • Mineral Prospecting
  • Boring and Drilling (Mines)
CONT

Frictional Ignition Control. Frictional ignition continues to be a major problem when sandstone channels are encountered. Water jet assisted road, headers, diamond insert pick trials, and thru-flush pick trials are attempts to reduce or control frictional ignition problems associated with drag-style bit cutting.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Prospection minière
  • Sondage et forage miniers
OBS

Renseignement obtenu d'une traductrice chez CANMET.

Spanish

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Record 8 2007-01-19

English

Subject field(s)
  • Gemmology
  • Diamond Industry
CONT

Describe crossworking: a) establishes symmetrical crown and pavilion main facets to specific angles and indices b) consists of two steps: - blocking the diamond ... lapping the diamond ...

CONT

Polishing : Removing material from a diamond to form facets; done in stages; crossworking(to set main facets), brillianteering(to finish the diamond) ;also referred to as cutting, grinding, running and smoothing.

OBS

blocking: [The] process of placing the table, the first four facets on the crown, and the first four facets on the pavilion of a rough or prepared diamond. To a large extent, blocking determines the symmetry and weight of the polished diamond as well as its brilliance and dispersion. In stones under 50 points, the process is often combined with cross-working.

Key term(s)
  • cross working
  • cross-working

French

Domaine(s)
  • Gemmologie
  • Industrie diamantaire
DEF

Taille des facettes principales de couronne et de culasse à des angles et positions spécifiques.

Spanish

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Record 9 2006-02-03

English

Subject field(s)
  • Gemmology
  • Diamond Industry
DEF

The second profile cutting operation of a brilliant-cut diamond.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Gemmologie
  • Industrie diamantaire
DEF

Seconde opération de l'ébauchage d'un diamant taillé en brillant.

CONT

Mise en croix et en huit : Taille des 18 premières facettes de la taille brillant. La mise en croix consiste à tailler la table, les quatre coins de la couronne et de la culasse et la colette. La mise en huit comprend les quatre bezels de la couronne et les facettes correspondantes sur la culasse.

OBS

À cette étape, la pierre comporte 17 facettes.

Spanish

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Record 10 2005-02-08

English

Subject field(s)
  • Gemmology
  • Diamond Industry
DEF

A mixed step and brilliant cutting style of 61 six-sided shape facets.

CONT

Non-traditional cuts (e.g. dahlia, zinnia, fire-rose) may be considered in order to hide inclusions.

CONT

Nicholas Oppenheimer, chairman of the Central Selling Organization(CSO), presented five new diamond cutting designs at the 24th World Diamond Congress in Singapore in August 1989. The cuts are registered as Fire-Rose, Sunflower, Zinnia, Marigold, and Dahlia.

Key term(s)
  • Fire-Rose cut
  • Firerose cut

French

Domaine(s)
  • Gemmologie
  • Industrie diamantaire
DEF

Style de taille qui combine la taille à degrés et la taille brillant et qui comprend 61 facettes hexagonales.

Spanish

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Record 11 2005-02-08

English

Subject field(s)
  • Gemmology
  • Diamond Industry
CONT

Dahlia: This 63 facet twelve-sided shape is a mix of step and brilliant cutting style.

CONT

Non-traditional cuts (e.g. dahlia, zinnia, fire-rose) may be considered in order to hide inclusions.

OBS

Nicholas Oppenheimer, chairman of the Central Selling Organization(CSO), presented five new diamond cutting designs at the 24th World Diamond Congress in Singapore in August 1989. The cuts are registered as Fire-Rose, Sunflower, Zinnia, Marigold, and Dahlia.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Gemmologie
  • Industrie diamantaire
DEF

Taille de 63 facettes dodécagonales qui combine la taille à degrés et la taille brillant.

Spanish

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Record 12 2005-02-08

English

Subject field(s)
  • Gemmology
  • Diamond Industry
DEF

A 76 facet round shape mixed cut.

CONT

Nicholas Oppenheimer, chairman of the Central Selling Organization(CSO), presented five new diamond cutting designs at the 24th World Diamond Congress in Singapore in August 1989. The cuts are registered as Fire-Rose, Sunflower, Zinnia, Marigold, and Dahlia.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Gemmologie
  • Industrie diamantaire
DEF

Taille mixte de forme ronde à 76 facettes.

Spanish

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Record 13 2005-01-26

English

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

A machine used to polish some or all of the facets on a diamond.

CONT

Some in the diamond industry believe that automating a new facility as much as possible helps to offset a lack of experienced cutters and makes it more cost competitive; however, traditional cutting machines are much less expensive.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Outillage industriel
  • Industrie diamantaire
DEF

Machine servant à tailler les facettes d'un diamant.

CONT

Dans l'industrie du diamant, certains croient que l'automatisation la plus poussée possible d'une nouvelle installation peut aider à compenser le manque de tailleurs d'expérience et la rendre plus concurrentielle; cependant, les machines de taille classiques coûtent beaucoup moins cher.

Spanish

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Record 14 2005-01-18

English

Subject field(s)
  • Gemmology
  • Diamond Industry
CONT

De Beers provided the Committee with an example of a single rough diamond which, by the time it enters the cutting factory, has a value of US$20.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Gemmologie
  • Industrie diamantaire
CONT

La société De Beers a donné au comité l'exemple d'un diamant brut individuel qui, au moment où il entre dans l'atelier de taille, a une valeur de 20 $US, incluant les frais d'extraction, de tri et d'évaluation.

Spanish

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Record 15 2005-01-17

English

Subject field(s)
  • Gemmology
  • Diamond Industry
CONT

The diamond-cutting industry in Holland was formerly confined to a comparatively few Jewish families in Amsterdam, the traditions of the art being handed down from father to son for generations.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Gemmologie
  • Industrie diamantaire
CONT

Au Canada, l'industrie de la taille des diamants est très petite, mais son potentiel est prometteur puisque le Canada deviendra bientôt un important pays producteur de diamants de qualité précieuse.

Spanish

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Record 16 2004-12-09

English

Subject field(s)
  • Gemmology
  • Diamond Industry
CONT

Why should anyone want to invest so much money in a diamond whose beauty is diminished by major cutting defects?

French

Domaine(s)
  • Gemmologie
  • Industrie diamantaire

Spanish

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Record 17 2004-12-06

English

Subject field(s)
  • Gemmology
  • Diamond Industry
DEF

A diamond the appearance of which has been altered by any unnatural, post-recovery process such as irradiation or fracture filling.

OBS

treatment : Any process other than cutting and polishing that alters the colour and/or clarity and/or durability of a diamond.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Gemmologie
  • Industrie diamantaire
DEF

Diamant ayant subi un traitement pour en modifier l'aspect, par exemple une exposition aux radiations ou un remplissage des fissures.

OBS

traitement : Tout processus autre que la taille et le polissage qui modifie la couleur et/ou la pureté et/ou la durabilité d'un diamant.

Spanish

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Record 18 2004-11-18

English

Subject field(s)
  • Gemmology
  • Diamond Industry
DEF

A distinctive or particular form given to a diamond. (The marquise, pear, baguette and brilliant round cuts are common examples.)

CONT

The GIA(Gemological Institute of America) has simplified the description of diamond cutting styles by limiting them to three basic types-step cut, brilliant cut and mixed cut.

CONT

The cutting style (e.g. brilliant or step cut, single of full cut).

Key term(s)
  • cut style

French

Domaine(s)
  • Gemmologie
  • Industrie diamantaire
DEF

Forme distinctive ou particulière donnée à un diamant. (Les tailles marquise, poire, baguette, trilliant et brillant rond sont des exemples courants).

CONT

Le GIA (Gemological Institute of America) a simplifié la description des styles de taille du diamant en limitant ceux-ci à trois principaux types : la taille à degrés, la taille en brillant et la taille mixte.

CONT

[...] style de taille (en brillant ou à degrés, taille simple ou pleine) [...]

Spanish

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Record 19 2004-07-05

English

Subject field(s)
  • Asbestos Mining
  • Diamond Industry
DEF

Areas on the scaife surface that are prepared with different types of diamond powder mixtures so that they can be used for different purposes : testing/starting, running/cutting and smoothing/polishing.

CONT

... polishing a diamond on an incorrect polishing ring ...

Key term(s)
  • polishing ring
  • polish ring
  • polish rings

French

Domaine(s)
  • Mines d'amiante
  • Industrie diamantaire
DEF

Zones annulaires de taille sur la surface de la meule.

Key term(s)
  • zone de taille

Spanish

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Record 20 2004-06-08

English

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

A rotary sawing device for dividing diamonds.

CONT

... operation of sawing machine: a motor belt-driven spindle holding the saw blade rotates at approximately 12,000 to 15,000 revolutions per minute (rpm); the edge of the blade carries the diamond powder and oil mixture, which saws the diamond.

OBS

Cutting [(sawing) ] is done by a thin metal disk, usually phosphor-bronze, coated with a mixture of oil and diamond powder. Introduced about 1900.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Outillage industriel
  • Industrie diamantaire
DEF

Machine à disque rotatif servant à diviser un diamant.

CONT

Il existe aujourd'hui une multitude de machines de sciage : à disque ou au laser, automatique ou manuelle.

OBS

La scie est un disque mince en bronze phosphoreux.

Spanish

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Record 21 2004-06-03

English

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

A tool with a handle and a metal roller that is used to apply the wet diamond powder mixture to the cutting edge of the blade.

CONT

... the blade is rubbed with diamond powder by means of a powder roller with a diameter of 3 cm turning between two nylon pins which are fixed on a wooden handle. This roller has been greased with diamond powder mixed with oil.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Outillage industriel
  • Industrie diamantaire
DEF

Rouleau métallique, muni d'un manche, servant à enduire d'égrisée le tranchant du disque de sciage.

CONT

[...] on enduit le disque de poudre de diamant à l'aide d'un rouleau à poudrer, de 3 centimètres, tournant entre des pointes en nylon, l'ensemble étant tenu par un manche en bois. Préalablement, le rouleau aura été enduit de poudre de diamant mélangée à de l'huile.

Spanish

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Record 22 2004-06-03

English

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

To apply wet diamond powder mixture with the diamond powder roller to the cutting edge of the blade.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Outillage industriel
  • Industrie diamantaire
CONT

Pour enduire le disque de sciage de poudre diamantée, il suffit de frotter légèrement le rouleau contre le tranchant de la lame de scie en lui donnant des mouvements réguliers de va-et-vient.

Spanish

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Record 23 2004-05-17

English

Subject field(s)
  • Gemmology
  • Diamond Industry
DEF

The removing of material from a diamond to form facets; it is done in stages: crossworking (to set main facets) and brillianteering (to finish the diamond).

OBS

grinding: Term mostly used in Russian and American processing.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Gemmologie
  • Industrie diamantaire
DEF

Création des facettes par enlèvement de matière. Opération qui comprend deux étapes : la mise en croix et en huit (pose des facettes principales) et le brillantage (pose des 40 dernières facettes).

CONT

Cette même ville d'Anvers qui se doit de tenir en honneur la tradition de la taille du diamant.

Spanish

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Record 24 2004-05-17

English

Subject field(s)
  • Gemmology
  • Diamond Industry
DEF

Manipulating a diamond from rough to finished product; includes marking, windowing, sawing, cleaving, bruting, crossworking and brillianteering.

CONT

Diamond manufacturing(bruting, cutting, polishing)...

French

Domaine(s)
  • Gemmologie
  • Industrie diamantaire
DEF

Façonnage du diamant, de l'état brut au produit fini; comprend le marquage, l'ouverture de fenêtre, le sciage, le clivage, le débrutage, la mise en croix et en huit, et le brillantage.

Spanish

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Record 25 2004-05-17

English

Subject field(s)
  • Gemmology
  • Diamond Industry
DEF

A square straight-line fancy shape; has 2 corner girdles, 2 breaks on the crown and 1 girdle break with 4 or 8 mains on the pavilion; has a pointed culet.

CONT

The radiant cut is a beautiful combination of the classic emerald cut and the sparkle of the round brilliant. The radiant cut is similar to the princess cut but is usually(though not always) a more rectangular outline and has blocked corners like those of an emerald cut. The cutting is a combination of the step-cutting of the emerald-cut diamond with some triangular faceting of the brilliant cut. The radiant cut is dramatic as a solitaire but also looks great paired with side stones such as baguettes, trillions, or princess shapes. A radiant-cut stone should be set with special prongs to hold the blocked corners securely.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Gemmologie
  • Industrie diamantaire
CONT

La taille radiant : cette taille est une autre variante de la taille rectangulaire. Elle est à la base de toute une série de tailles qui s'en inspirent (comme la taille princesse).

Spanish

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Record 26 2003-04-28

English

Subject field(s)
  • Deep Drilling (Mines)
  • Lignite, Graphite and Coal Mining
  • Geological Prospecting
CONT

Frictional Ignition Control. Frictional ignition continues to be a major problem when sandstone channels are encountered. Water jet assisted road, headers, diamond insert pick trials, and thru-flush pick trials are attempts to reduce or control frictional ignition problems associated with drag-style bit cutting.

Key term(s)
  • through-flush pick trial

French

Domaine(s)
  • Sondage profond (Mines)
  • Exploit. de charbons fossiles autres que la tourbe
  • Prospection géologique

Spanish

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Record 27 2001-08-22

English

Subject field(s)
  • Cutting and Trimming (Machine-Tooling)
CONT

A fine, high-pressure, high-velocity jet of water directed by a small nozzle is used to cut hard or soft materials. Abrasives such as micro-grain diamond may be added to the process to assist in cutting materials such as glass or jade.

PHR

abrasive waterjet cutting.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Découpage et taillage (Usinage)
CONT

La découpe haute pression au jet d'eau. Le centre de découpe au jet d'eau haute pression comprime l'eau jusqu'à une pression de 4 000 bar. Ainsi l'énergie potentielle emmagasinée est transformée et libérée en énergie cinétique. Le fluide est éjecté à travers une buse à une vitesse de 800m/s pour une pression de 3 000 bar. À cette pression, divers matériaux et composites, de différente épaisseur et densité peuvent être aisément découpés et séparés.

Spanish

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Record 28 2000-03-29

English

Subject field(s)
  • Jewellery
  • Goldsmithing and Silversmithing

French

Domaine(s)
  • Joaillerie et bijouterie
  • Orfèvrerie et argenterie

Spanish

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Record 29 1993-11-02

English

Subject field(s)
  • Gemmology
  • Jewellery
DEF

A style of cutting of a diamond(or other transparent stones) with a square or rectangular shape but having rounded corners.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Gemmologie
  • Joaillerie et bijouterie
CONT

Diamant taille en coussin.

Spanish

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Record 30 1992-05-15

English

Subject field(s)
  • Machinery
  • Extraction Procedures - Various (Mining)
  • Anthropology
DEF

A circular metal disk having diamonds or diamond dust inset in its cutting or peripheral edge. Employed to cut rocks and other brittle substances.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Machines
  • Procédés d'extraction divers (Exploit. minière)
  • Anthropologie
CONT

Afin d'observer les caractéristiques internes d'un fossile, les paléontologistes devaient dans le passé utiliser une scie diamantée pour prélever une série de tranches dans l'échantillon (...)

Spanish

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Record 31 1987-07-14

English

Subject field(s)
  • Road Construction Equipment
  • Ground Equipment (Airports)
CONT

The runway is to be scored transversely by a single pass of a cutting drum... incorporating not less than 50 circular segmented diamond saw blades per 30 cm width of drum.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Matériel de constr. (Voies de circulation)
  • Matériel de piste (Aéroports)
CONT

La piste devra être striée transversalement par une passe unique d'un tambour (...) comportant au moins 50 lames circulaires segmentées à diamants par tranche de 30 cm de largeur du tambour.

Spanish

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Record 32 1987-05-27

English

Subject field(s)
  • Road Construction Equipment
  • Airport Runways and Areas
CONT

The runway is to be scored transversely by a single pass of a cutting drum... incorporating not less that 50 circular segmented diamond saw blades per 30 cm width of drum.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Matériel de constr. (Voies de circulation)
  • Pistes et aires d'aéroport

Spanish

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Record 33 1987-05-27

English

Subject field(s)
  • Road Construction Equipment
CONT

Scoring with diamond segmented cutting drum.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Matériel de constr. (Voies de circulation)

Spanish

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Record 34 1987-01-14

English

Subject field(s)
  • Bitumen and Bituminous Shales
CONT

Frictional Ignition Control. Frictional ignition continues to be a major problem when sandstone channels are encountered. Water jet assisted road headers, diamond insert pick trials, and thru-flush pick trials are attempts to reduce or control frictional ignition problems associated with drag-style bit cutting.

CONT

[Researchers] evaluated options available to deal with frictional ignition problems caused by sandstone channels and other incendive structures within the coal seam, immediate roof, and floor.

Key term(s)
  • sandstone channel

French

Domaine(s)
  • Exploitation des schistes bitumineux
CONT

Il ont évalué diverses solutions au problème d'inflammation par frottement associé aux veines de grès et à d'autres structures favorisant les incendies dans le filon de charbon, le plancher et le plafond immédiats.

Spanish

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Record 35 1987-01-14

English

Subject field(s)
  • Mining Equipment and Tools
CONT

Frictional Ignition Control. Frictional ignition continues to be a major problem when sandstone channels are encountered. Water jet assisted road headers, diamond insert pick trials, and thru-flush pick trials are attempts to reduce or control frictional ignition problems associated with drag-style bit cutting.

CONT

In eastern Canadian underground coal mines: ... Proper water pressures and volumes for water-jet roadheaders, which reduce the risk of frictional ignition and the amount of respirable dust, were established.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Outillage et équipement (Exploitation minière)
CONT

Les chercheurs ont établi les pressions et volumes d'eau nécessaires dans les machines de creusage au jet pour réduire les risques d'inflammation par frottement et la quantité de poussière inhalable.

Spanish

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Record 36 1983-04-15

English

Subject field(s)
  • Archaeology
OBS

an instrument for cutting glass.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Archéologie

Spanish

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Record 37 1983-04-14

English

Subject field(s)
  • Archaeology
OBS

diamond cutting in facets.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Archéologie

Spanish

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