The Encyclopedia of Founding

Twelve hundred entries from the golden age of cast metal — how bells are founded, why brass is not bronze, what a cupola melts and a core withstands — by Simpson Bolland, the trade's great teacher.

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Moulding-sand

See FACING-SAND.

Moulding-tools.-Broadly speaking, moulding-tools consist of every foundry equipment necessary to make moulds with, including shovel, brushes, riddles, clamps, wedges, parallels, level, compass, vent-rods, gaggers, rammers, etc.; but the more artistic class, used for finishing the moulds with, are the ones usually recognized as moulding-tools. A full description of these, with instructions for using them, will be found at their respective places throughout this work.

Moulds for Steel.--See STEEL CASTINGS; INGOT-MOULDS.

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