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Gjerdesag

English translation: mitre saw

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Norwegian term or phrase:Gjerdesag
English translation:mitre saw
Entered by: wiita

15:37 Jul 8, 2003
Norwegian to English translations [PRO]
Tech/Engineering
Norwegian term or phrase: Gjerdesag
A tool...
wiita
Norway
Local time: 01:28
mitre saw
Explanation:
The literal translation would be fence saw, but my guess is you want the term for a 'gjærsag' - a combination rack and saw to cut objects in precise angles. I'm guessing at the English, however....
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Per Bergvall
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Local time: 01:28
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Thank you very much for the quick response!!!
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Summary of answers provided
5 +1Gjerdesag (table saw)
Tore Bjerkek
5Norsaw
Richard Lawson
3industrial saw
Transflux (X)
3 -1mitre saw
Per Bergvall


  

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mitre saw


Explanation:
The literal translation would be fence saw, but my guess is you want the term for a 'gjærsag' - a combination rack and saw to cut objects in precise angles. I'm guessing at the English, however....

Per Bergvall
Norway
Local time: 01:28
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Thank you very much for the quick response!!!

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
disagree  Richard Lawson: I see no reason why gjerdesag should be a misspelling for gjærsag. Gjerdesagen is a type of building saw, and is a Norwegian invention, see below.
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industrial saw


Explanation:
All of the above saws can be fitted with a fixed outfeed table and fence to ensure total accuracy when cutting very long lengths of timber or sheet material.

http://www.norsaw.co.uk/index.htm
http://www.oxangel.no/nysideprod.htm

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Gjerdesag (table saw)


Explanation:
Gjerdesag er et varemerke for en en bordag som kan kappe (rett over) og gjære (på skrå). Den produseres av Ernex AS
http://www.ernex.no/no/modeller/1500.shtml


Miter saw er av en annen type og heter gjæringssag på norsk.
http://www.dewalt.com/us/products/tool_detail_listing.asp?ca...


Tore Bjerkek
Canada
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agree  Richard Lawson: Thanks - You saved me the trouble! I believe it is marketed abroad as "Norsaw".
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Norsaw


Explanation:
Ernex AS has some information in English that you might find useful:

The unique concept of The Norsaw® (Gjerdesagen®).
The secret behind the Norsaw (Gjerde) concept is the revolving turntable, ball jointed arm and the tilting saw blade. Regardless of how you rotate the turntable or tilt the blade, the elevation arm is always on the same side. You can turn the table from 0-135° and tilt the blade in 45° at the same time. This gives you a universal saw, which takes cutting, ripping and mitring challenges in its stride. The versatile infeed table with a long rip fence, scale and length stop is another reason for the success of the Norsaw concept. These time and cost saving features makes it the indispensable tool for the builder. You have got three saws in one!

Once upon a time...
A Norwegian carpenter by name Arne Gjerde, developed the world's first building saw with a revolving turntable, known in Scandinavia as "Gjerdesagen".

Mr. Gjerde, a carpenter by trade, introduced the ingenious idea that by use of a revolving turntable, he could improve the basic woodcutting operations a lot. He combined the simple known principles of the existing saws with his revolutionary idea of combining the turntable with a ball-jointed arm. This working method was time saving and reduced labour costs. A marvellous new tool was born!



The versatile infeed table together with the long rip fence is another reason for the success of the concept. Equipped with both the infeed and outfeed table the Norsaw enables one man to do everything from cutting wide boards to precision length cutting for window frames. The work piece moves easily on rollers, and the scale, rip fence and length stop make precision cutting easy and enable high work rates.




    Reference: http://www.ernex.no/eng/om_n.html
Richard Lawson
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