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FINISH SANDER [4 records]

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Record 1 2018-11-16

English

Subject field(s)
  • Hand Tools
  • Woodworking
DEF

[The] sander driving a rectangular pad in a circular or orbital motion.

OBS

Finishing sanders are either orbital(circular) or oscillating(back and forth, or vibrating) in motion... The designation "finishing sander" means that this tool is used to obtain a finer surface finish...

OBS

orbital sander: term standardized by ISO.

OBS

orbital sander; finishing orbital sander; pad sander: terms officially approved by the Lexicon Project Committee (New Brunswick).

French

Domaine(s)
  • Outillage à main
  • Travail du bois
DEF

Ponceuse dont le disque abrasif fonctionne en décrivant des cercles, le ponçage qui en résulte ne prenant pas en compte le sens des fibres du bois.

OBS

ponceuse orbitale : terme normalisé par l'ISO.

OBS

ponceuse orbitale : terme uniformisé par le Comité du projet de lexiques (Nouveau-Brunswick).

Spanish

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Record 2 2018-02-08

English

Subject field(s)
  • Paints and Varnishes (Industries)
CONT

The vibrating sander is a finish sander and is not designed to do the rough sanding for which the sturdier portable belt sander is better suited.

OBS

vibrating sander: term officially approved by the Lexicon Project Committee (New Brunswick).

French

Domaine(s)
  • Peintures et vernis (Industries)
OBS

ponceuse à patin vibrant : terme uniformisé par le Comité du projet de lexiques (Nouveau-Brunswick).

Spanish

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Record 3 1991-11-08

English

Subject field(s)
  • Construction Tools
  • Construction Finishing
  • Hand Tools
CONT

A finishing sander, used after a belt sander on large, flat surfaces such as doors and sills, speeds up the final prepainting preparation.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Outils (Construction)
  • Finitions (Construction)
  • Outillage à main
DEF

Ponceuse conçue pour effectuer le ponçage de finition et dont le revêtement abrasif est animé d'un mouvement elliptique ou alternatif de faible amplitude et d'une très grande rapidité.

CONT

(...) il convient de mentionner la ponceuse vibrante. Cet accessoire est extrêmement utile pour l'amateur, car il lui permet de se dispenser de tous les travaux de finition que l'on exécute habituellement à la main, avec le grattoir, ou avec la toile d'émeri.

Spanish

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Record 4 1988-02-12

English

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

Finishing sanders are either orbital(circular) or oscillating(back and forth, or vibrating) in motion. Both types look practically alike.... The designation "finishing sander" means that this tool is used to obtain a finer surface finish, after using the belt sander.

French

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

Ponceuse conçue pour effectuer le ponçage de finition et dont le revêtement abrasif est animé d'un mouvement elliptique ou alternatif de faible amplitude et d'une très grande rapidité.

Spanish

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