Breaker steel

German translation: Werkzeug

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English term or phrase:	Breaker steel
German translation:	Werkzeug
Entered by:	Kim Metzger

16:27 Jan 17, 2004

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English term or phrase: Breaker steel

"steel" here seems to mean the thing (chisel, pick etc) aou fit into the end of the pneumatic hammer (hence I now think my question yesterday about "silenced steels" is referring to these attachments, not "Stähle/Stahlarten")

can anybody think of a Sammelbegriff for these things?
TIA

"Energy is transmitted from the hammer piston to the *breaker steel*, and thus to the work surface"

John Bowden KudoZ activity Questions: 195 (7 open) (12 without valid answers) (4 closed without grading) Answers: 735
Local time: 09:32

Werkzeug

Explanation:
Laixicon translates breaker as Aufbrechhammer. At the site below the cutting tools for Aufbrechhammer are called Werkzeug.

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Note added at 23 mins (2004-01-17 16:51:35 GMT)
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http://www.laixicon.de/

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Note added at 44 mins (2004-01-17 17:12:16 GMT)
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Schneide
A Schneide is a blade or bit.

http://www2.westfalia.de/shops/werkzeug/elektrowerkzeuge/boh...

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Kim Metzger
Mexico
Local time: 02:32

Grading comment

Thanks for all the suggestions - the links were very helpful, and I finally decided to go with "Werkzeug" and "Einsatzwerkzeug" .
Thanks again.
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Summary of answers provided

Stahleinsatz

David Moore (X)

3 +1

Werkzeug

Kim Metzger

"Schrottstahl" oder "Schrottmetall"

Sabina La Habana Reyes

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5 mins confidence:

"Schrottstahl" oder "Schrottmetall"

Explanation:
I understand it like this, but it certainly depends on the context which I don't know and get out of the note you wrote.
good luck

Sabina La Habana Reyes
Local time: 10:32
Native speaker of:

German,

Spanish
PRO pts in pair: 33

26 mins confidence:

breaker steel Stahleinsatz

Explanation:
"Einsatz" is a word used for a drill-bit, and probably as a generic term for chisels as well, considering that "Bohrer" is the more usual term for a drill-bit.

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Note added at 38 mins (2004-01-17 17:06:26 GMT)
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\"Hämmer, Meissel and Bohrer\" are all to be found described as \"Stahleinsatz\" on the site below; it may well be that \"Einsatz\" is adequate, as I can\'t think offhand of any other metal suitable for such tools - although the Germans do tend to cook their cabbages twice.

www.kind-co.de/de/_download/kaltarbeitskatalog.pdf

David Moore (X)
Local time: 10:32
Native speaker of: English
PRO pts in pair: 2668

23 mins confidence:

peer agreement (net): +1

breaker steel

Werkzeug

Kim Metzger
Mexico
Local time: 02:32
Native speaker of:

English
PRO pts in pair: 2690

Grading comment

Thanks for all the suggestions - the links were very helpful, and I finally decided to go with "Werkzeug" and "Einsatzwerkzeug" .
Thanks again.

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