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teste porta utensile

English translation: toolheads/toolholding heads

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Italian term or phrase:teste porta utensile
English translation:toolheads/toolholding heads
Entered by: achisholm

01:45 Nov 15, 2003
Italian to English translations [PRO]
Tech/Engineering - Mechanics / Mech Engineering / machine tools
Italian term or phrase: teste porta utensile
From a machine tools doc.
achisholm
United Kingdom
Local time: 05:22
toolheads
Explanation:
See Eurodicautom (portautensile) and Marolli (portautensili)

I always called it that when I worked for a machine tool manufacturer.
Angela
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Angela Arnone
Local time: 06:22
Grading comment
Many thanks.

Sandy
4 KudoZ points were awarded for this answer



Summary of answers provided
4 +2tool holders
Maurizio Valente
5 +1toolheads
Angela Arnone
4Spindle head
Sergio Scotti
3 -1witness door tool
Guetta


  

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2 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5 peer agreement (net): -1
witness door tool


Explanation:
witness door tool

Guetta
France
Local time: 06:22
Native speaker of: Native in TurkishTurkish

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
disagree  Sarah Ponting: I hope you're joking :-D
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4 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +2
tool holders


Explanation:
Many hits in Google

Maurizio Valente
Italy
Works in field
Native speaker of: Italian
PRO pts in category: 50

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Boris Nedkov: right
53 mins
agree  Sarah Ponting: that's more like it :-)
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4 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
Spindle head


Explanation:
Testa defines the spindle carrier element. Depending on the context could also be a turret, a revolver head or other special types of spindles heads.

Sergio Scotti
United States
Local time: 23:22
Native speaker of: Native in ItalianItalian
PRO pts in category: 22
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11 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5 peer agreement (net): +1
toolheads


Explanation:
See Eurodicautom (portautensile) and Marolli (portautensili)

I always called it that when I worked for a machine tool manufacturer.
Angela


Angela Arnone
Local time: 06:22
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 223
Grading comment
Many thanks.

Sandy

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Sarah Ponting: even better :-)
1 day 58 mins
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