Look up: Planishing

1. planishing
   producing a smooth surface finish by a succession of blows by polished dies in a hammer or press designed for the purpose,or by rolling in a planishing mill Category: Iron and steel industries • improving of the surface finish of a metallic product by rolling or hammering Category: Iron and steel industries
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2. planishing
   Process of toughening, smoothing and polishing metal by hammering it with a broad, smooth-faced hammer. Planishing removes marks made by any previous shaping of the piece and ensures uniform thickness of the metal.
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3. Planishing
   Plan"ish·ing adjective & verbal noun from Planish , transitive verb Planishing rolls (Coining) , rolls between which metal strips are passed while cold, to bring them to exactly the required thickness.
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4. Planishing
   `Planishing` (from the Latin `planus`, `flat`) is a metalworking technique used to smooth sheet metal. After a piece of metal has been roughly formed by techniques such as sinking or raising, the surface will have irregular indentations and bumps. To remove these imperfections, the piece is hammered between a flat or slightly curved hammer and a special forming object known as a `planishing stake`. Using repeated, relatively soft blows, the piec...
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5. Planishing
   • (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Planish • a. & vb. n. from Planish, v. t.
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6. Planishing
   The first stage in finishing the surface of plate before polishing, the removal of hammer marks which occur during raising is achieved with the use of a special flat-headed hammer.
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