ordning knektar

08:33 Jul 20, 2022
Swedish to English translations [PRO]
Tech/Engineering - Construction / Civil Engineering / byggnadsritning
Swedish term or phrase: ordning knektar
Instructions on a building site:

Vi gör ordning knektar på mallplan, Räckesstolparna skruvar vi fast i landgångarna, Vi använder oss av brädor som form och reglar enligt ritning.
Florin Hulubei
Local time: 11:35


Summary of answers provided
4 +1arrange (or attach) the clamps
Michael Ellis
3Jacks
Evgeny Sidorenko


  

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Jacks


Explanation:
Looks like 'ordning' is linked to 'gör', i.e. it's about fixing something. So this leaves 'knektar' as some kind of hoisting equipment, like 'jacks' maybe. So it's "We fix the jacks..."

Evgeny Sidorenko
Russian Federation
Local time: 11:35
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: Native in RussianRussian
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1 day 1 hr   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +1
arrange (or attach) the clamps


Explanation:
This is specialist carpentry jargon for screw clamps or 'Skruvtving', used for clamping two pieces of wood together.

Example sentence(s):
  • We attach the clamps to the template

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Michael Ellis
United Kingdom
Local time: 09:35
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Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
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