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HAMMER DOLLY [3 records]

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Record 1 2011-05-26

English

Subject field(s)
  • Servicing and Maintenance (Motor Vehicles and Bicycles)
  • Bodywork and Framework (Motor Vehicles)
DEF

... the method of using a hammer and dolly in which the dolly is held away from the area of the metal being tapped by the hammer.

OBS

hammer-off-dolly; indirect hammering; off the dolly hammering; offset hammering : terms officially approved by the Lexicon Project Committee(New Brunswick).

Key term(s)
  • hammer off dolly
  • off-the-dolly hammering
  • off-set hammering

French

Domaine(s)
  • Entretien et réparation (Véhicules automobiles et bicyclettes)
  • Carrosserie, caisse et châssis (Véhicules automobiles)
OBS

martelage à côté du tas; martelage à coups à côté du tas; martelage en porte-à-faux : termes uniformisés par le Comité du projet de lexiques (Nouveau-Brunswick).

Key term(s)
  • martelage en porte à faux

Spanish

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Record 2 2011-05-26

English

Subject field(s)
  • Servicing and Maintenance (Motor Vehicles and Bicycles)
  • Bodywork and Framework (Motor Vehicles)
CONT

In the hammer-on-dolly technique, the blow of the hammer must fall on the metal directly above the spot where you are holding the dolly. By using the area on a dolly that closely matches the original contour of the metal, it is pushed back into shape.

OBS

hammer-on-dolly; direct hammering; on the dolly hammering : terms officially approved by the Lexicon Project Committee(New Brunswick).

Key term(s)
  • hammer on dolly
  • on-the-dolly hammering

French

Domaine(s)
  • Entretien et réparation (Véhicules automobiles et bicyclettes)
  • Carrosserie, caisse et châssis (Véhicules automobiles)
OBS

martelage sur le tas; martelage à coups portants : termes uniformisés par le Comité du projet de lexiques (Nouveau-Brunswick).

Spanish

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Record 3 2000-10-03

English

Subject field(s)
  • Hand Tools
  • Bodywork and Framework (Motor Vehicles)
  • Sheet Metal Working
CONT

A dolly is used with the body hammer to smooth out dents in sheet metal. Like a blacksmith's anvil, the dolly is the smooth surface against which metal is pounded to take out irregularities.

Key term(s)
  • dolly block

French

Domaine(s)
  • Outillage à main
  • Carrosserie, caisse et châssis (Véhicules automobiles)
  • Travail des tôles
DEF

Petit outil de métal utilisé comme enclume.

OBS

Outillage passif manuel, ces outils en acier forgé ont pour rôle de soutenir la tôle soumise à l'action des outils de frappe.

Spanish

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