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Record 1 2003-01-15

English

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

A device consisting of a steel straight edge with two cylinders of equal diameter attached near the ends with their centers equidistant from the straightedge.

OBS

[This device is] used to measure angles accurately and to lay out work at a desired angle in relationship to a surface.

OBS

The sine bar is used when the accuracy of an angle must be checked to less than 5' or work must be located to a given angle within close limits.

French

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

Règle métallique rectifiée utilisée pour la mesure des sinus d'angles.

OBS

Deux boutons cylindriques rectifiés sont fixés à chaque extrémité suivant un entraxe fixe et connu. Le principe d'utilisation [de la barre-sinus] est la mesure du sinus de l'angle.

Spanish

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