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SCIE PRINCIPALE [5 records]

Record 1 2005-08-25

English

Subject field(s)
  • Facilities and Equipment (Wood Industries)
  • Wood Sawing
Key term(s)
  • travelling head saw

French

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

On écrirait mieux «charriot».

OBS

charriot : Cette graphie, puisée des Rectifications de l’orthographe recommandées par le Conseil supérieur de la langue française, est attestée dans le Petit Robert (2004).

OBS

Source : Bulletin Scie principale, par G. W. Andrews, tiré de Timber of Canada.

Spanish

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Record 2 1999-10-13

English

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

A circular saw or a planer cutterblock suspended in front of the head saw and cutting a wide kerf in the latter's saw line, in order to detect and/or remove foreign matter that might injure the head saw.

French

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

Scie circulaire comportant une lame(ou un couteau rotatif), suspendue en avant de la scie de tête pour couper un large trait de scie dans le plan de sciage de cette dernière, et permettre de détecter ou d’ôter des matériaux étrangers qui pourraient détériorer la scie principale.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Instalaciones y equipo (Industria maderera)
  • Aserradura de la madera
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Record 3 1976-06-19

English

Subject field(s)
  • Industrial Tools and Equipment
OBS

head saw complete with straining device and counterweight

French

Domaine(s)
  • Outillage industriel
OBS

scie principale complète avec tendeur et contrepoids

Spanish

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Record 4 1976-06-19

English

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

French

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

scie principale

Spanish

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Record 5 1976-06-19

English

Subject field(s)
  • Civil Engineering

French

Domaine(s)
  • Génie civil
OBS

(O. Feihl, lab. prod. for. 9-10-58)(bulletin scie principale par G. W. Andrews tiré de Timber of Canada

Spanish

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