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Record 1 2007-01-19

English

Subject field(s)
  • Occupation Names (General)
  • Gemmology
  • Diamond Industry
DEF

A member of a processing team who is responsible for bisecting a diamond along one of the four cleavage planes.

CONT

Cleaver: -responsible for bisecting a diamond along one of the four cleavage planes; -inserts a chisel into a kerf and hits it with a cleaver's hammer to split the diamond into two parts.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Désignations des emplois (Généralités)
  • Gemmologie
  • Industrie diamantaire
DEF

Membre de l'équipe de production chargé de scier le diamant selon l'un des quatre plans de clivage.

CONT

[...] il nous reste à décrire comment l'ouvrier appelé fendeur ou cliveur exécute cette première partie du travail de la taille.

Spanish

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Record 2 2002-12-18

English

Subject field(s)
  • Farm Implements and Gardening Tools
  • Facilities and Equipment (Wood Industries)
CONT

Available in 6, 8, or 10 way splitting capability. The eight way head is standard. The hydraulic cylinder for the push plate has a 6" diameter and develops 42 tons of splitting force. An hydraulic splitter head is available as an option. This adjustable splitter head allows for exact aligning of the log to ensure optimum splits for packaging, firewood and stove wood. With the fully welded construction you are able to split more than one log at a time. The hydraulic return is rapid allowing for a 6 second cycle.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Outillage agricole et horticole
  • Installations et équipement (Industr. du bois)
DEF

Machine servant à fendre le bois de chauffage ou de pâte et constituée par un merlin doté d'un mouvement alternatif.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Aperos agrícolas e implementos de horticultura
  • Instalaciones y equipo (Industria maderera)
Key term(s)
  • hendidora
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Record 3 1987-04-24

English

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

French

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

Machine travaillant horizontalement ou verticalement, destinée à diviser une pièce de bois dans le sens des fibres au moyen, le plus souvent, d'un morceau de métal en forme de prisme triangulaire (coin).

Spanish

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Record 4 1986-08-14

English

Subject field(s)
  • Slaughterhouses
DEF

A workman who makes the initial abdominal incision to remove the pelt of sheep ... or with the use of solvents.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Abattoirs
DEF

Ouvrier qui ouvre les peaux et coupe pattes, oreilles, bouts de nez.

OBS

couperie de poils.

Spanish

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