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SAWING ARM [1 record]

Record 1 2004-06-08

English

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

Describe sawing machines: ... the arm: is hinged on the pivot shaft at the rear of the machine; is attached to the adjustable counterweight; rests on the head pin, which in turn rests on an automatic feeding system or a rubber block; can be rotated and adjusted in three planes: vertical, lateral and radial ...

CONT

Feed: [The] rate at which the sawing arm is lowered during the sawing process to maintain contact with the diamond; done manually or automatically depending on the type of sawing machine.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Outillage industriel
  • Industrie diamantaire
OBS

Une fois le sciage terminé, c'est-à-dire lorsque la scie aura traversé entièrement la pierre, il faudra relever le bras de la machine. Les cadences de production imposées aux ouvriers les incitent parfois à relever le bras trop tôt, ce qui détruit certains petits coins de la pierre.

Spanish

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