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KNIFE SPLITTER [2 records]

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Record 1 1998-11-28

English

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

A shaped, steel plate fixed at the back of a circular saw to keep the kerf open and so prevent binding.

OBS

riving knife: term used in the Commonwealth.

Key term(s)
  • knife splitter

French

Domaine(s)
  • Installations et équipement (Industr. du bois)
  • Sciage du bois
DEF

Plaque d'acier profilée, fixée dans le plan de sciage, derrière une lame de scie circulaire, pour maintenir un espace suffisamment ouvert entre les deux parties de bois qui viennent d'être séparées et éviter ainsi le coincement de la lame.

OBS

Quand le couteau séparateur a la forme d'un disque, on utilise le terme disque séparateur.

Spanish

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Record 2 1977-12-01

English

Subject field(s)
  • Scientific Measurements and Analyses
  • Geological Research and Exploration
  • Chemical Engineering
OBS

The microsplit designed by Otto(...) seems to be the best instrument for splitting small samples. The microsplit is made on the general plan of the Jones sample splitter but is of more precise construction. The sample is poured into an inverted roof-shaped hopper at the top of the instrument. At the base of the hopper it falls through a series of plates about a millimeter apart, which are arranged perpendicular to the long direction of the hopper. A knife edge at the base of the plates splits the sample into two parts. The splitting is repeated until a fraction of the desired size is obtained.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Mesures et analyse (Sciences)
  • Recherches et prospections géologiques
  • Génie chimique
OBS

Le "microsplit" de G.H. Otto est un perfectionnement [du splitter de Jones] pour de petites quantités (cet appareil trouve en particulier son application pour la prise d'échantillon nécessaire à un montage de minéraux lourds).

Spanish

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