Glossary entry (derived from question below)
Jul 3, 2002 16:08
21 yrs ago
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German term
United Kingdom
Translator since 1953
Native in: English
Works in: Russian to English, German to English, English
Setzgerät
German to English
Tech/Engineering
A previous answer concerns a Steinsetzgerät = pavior, but I don't think this is the same thing. It looks like an automatic pistol and my guess is that it is used for driving nails or anchoring devices into rock or concrete.
Context:
Eine Kolbenhalterung, insbesondere für einen Treibkolben eines Setzgeräts, enthält wenigstens eine Umfangsoberfläche...
Context:
Eine Kolbenhalterung, insbesondere für einen Treibkolben eines Setzgeräts, enthält wenigstens eine Umfangsoberfläche...
Proposed translations
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| 4 +2 | rivet gun |
Bob Kerns (X)
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| 4 | settling tank |
Mats Wiman
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Proposed translations
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rivet gun
Most of the references to "Setzgerät" in Google refer to what I would call a rivet gun and "rivet gun" gets over 400 hits on Google.
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Note added at 2002-07-03 16:31:21 (GMT)
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4000 hits for \"rivet gun\", not just 400 !!
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Note added at 2002-07-03 16:31:21 (GMT)
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4000 hits for \"rivet gun\", not just 400 !!
4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer.
Comment: "Thanks, this looks like the right answer."
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Mats Wiman
Sweden
Sweden
Sweden
DEU / ENG / FRA / SPA > SWE since 1982
Native in: Swedish (Variant: Stockholm) 
Works in: German to Swedish, English to Swedish, Swedish
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settling tank
assuming the below is identical
Ernst:
jig (for separating ore), settling tank (min proc) / Setzapparat m, Setzmaschine f
Ernst:
jig (for separating ore), settling tank (min proc) / Setzapparat m, Setzmaschine f
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LegalTrans D
: In a settling tank, solid matter in a slurry settle at the tank bottom. Doesn't seem to fit context
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Hm..I forgot to indicate it was a wild one
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Bob Kerns (X)
: Never saw a settling tank that looked like a pistol :-)
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Seems a pertinent comment ;-)
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