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planer

[pley-ner] / ˈpleɪ nər /


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The pitted road surface was scalped by a 30-tonne machine planer and the debris swept out before a bitumen emulsion binder was sprayed ahead of the laying of fresh asphalt.

From BBC Jun. 10, 2026

At minimum, you’d need a table saw, which allows you to cut wood to width, as well as a planer and jointer, used to create smooth, even surfaces on wood.

From Seattle Times Jan. 5, 2024

Next, remove any excess wax on the exterior with a cheese planer or knife.

From Salon Nov. 5, 2022

Shed 17, which shared a wall with the planer building, was made of cement but was housed in an old wooden frame, he said.

From Los Angeles Times Sep. 9, 2022

A reservoir at the foot of the pump enables the dirt, &c., in the oil to settle before it enters the pump, which can be operated from any desirable part of the planer mechanism.

From Modern Machine-Shop Practice, Volumes I and II by Joshua Rose

The pilot, Captain Al Wallach said the successful mission reflected the specialist expertise of the team's people, which included the flight crews, meteorologists, operational planers, runway teams and medical personnel.

From BBC Aug. 7, 2026

Lagos governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu on Thursday said a six-member panel of engineers, architects and town planers had been appointed to "bring closure to this event and ensure that justice is served".

From Reuters Nov. 4, 2021

Mukden, its population now swollen to more than 3,000,000, grinds out lathes, shapers, planers, boring mills, presses, air compressors, electrical motors and transformers for all of China.

From Time Magazine Archive

But the hard core of his book is a gallery of his humanized turret lathes, planers and millers.

From Time Magazine Archive

The most ordinary tools used are for lathes and planers.

From The Working of Steel Annealing, Heat Treating and Hardening of Carbon and Alloy Steel by Fred H. (Fred Herbert) Colvin




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