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BORING LATHE [5 records]
Record 1 - external organization data 2021-03-18
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Compartment – Nomenclature 4.0
- Museums and Heritage (General)
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- boring lathe
1, record 1, English, boring%20lathe
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
boring lathe: an item in the "Woodworking Tools and Equipment" class of the "Tools and Equipment for Materials" category. 2, record 1, English, - boring%20lathe
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Tiroir – Nomenclature 4.0
- Muséologie et patrimoine (Généralités)
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- tour à aléser
1, record 1, French, tour%20%C3%A0%20al%C3%A9ser
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
tour à aléser : objet de la classe «Outils et équipement de travail du bois» de la catégorie «Outillage et équipement pour le traitement des matières». 2, record 1, French, - tour%20%C3%A0%20al%C3%A9ser
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record 2 - internal organization data 2015-02-19
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Lathe Work (Machine-Tooling)
- Boring (Machine-Tooling)
- Machine-Tooling (Metallurgy)
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- single column vertical lathe 1, record 2, English, single%20column%20vertical%20lathe
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
- single-column vertical boring machine 2, record 2, English, single%2Dcolumn%20vertical%20boring%20machine
- single column vertical boring and turning lathe 3, record 2, English, single%20column%20vertical%20boring%20and%20turning%20lathe
correct
- single column vertical turning and boring lathe 4, record 2, English, single%20column%20vertical%20turning%20and%20boring%20lathe
- single-housing vertical boring machine 2, record 2, English, single%2Dhousing%20vertical%20boring%20machine
see observation
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 CONT
On a single column vertical lathe critical operations occur mainly in turning higher workpieces. 1, record 2, English, - single%20column%20vertical%20lathe
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 OBS
The above context was taken from a source written by a non-native speaker of English. 2, record 2, English, - single%20column%20vertical%20lathe
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 2 OBS
single-housing vertical boring machine: A "vertical boring mill" was originally a machine with one or two ram-type heads, while a "vertical turret lathe" was a machine with a vertical, turret-type head ... Modern machines frequently combine the two types of heads ... Consequently all machines of this type are now generally called vertical boring machines. 5, record 2, English, - single%20column%20vertical%20lathe
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 3 OBS
single-housing vertical boring machine: Both vertical turret lathes and vertical boring mills are used to machine blanks of large weight and diameter and relatively small height ... The single-housing, or column, models ... are usually vertical turret lathes ... 6, record 2, English, - single%20column%20vertical%20lathe
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 4 OBS
single-housing vertical boring machine: The above contexts are used to support both "single-housing vertical boring machine" and "single-column vertical boring machine". 2, record 2, English, - single%20column%20vertical%20lathe
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Tournage sur métaux
- Alésage (Usinage)
- Usinage (Métallurgie)
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- tour vertical à un montant
1, record 2, French, tour%20vertical%20%C3%A0%20un%20montant
correct
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Tours verticaux à un montant (...). Cette réalisation correspond aux machines de petite et moyenne capacité, dont le diamètre du plateau est habituellement compris entre 630 mm et 2 500 mm pour les machines à siège fixe, et entre 1 600 mm et 10 000 mm pour les machines à plateau ou montant déplaçable. 1, record 2, French, - tour%20vertical%20%C3%A0%20un%20montant
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
Record 3 - internal organization data 2015-02-19
Record 3, English
Record 3, Subject field(s)
- Lathe Work (Machine-Tooling)
- Boring (Machine-Tooling)
- Machine-Tooling (Metallurgy)
Record 3, Main entry term, English
- double column vertical lathe 1, record 3, English, double%20column%20vertical%20lathe
Record 3, Abbreviations, English
Record 3, Synonyms, English
- double column vertical boring and turning lathe 2, record 3, English, double%20column%20vertical%20boring%20and%20turning%20lathe
correct
- double-standard vertical turning and boring mill 3, record 3, English, double%2Dstandard%20vertical%20turning%20and%20boring%20mill
correct, Great Britain
- double standard vertical boring mill 3, record 3, English, double%20standard%20vertical%20boring%20mill
correct, Great Britain
- double column vertical turning and boring lathe 4, record 3, English, double%20column%20vertical%20turning%20and%20boring%20lathe
- double column mill 5, record 3, English, double%20column%20mill
correct
- double column vertical boring and turning machine 5, record 3, English, double%20column%20vertical%20boring%20and%20turning%20machine
correct
- double column vertical boring and turning mill 6, record 3, English, double%20column%20vertical%20boring%20and%20turning%20mill
correct
- double column vertical turning and boring mill 7, record 3, English, double%20column%20vertical%20turning%20and%20boring%20mill
correct
- double-housing vertical boring machine 8, record 3, English, double%2Dhousing%20vertical%20boring%20machine
see observation
Record 3, Textual support, English
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 CONT
The second case [in our testing of the stability of vertical lathes] is that of a double column vertical lathe with 100 in table diameter. The first test was the comparison of stability of the machine with anti-friction bearing of the table with that of the same machine with hydrostatic bearing. 1, record 3, English, - double%20column%20vertical%20lathe
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 OBS
The above context was taken from a source written by a non-native speaker of English. 8, record 3, English, - double%20column%20vertical%20lathe
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 2 OBS
double-housing vertical boring machine: A "vertical boring mill" was originally a machine with one or two ram-type heads, while a "vertical turret lathe" was a machine with a vertical, turret-type head ... Modern machines frequently combine the two types of heads ... Consequently all machines of this type are now generally called vertical boring machines. 9, record 3, English, - double%20column%20vertical%20lathe
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 3 OBS
double-housing vertical boring machine: Both vertical turret lathes and vertical boring mills are used to machine blanks of large weight and diameter and relative small height ... In construction arrangement these machines can be classified as single- and double-housing types. 10, record 3, English, - double%20column%20vertical%20lathe
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 4 OBS
double-housing vertical boring machine: "Double-column vertical boring machine" is also possible, though its occurrence as such was unconfirmed in the course of research. 8, record 3, English, - double%20column%20vertical%20lathe
Record 3, Key term(s)
- double-column vertical boring machine
Record 3, French
Record 3, Domaine(s)
- Tournage sur métaux
- Alésage (Usinage)
- Usinage (Métallurgie)
Record 3, Main entry term, French
- tour vertical à deux montants
1, record 3, French, tour%20vertical%20%C3%A0%20deux%20montants
correct, masculine noun
Record 3, Abbreviations, French
Record 3, Synonyms, French
Record 3, Textual support, French
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Tours verticaux à deux montants [...] Ces réalisations correspondent habituellement à des machines de grande capacité dont le diamètre de plateau est en général supérieur à 1800 mm ou 2000 mm. Dans ce type de machine, le plateau repose sur un socle auquel sont rigidement fixés les deux montants, de droite et de gauche. 1, record 3, French, - tour%20vertical%20%C3%A0%20deux%20montants
Record 3, Spanish
Record 3, Textual support, Spanish
Record 4 - internal organization data 1994-01-24
Record 4, English
Record 4, Subject field(s)
- Lathe Work (Machine-Tooling)
- Boring (Machine-Tooling)
- Machine-Tooling (Metallurgy)
Record 4, Main entry term, English
- vertical boring mill
1, record 4, English, vertical%20boring%20mill
correct
Record 4, Abbreviations, English
Record 4, Synonyms, English
- vertical boring machine 3, record 4, English, vertical%20boring%20machine
correct
- vertical boring and turning machine 4, record 4, English, vertical%20boring%20and%20turning%20machine
- vertical turret lathe 5, record 4, English, vertical%20turret%20lathe
correct
- VTL 5, record 4, English, VTL
correct
- VTL 5, record 4, English, VTL
- vertical lathe 6, record 4, English, vertical%20lathe
- boring mill 7, record 4, English, boring%20mill
avoid, see observation
Record 4, Textual support, English
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 DEF
A lathe with a vertical turret head and a horizontal worktable. 5, record 4, English, - vertical%20boring%20mill
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 CONT
A vertical boring machine is a turning machine, similar to a lathe turned on end. Workpieces are mounted on a horizontal table or chuck rotating about a vertical axis. Cutting tools are fed horizontally or vertically into the work. 8, record 4, English, - vertical%20boring%20mill
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 OBS
for "boring mill" : This term is used to refer to a different type of machine. It is also generic, however, and sometimes the vertical boring mill is referred to as a type of boring mill. 9, record 4, English, - vertical%20boring%20mill
Record 4, Key term(s)
- vertical turning mill
- vertical boring and turning lathe
- vertical boring and turning mill
Record 4, French
Record 4, Domaine(s)
- Tournage sur métaux
- Alésage (Usinage)
- Usinage (Métallurgie)
Record 4, Main entry term, French
- tour vertical
1, record 4, French, tour%20vertical
correct, masculine noun
Record 4, Abbreviations, French
Record 4, Synonyms, French
Record 4, Textual support, French
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Tour muni d'une table rotative horizontale, monté sur un chariot à déplacements horizontal et vertical. 2, record 4, French, - tour%20vertical
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 CONT
La caractéristique commune de tous les tours verticaux est de posséder au moins un plateau circulaire tournant sur siège fixe ou déplaçable. L'axe de rotation du plateau est vertical et la surface horizontale de ce plateau sert de face de support aux pièces à usiner ou aux montages devant supporter ces pièces. 3, record 4, French, - tour%20vertical
Record 4, Key term(s)
- tour carrousel
- tour à plateau vertical
- tour vertical à plateau
Record 4, Spanish
Record 4, Textual support, Spanish
Record 5 - internal organization data 1976-06-19
Record 5, English
Record 5, Subject field(s)
- Boring (Machine-Tooling)
Record 5, Main entry term, English
- boring lathe 1, record 5, English, boring%20lathe
Record 5, Abbreviations, English
Record 5, Synonyms, English
Record 5, French
Record 5, Domaine(s)
- Alésage (Usinage)
Record 5, Main entry term, French
- tour à aléser
1, record 5, French, tour%20%C3%A0%20al%C3%A9ser
feminine noun
Record 5, Abbreviations, French
Record 5, Synonyms, French
Record 5, Textual support, French
Record 5, Spanish
Record 5, Textual support, Spanish
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