Apparatus consisting of a number of small diameter rods, which are held tightly at the center by a handle. Almost any design can be replicated by using the rods, which slide in and out, following the shape of the design to be copies. The pattern is then transferred to the material and the design cut out.
Profile leveling
Surveying land and determining elevations at different points to map the contours of the land.
Profile machine
Machine, which is self-powered, prepares an asphalt roadway for resurfacing by milling off the surface.
Profile sander
Profile sanders do everything the detail sander can do and more. The in-line sanding motion of the profile sander allows you to contour, sand concave pieces, and get inside grooves.
Profile view
View that looks into the interior of a building or object as through the exterior had been cut away and removed, exposing the interior.
Profilograph
Wheeled machine, with an attached straightedge, which is used to check roadways during paving, by comparing the paved surface to the straightedge to identify areas in need of filling or smoothing.
Profit
(1) The sum remaining after all costs, direct and indirect, are deducted from the income of a business. (2) Financial gain obtained from the use of capital in a transaction. (3) Gain or Benefit.
Profit a prendre
Right to profit by utilizing the assets of another's land, including the right to use and mine another's property recovering and removing any assets.
