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ROTARY FLOAT [1 record]

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Record 1 2015-04-08

English

Subject field(s)
  • Floors and Ceilings
  • Construction Finishing
  • Construction Tools
CONT

The terms power float and power trowel are interchangeable and there are two basic types, one a revolving steel disc and [the] other revolving blades.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Planchers et plafonds
  • Finitions (Construction)
  • Outils (Construction)
CONT

Si pour de petites surfaces [la] finition [du sol en béton] peut être assurée manuellement par talochage et lissage à la truelle, il devient nécessaire, pour des superficies plus importantes, d'utiliser un appareil à moteur appelé généralement «talocheuse-lisseuse mécanique» [...]

OBS

hélicoptère : traité comme synonyme de «talocheuse-lisseuse (mécanique)» dans les Cahiers techniques du moniteur (source CAHMO), n'en désigne qu'un type.

Spanish

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