Foundry Work: A Practical Handbook on Standard Foundry Practice, Including Hand and Machine Molding; Cast Iron, Malleable Iron, Steel and Brass Castings; Foundry Management; Etc (Classic Reprint)
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Author(s)William C. Stimpson
PublisherForgotten Books
ISBN / ASIN1332129358
ISBN-139781332129355
MarketplaceFrance 🇫🇷
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Excerpt from Foundry Work: A Practical Handbook on Standard Foundry Practice, Including Hand and Machine Molding; Cast Iron, Malleable Iron, Steel and Brass Castings; Foundry Management; Etc
The making of a metal casting seems like a very simple operation - given a pattern, a flask, a supply of molding sand, and some molten metal; presto! it is done - but a little study develops the fact that there are few industries where more depends upon shop kinks and the many other essential things which make up a broad knowledge of a distinct trade than in foundry work. The industry, as such, is as old as our knowledge of brass and iron, the former having been made into castings from earliest times. Casting methods, however, have partaken of the general mechanical development of the last few years and today there is no comparison as to the quality of castings, the complexity of the patterns cast, and the speed of manufacture, with the work of a few years ago.
In this article the methods of hand molding have been carefully discussed, including the many questions of pattern construction which are more or less closely associated with foundry work. The presentation also includes the uses of the various types of molding machines, which have become so popular within the last few years. Malleable iron practice has now become well standardized and this type of casting, particularly for small work requiring much duplication, is very important. An excellent discussion of steel castings is particularly pertinent as this type of casting is fast displacing drop forgings for many classes of work.
Altogether the article represents a well-rounded and thoroughly up-to-date discussion of this important subject. The original author and the reviser, both men of broad experience, have combined to give the reader the benefit of their knowledge and it is the hope of the publishers that the book will be found instructive and interesting to the practical foundry man as well as…
The making of a metal casting seems like a very simple operation - given a pattern, a flask, a supply of molding sand, and some molten metal; presto! it is done - but a little study develops the fact that there are few industries where more depends upon shop kinks and the many other essential things which make up a broad knowledge of a distinct trade than in foundry work. The industry, as such, is as old as our knowledge of brass and iron, the former having been made into castings from earliest times. Casting methods, however, have partaken of the general mechanical development of the last few years and today there is no comparison as to the quality of castings, the complexity of the patterns cast, and the speed of manufacture, with the work of a few years ago.
In this article the methods of hand molding have been carefully discussed, including the many questions of pattern construction which are more or less closely associated with foundry work. The presentation also includes the uses of the various types of molding machines, which have become so popular within the last few years. Malleable iron practice has now become well standardized and this type of casting, particularly for small work requiring much duplication, is very important. An excellent discussion of steel castings is particularly pertinent as this type of casting is fast displacing drop forgings for many classes of work.
Altogether the article represents a well-rounded and thoroughly up-to-date discussion of this important subject. The original author and the reviser, both men of broad experience, have combined to give the reader the benefit of their knowledge and it is the hope of the publishers that the book will be found instructive and interesting to the practical foundry man as well as…
