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Also called: slack, floating rule
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a buoyant device (often spherical), used to activate a mechanism by its response to a rise or fall of the surface of a fluid
Source - AS/NZS 3500.0:2003: Plumbing and drainage
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<buoyant> device (often spherical), used to activate a mechanism by its response to a rise or fall of the surface of a fluid
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<construction management> amount of time by which an activity can be delayed or extended without affecting subsequent activities
See also: free float; independent float; interfering float; total float
See also: free float; independent float; interfering float; total float
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<tool> hand tool, usually a flat rectangular plate of steel or timber with a handle, used to finish a surface of concrete, plaster or render
In plasterwork, a hand float is used for trueing-up and surfacing an undercoat or for providing a rough finish to a finishing coat (off-the-float finish).
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to straighten and level a plaster surface or to finish a fresh concrete surface by the use of a float