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SCAIF [1 record]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2004-05-17
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Industrial Tools and Equipment
- Diamond Industry
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- scaife
1, record 1, English, scaife
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- wheel 2, record 1, English, wheel
- cutting wheel 2, record 1, English, cutting%20wheel
- polishing scaife 3, record 1, English, polishing%20scaife
- polishing disc 4, record 1, English, polishing%20disc
- polishing wheel 5, record 1, English, polishing%20wheel
- diamond lap 6, record 1, English, diamond%20lap
- lap 7, record 1, English, lap
avoid, see observation, noun
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
A round, cast-iron disc charged with diamond powder used to polish a diamond. 8, record 1, English, - scaife
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
The same scaife is used for all of the steps of faceting and polishing. The coarsest abrasives are placed in the center and the abrasives become finer as they reach the outside edge. Brillianteering and polishing take place farther out on the scaife than blocking and cross-working. 9, record 1, English, - scaife
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
lap: The rotary metal or wooden disc (sometimes surfaced with cloth or leather) used by lapidaries for polishing gemstones. For diamond polishing the lap is made of cast iron and is called a scaife or a mill. 7, record 1, English, - scaife
Record 1, Key term(s)
- scaif
- skeif
- skaif
- scaive
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Outillage industriel
- Industrie diamantaire
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- meule
1, record 1, French, meule
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
- plateau de polissage 2, record 1, French, plateau%20de%20polissage
masculine noun
- disque de polissage 3, record 1, French, disque%20de%20polissage
masculine noun
- plateau 3, record 1, French, plateau
masculine noun
- meule de diamantaire 4, record 1, French, meule%20de%20diamantaire
feminine noun
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Plateau en fonte enduit de poudre de diamant servant à la taille et au polissage. 5, record 1, French, - meule
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Une meule de diamantaire comporte une zone de taille, où la surface du diamant est en quelque sorte rabotée par arrachage de matière, et une zone de polissage, où la facette formée est polie par abrasion des irrégularités de l'usure précédente (à l'aide de poudre d'une granulation plus fine). 4, record 1, French, - meule
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 CONT
Pour tailler les facettes, on fixe le diamant dans un dop [qui] est posé sur la meule de fonte poreuse garnie de poudre de diamant. Cette meule horizontale tourne à grande vitesse. Le diamantaire appuie sur son dop pour user un peu le diamant, puis, d'un geste vif, il relève le dop et contrôle à la loupe que le début de facette se forme bien [...] 6, record 1, French, - meule
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Disque [...] tournant généralement horizontalement. 7, record 1, French, - meule
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
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