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media madera

English translation: halved joint


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Spanish term or phrase:media madera
English translation:halved joint
Entered by: liz askew
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20:25 Jan 18, 2011
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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)
William Pairman
Local time: 10:17
halved joint
Explanation:
http://webcache.googleusercontent.com/search?q=cache:1WfrTID...

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halving joint


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liz askew
United Kingdom
Local time: 09:17
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Great work, many thanks Liz
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Summary of answers provided
3halved jointliz askew
Summary of reference entries provided
picture hereliz askew

Discussion entries: 1





  

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halved joint


Explanation:
http://webcache.googleusercontent.com/search?q=cache:1WfrTID...

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Note added at 31 mins (2011-01-18 20:56:50 GMT)
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or

halving joint




liz askew
United Kingdom
Local time: 09:17
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 44
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Great work, many thanks Liz
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12 mins
Reference: picture here

Reference 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"

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=
mitred joint
halving joint

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Note added at 14 mins (2011-01-18 20:39:34 GMT)
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see under

3.1.3

too
where it is also known as

"canteado"

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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

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sorry
NOT
mitred joint!!



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I was looking at the picture on the left in the site I quoted

liz askew
United Kingdom
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 44
Note to reference poster
Asker: 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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