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V-BLOCK [5 records]

Record 1 - external organization data 2021-03-18

English

Subject field(s)
  • Compartment – Nomenclature 4.0
  • Museums and Heritage (General)
OBS

V-block: an item in the "Glass, Plastics and Clayworking Tools and Equipment" class of the "Tools and Equipment for Materials" category.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Tiroir – Nomenclature 4.0
  • Muséologie et patrimoine (Généralités)
OBS

vé de traçage : objet de la classe «Outils et équipement de verre, de plastiques et de céramique» de la catégorie «Outillage et équipement pour le traitement des matières».

Spanish

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Record 2 2004-06-21

English

Subject field(s)
  • Diamond Industry
DEF

A steel block used in manual bruting for inverted dopping.

CONT

Brute diamonds using the manual method: ... g) set the diamonds onto the dops, table-side down: - invert the diamonds, if using hollow dops: - use a vee block to position the table perpendicular to the dop ...

French

Domaine(s)
  • Industrie diamantaire
DEF

Bloc d'acier ayant une rainure triangulaire utilisé pour le sertissage sur dop creux.

Spanish

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Record 3 1999-10-09

English

Subject field(s)
  • Tools and Equipment (Mechanics)
  • Machine-Tooling (Metallurgy)
DEF

A square or rectangular steel block having a 90 ° V groove through the center, and sometimes provided with clamps to secure round workpieces.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Outillage (Mécanique)
  • Usinage (Métallurgie)
DEF

Pièce possédant une rainure dont la section est triangulaire.

Spanish

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Record 4 1989-11-28

English

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

French

Domaine(s)
  • Entretien et réparation (Véhicules automobiles et bicyclettes)
CONT

(...) pour percer les pièces rondes (...)

Spanish

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Record 5 1987-10-19

English

Subject field(s)
  • Finish Carpentry (Wood Industries)
DEF

A holding device consisting of a block of wood with a v-shaped piece cut out of the upper surface. When laid on the bench it is used for holding a piece of timber while it has its corners planed off, e.g. when making whippletrees, legs for milking stools, etc.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Menuiserie (Industr. du bois)

Spanish

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