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Spanish to English translations [PRO] Tech/Engineering - Materials (Plastics, Ceramics, etc.)Spanish term or phrase: media madera From a catalogue company manufacturing ducts, panels etc
From the Accessories section:
Juego de herramientas, con el maletín correspondiente, para el corte de paneles XXXXXX. Realizan el corte en media madera que aumenta la rigidez y calidad de los conductos construidos, así como también los cortes MTR
(MTR is Straight Duct Method)
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liz askew United Kingdom Local time: 09:17 Grading comment
Great work, many thanks Liz4 KudoZ points were awarded for this answer
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ASKER Halving joint seems to be the chappy
20:44 Jan 18, 2011
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18 mins confidence: Reference: picture hereReference information: http://docs.google.com/viewer?a=v&q=cache:vk5Xggc4zxwJ:www.i...
see 3.1.2
where there is a picture too of "media madera" -------------------------------------------------- Note added at 13 mins (2011-01-18 20:38:32 GMT) -------------------------------------------------- =
mitred joint
halving joint -------------------------------------------------- Note added at 14 mins (2011-01-18 20:39:34 GMT) -------------------------------------------------- see under
3.1.3
too
where it is also known as
"canteado" -------------------------------------------------- Note added at 26 mins (2011-01-18 20:51:18 GMT) -------------------------------------------------- Timber SE
squared-off wood. madera aserrada y canteada. sawn square edged lumber. madera basta. small wood. madera blanda. softwood / conifers. madera contrachapada ...
csd.unog.ch/interp/References/Glossaries/Ece/Timber/timberse.htm -------------------------------------------------- Note added at 26 mins (2011-01-18 20:51:36 GMT) -------------------------------------------------- sorry
NOT
mitred joint!!
-------------------------------------------------- Note added at 27 mins (2011-01-18 20:52:08 GMT) -------------------------------------------------- I was looking at the picture on the left in the site I quoted liz askew United Kingdom Native speaker of: English PRO pts in category: 44
Note to reference posterAsker: Thats a sort of mortice joint isnt it? A mitred joint is with 2 45º angles making a a 90º corner
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