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planers

/ˈpleɪnərz/

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noun

A woodworking tool which smooths a surface or makes one surface of a workpiece parallel to the tool's bed.

Examples :

"The carpenter used his planers to make the rough wooden board smooth and even. "

technical machine work

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noun

A large machine tool in which the workpiece is traversed linearly (by means of a reciprocating bed) beneath a single-point cutting tool. (Analogous to a shaper but larger and with the workpiece moving instead of the tool.) Planers can generate various shapes, but were most especially used to generate large, accurate flat surfaces. The planer is nowadays obsolescent, having been mostly superseded by large milling machines.

Examples :

"In the old factory, several planers sat idle, relics of a time when milling machines weren't powerful enough to shape such large pieces of metal. "

machine technology work industry technical

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noun

A wooden block used for forcing down the type in a form, and making the surface even.

Examples :

"The printer used planers to carefully tap down the metal type in the frame, ensuring a perfectly even surface before inking it. "

material utensil machine work industry