"The iron founder" supplement. A complete illustrated exposition of the art of casting in iron. Comprising the erection and management of cupolas, reverberatory furnaces, blowers, dams, ladles, etc.; mixing cast iron; founding of chilled car-wheels; malleable iron castings; foundry equipments and appliances; gear moulding machines; moulding machines; burning, chilling, softening; annealing; pouring and feeding; foundry materials; advanced moulding; measurement of castings; wrought iron, steel, etc. Also, the founding of statues; the art of taking casts, pattern modelling; useful formulas and tables (1893)
Bolland, Simpson · New York, J. Wiley & Sons · leaf 245
28 preferable to have the inside plates made as seen, so that their own impression forms the joint, and leaves them alto¬ gether free from loam. The manner of setting these inside plates is as follows : First, strike a bed for the bottom, lay out the quadrants, and, after cleaning and oiling the… … Fig. 157. the bearing for the cope-ring at B. The bed, as formed by the plate, is shown at C, Fig. 156, whilst the plate in position would appear as seen at D in the same figure. In this case it is best to have the web patterns made full length, set into position, and used as bearings on which to…
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