svaleholdte

English translation: dovetail slot

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Norwegian term or phrase:svalehalespor
English translation:dovetail slot
Entered by: Leif Henriksen

16:28 Mar 12, 2012
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Norwegian to English translations [PRO]
Tech/Engineering - Petroleum Eng/Sci / drilling equipment
Norwegian term or phrase: svaleholdte
The text is about rotary slips (for drilling):

Inserts (innsatser) er sitter i svaleholdte spor og kan skiftes enkelt ved å fjerne muttere, bolter og splint på toppen av sporene.
Salvador Scofano and Gry Midttun
Norway
Local time: 05:54
dovetail slot
Explanation:
Jeg kan godt tenke meg at dette er en forvanskning av svalhalespor, som kunne være en fornuftig betgnelse på en form for festeteknikk.

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Note added at 2 hrs (2012-03-12 18:50:27 GMT)
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Uff, de fingrene: Jeg skulle naturligvis ha en e til i svalehalespor
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Leif Henriksen
Norway
Local time: 05:54
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svalehalespor
dovetail slot


Explanation:
Jeg kan godt tenke meg at dette er en forvanskning av svalhalespor, som kunne være en fornuftig betgnelse på en form for festeteknikk.

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Note added at 2 hrs (2012-03-12 18:50:27 GMT)
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Uff, de fingrene: Jeg skulle naturligvis ha en e til i svalehalespor

Leif Henriksen
Norway
Local time: 05:54
Native speaker of: Native in NorwegianNorwegian, Native in Norwegian (Bokmal)Norwegian (Bokmal)
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