REESEV LIBRARY O THK OF CALIFORNIA. 5 deceived. was JVo. Shelf No. THE MOULDER'S AND FOUNDER'S POCKET GUIDE: A TREATISE ON H3ULDING AND FOUNDING IN GREEN-SAND, DRY-SAND, LOAM, AND CEMENT; TH MOULDING OF MACHINE FRAMES, MILL-GEAR, HOLLOTV-WARE, ORNAMENTS, TRINK- ETS, BELLS AND STATUES; DESCRIPTION OF MOULDS FOR IRON, BRONZE, BRASS, AND OTHER METALS; PLASTER OF PARIS, SULPHUR, \VAX, AND OTHER ARTICLES COMMONLY USED IN CASTING; THE CONSTRUC- TION OF MELTING FURNACES, THE MELTING AND FOUNDING OF METALS; THE COMPOSITION OF ALLOYS AND THEIR NATURE. WITH AN APPENDIX RECEIPTS FOR ALLOYS, BRONZE, V^BMPHES AND COLOURS FOR CASTINGS, TABLES ON THE STRENGTH AND OTHER QUALITIES Of OAST MSTAL8- BY FRED. OVERMAN, MINING ENGINEER. iirr.aoR OF 'THE MANUFACTURE OF IRON," "A TREATISE ON STEEL,' ETC. ETC. 35navabfns0. PHILADELPHIA: HENRY CAREY BAIRB & CO., INDUSTRIAL PUBLISHERS, 810 WALNUT STREET. 1878. LIBRARY UNIVERSITY OF < Kntered, according to the Act of Congress, in the year 1851, br A. HART, ia th Clerk's Office of the District Court o e the United States, in anc foi the Eastern District of Pennsylvania. U- CONTENT3. CHAPTER 1. MOULDING. Afatsriah for Moulding t Sand, 14; green-sand, 14; dry sand, 15; core-sand, 16; clay, 17 j loam, 18; blackening, coal-dust, black-lead, anthracite, 19; soapstone powder, 20; localities of materials, 21; grind-mills for blackening, 22. look. Flasks or boxes, 23; crane, 25; small tools, trowels, cleaner, stamper, shovels, sieves, 28; pease-meal, parting-sand, gato-pins, screws, Ac., 30. Moulding in Green-Sand. Moulding of a wheel, 31 ; filling in the drag-box, 32; the top box, 36; gits, 36; removing the top box, 38; drawing of the pattern, 39 ; blackening the mould, 41 ; pattern fas- tened to the moulding-board, 43 ; composition of moulding-sand, 43 ; general observations, 43 ; division of labour, 43. Moulding in Open Sand. Making of the bed, 48 ; moulding in one box, 50 ; moulding of a cog-wheel, 52 ; causes of failures, 57 ; mould- ing in more than two boxes, 59"; small articles of machinery, 61: ornamental moulding, 62; hollow-ware, 66; small articles, 67; mould- ing of a coffee-kettle, 68 ; patterns for hollow-ware, 70. Mixed Moulding. Moulding in green-sand with dried cores, 73; cores and their use, 7 I ; core-boxes, 75 ; moulding of a column, 76 ; making a pipe-core, 80 ; moulding with plates, 82. Dry-Sand Moulding. Drying of the mould, 84; glands, 85; verti- IV CONTENTS. cal castings, 86; moulding of a large pipe, 87; loam core, 88; haj rope, 88 ; core-iron, 89 ; making of the core, 89 ; casting pipes with- out a core, 93 ; small ornamental castings, 94 ; trinkets, 94 ; moulding a stag, 96 ; scr jwing together of ornaments, 99 ; soldering, 99 ; brass castings, 99; fine iron castings, 99. Loam-Moulding. Quality of loam, 101; compounding loam, 101; moulding of simple round forms, 104. Moulding of a soap-pan, 104 ; the core, 105; the thickness, 108; the cope, 108; taking apart the mould, 110; blackwash, 110; gates, 112; gas-pipe, 112; cast-gate, 112; covering of the flow-gate, 113; use of the flow-gate, 114; cast- ing by a single gate, 115; gas-pipes, 115. Moulding without Thickness. A steam cylinder, 116; making of the cope, 117; the steam-ways, 117; cores for the steam-ways, 121; core for the cylinder, 122; sullage piece, 123 ; fastening of the cores, 124; burying of the mould, 125; fastening of the exhaust-pipe core, 126; use of chaplets, 126; general remarks on cylinder moulding, 127. irregular Forms. Moulding of a curved pipe, 128; oval forms, 132- bathing-tub, 132; elbow-pipe, 133; complicated forms, 134. Moulding of Bronze Ornaments. Moulding of statues by the ancient Greeks, 138; French mode of moulding statues, 139; present mode of casting statues, 141; iron statues, 142; bas-reliefs, 142; moulding of bells, 143. Metal Mouldn. The bore of wheels, 146 ; railroad-car wheels, 146 ; chilled rollers, 148; casting together of iron and steel, 152 ; moulds for tin, lead, pewter, zinc, types, Ac., 153; mould for copper or brass, 154; plaster of Paris moulds, 155; stereotyping, 155. fmpressions and Castings. Wax, crumbs of bread, sealing-wax, 159, sulphur, 160; glass, 161; clay, artificial wood, 162; plaster of Paris, 163 ; mould of a coin, 165; mould of a statue, 168; casting of plaster, 172 ; taking of a mask, 173; sulphur castings, 174; wax castings, sealing-wax, and other casts, 175 ; elastic mould, 175 ; alum, saltpetre, moulding of natural objects, 17P. CONTENTS. CHAPTER II. MELTING OF METALS. frcm. Qualities of iron: No. 1 iron, 179; No. 2 iron, No. 3 iron, 181 ; characteristics of foundry pig, 181 ; mixing of iron, 184 ; kind of castings, 187; kind of moulds, 188; melting of iron, 188; in tbe blast furnace, 188; in crucibles, 192; in reverberator! es, 196; tbe cupola, description of, 201; operation in a cupola, 205; pots, 210; blast-macbines, 212; fans, 212; hot blast, 217; drying stoves, 217. General Remarks. Cleansing of castings, 218; time of casting, 220, cost of moulding and casting, 221; melting of bronze metal, 223; melting of lead, tin, antimony, 'and brass, 224. APPENDIX RECEIPTS AND TABLES. Alloys of Iron. Iron and sulphur, iron and carbon, iron and phos- phorus, 226; iron and silicon, iron and arsenic, iron and chromium, iron and gold, iron and silver, iron and copper, iron and tin, iron and lead, 227. Alloys of Precious Metals, 228. Alloys of Copver. Bronze, 228; bell metal, 229; bronze for guns, 229 ; bronze for statues, 230 ; bronze of the ancient Greeks, 231 ; bronze of the Aztecs, speculum metal, speculum metal of Rosso'a telescopes, 232; bronze for medals, bronze imitation of gold, 233. Brass Common brass, solder, button-brass, red brass, princes' metal, brass and lead, tempering brass, 234; brass for ship nails, brass forpans and steps, brass and platinum. German silver, Chinese packfong, argentan for plating", 235; electron, solder for German silver, copper and platinum, copper and silver, copper and anti- mony, 236 ; copper and carbon, copper and phosphorus, copper and arsenic, 237. Lead and its Alloys. Lead and arsenic, lead and antimony, stereo. type metal, fusible metal, 238. Tin and its Alloys. Tin r.nd lead, pewter, queen's metal, Britannia n CONTENTS. metal, German tin, music metal, antifriction metal, spurious silve* organ-pipes, 239 ; imitation of diamonds, tin foil, 240. Zinc and its Alloys, 241. Bronzing. Natural bronze, antique bronze, 241 ; various colours, 242 , bronze paint, 243. Gilding of bronze and brass, 243; of iron, 244. Tinning of brass, bronze, and copper, 245. Zinking of copper or bronze, 245. Glazing of castings, enamel, 246. Blackening of iron with plumbago, 247; with varnish, 247. Grinding and polishing, 248. Malleable iron, 248. Silvering of iron, 24S, Table I. 250. II. 251. III. 251. IV. 253. LIBRARY UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA. THE MOULDER'S AND FOUNDER'S POCKET GUIDE. CHAPTER I. MOULDING. THE moulding of metals and other materials into the various forms, required for the accomplishment of certain purposes whether of an economical or or- namental character is an object of high interest. Moulding is the noblest of the arts ; it serves with unvaried interest the fine as well as the useful arts. The heavy castings for the construction of machinery, to the weight of thirty tons and more ; the statues of the ancients, and of modern heroes, are ornaments of human genius. The minute, well finished castings of iron and bronze are evidences of human skill and ingenuity. Moulding may be considered in two distinct branches ; the one is the moulding proper, the other 2 ' (13) 14 MOULDER'S AND FOUNDER'S POCKET GUIDE the forming of the pattern. Moulding proper is al- most the same in principle and in practice for each of the various kinds of metals or alloys. Slight varia- tions in the materials for moulding, and in treatment, are the only differences in moulds which are designed to be used for iron, brass, bronze, tin, or lead, and other metals. The principal materials used in mould- ing, are, sand of various kinds, loam, plaster of paris, blackening, and metal. Sand is the most common, and certainly the most perfect and convenient material. It is superior to all other materials for moulding. Sand is more or less porous, and very refractory, so that the hot metals do not melt nor bake it ; two qualities of great importance in the successful operations of the business. The various kinds of good moulding sand, employed in foundries for casting iron or brass, have been found to be of an almost uniform chemical com- position, varying in grain or the aggregate form only. It contains between 93 and 96 parts of silex or grains of sand, and from 3 to 6 parts of clay, and a little oxide of iron, in each 100 parts. Moulding sand which contains lime, magnesia, and other oxides of metal, is not applicable, particularly for the casting of iron or bronze. Such sand is generally too weak or to 3 close; it will not stand, or retain its form, MOULDING. 15 DI it will cause the metal to boil by its closeness. In practice the different classes of castings require different kinds of sand for the purpose of moulding. For one kind of castings the sand is to be porous, open, and is still to be adhesive ; for another class it is to be very adhesive and fine, almost free of grit, to make itself conform to the minutest parts of the pattern imbedded in it. At the proper places in the description of the process of moulding, we shall allude to the various kinds of sand best quali- fied for specific purposes. The best moulding sand is generally found along the banks of large rivers ; that procured from the shores of mountain streams, is in most cases too coarse or too poor and weak. Good sand, however, has been found on the very top of high hills. The best is generally found in the vicinity of the primary rocks, or along those river banks which receive their supply from the primitive mountains. The alluvium of the transition or metamorphous rocks, as gray- wacke, slate, and feldspar, forms a very superior moulding sand, if it does not contain too much iron. In the coal districts there is generally little or no difficulty in finding good sand, for most of the river flats arc composed of that useful material, which, however, frequently contains too much iron, and 16 MOULDER'S AND FOUNDER'S POCKET GUIDE. is liable to melt from the heat of heavy castings, an evil which can be modified by mixing the sand with coke-dust, or anthracite powder. In tertiary regions, and along the sea-coast, some spot is always found where fine and strong sand may be dug ; in these localities the best kind is frequently deposited. The greatest difficulty in obtaining sand of a good qua- lity, is mostly encountered in limestone and volcanic regions, also where porphyry, mica slate, and mica- ceous rocks predominate. Sand which contains too much iron or lime, or still worse, mica, will not adhere, and is liable to absorb and retain too much moisture, and cause rough and unsound castings. Good moulding sand has in its green state a yellowish earthy colour, balls easily on being squeezed in the hand, and, if sufficiently fine, assumes the finest im- pressions of the skin without adhering to it. White or gray sand is generally either too strong or too weak'. Sand for undried moulds green sand moulds is generally more open or porous ; it should not con- tain as much clay as that used for dried moulds, or it cannot assume or retain the finest impressions of the pattern. Sand for dry moulding is frequently of the finest kind, and very strong ; for heavy castings a coarse but adhesive sand is mostly selected. Core-sand. The material most difficult to obtain is MOULDING. 17 good core-sand. Core-sand should be coarse, very porous, but still very adhesive. Rock-sand the debris of abraded rock free-sand from river banks or from the sea-shore, pounded blast-furnace cinder, and other kinds of coarse sand, are frequently mixed with fine strong sand, or with clay ; the use of the latter, however, is to be very limited. The best core-sand is frequently found on hillsides, or the very top of hills, in places where feldspathic or primitive rock has recently been decomposed, where the rock con- tains sufficient clay to make it adhere, and where the coarse angular grains have not supported vege- tation, and it is consequently free of all vege- table or animal matter. Where sand of abraded rock cannot be obtained, free-sand, or, which is pre- ferable, pounded blast-furnace cinder may be used, tempered with clay, barm, pease-meal, or horse- dung. In the use of the latter vegetable and ani- mal substances, caution is to be exercised to prevent the boiling of the casting, because of the quantity of gas liberated from such matter. For cores, fresh sand must be used in each cast ; old sand, burned sand, or sand mixed with coal, cannot be employed for this purpose. Clay is frequently used for improving the adhe- siveness of sand. It is to be selected from the white 2* IS MOULDER'S AND FOUNDER'S POCKET OUIDE. aluminous kind, argillaceous earth, or fine clay. li is either dissolved in a large quantity of water, and kept in the foundry for occasional use, or is dried, pounded, run through a fine sieve, and then mixed with the sand. The best plan is, to mix sand and loam to- gether, and run this mixture moist through a mill ; a common grist-mill, or a dust-mill, will answer for this purpose. One part of clay mixed with nine parts of free-sand, or any other pure sand, is considered suffi- ciently strong for core-sand ; still these proportions depend very much on the nature of the sand, and the adhesiveness of the clay, and also what kind of cores are to be made from it. The sand for large and complicated cores, is to be stronger than that for small cores. Loam. Common loam, or clay of which common bricks are made, is generally used for loam-moulding. The loam ought to be as free from iron, lime, mag- nesia, and other alkaline matter as possible, because they make the loarn too hard and close, and cause boil- ing of the metal. Such mixtures are also not suffi- ciently refractory to resist the heat of a large mass of melted iron. If good loam cannot be obtained, a mixture of sand and clay, as described above, is pre- ferable to any imperfect loam. Loam, or any cement for loam-moulding, is to be mixed with saw- MOULDING. 19 dust, horse-dung, hair, or cut straw, hay, or similar matter, which makes the loam adhesive and porous. Coal-dust, black-lead^ and anthracite dust, are simply means of blackening the mould, by mixing it with the sand or loam. If hot metal is allowed to be in immediate contact with some kinds of fresh sand, the sand will partially melt, or if the sand is coarse, the hot metal will penetrate into the spaces between the grains, and the casting in consequence will be rough. Blackening, or a coating of carbon, will prevent in a great measure the burning of the sand, and consequent roughness of the casting. Black- lead is a very effective material for this purpose ; but if used in too large a quantity it is apt to fill the necessary pores of the sand, and, as it is almost in- combustible, will prevent the escape of gases from the hot metal, and consequently cause unsound cast- ings. Next to plumbago in refractory quality is anthracite ; and its dust, if not too fine, is an excel- lent means of preventing the burning of the sand. If there is too much anthracite dust in the sand, it will impair its strength; and if the dust is too fine, it will fill the pores of the sand. Dust of bituminous coal weakens the sand considerably, but it makes it very porous and open, thus facilitating the escape of the gas. It causes the castings to be very 20 MOULDER'S AND FOUNDER'S POCKET GUIDE. smooth, but without fine impressions ; it entirely de- troys the sharp angles. Bituminous stone-coal dust appears to have a remarkable influence upon iron. Cast in a mould composed of sand and bituminous coal, the iron appears to be more gray and coarse- grained than when in any other mould. It is in consequence generally weaker ; pig No. 2 improves by it. Coke-dust mixed with sand is better than any of the enumerated materials for making large cast- ings, and for casting stove-plates. It makes the sand open, without impairing its strength too much. Coke-dust is not well qualified for face-dust ; it does not make smooth castings. The most gene- rally useful coal-powder is charcoal dust ground charcoal of hard wood, such as oak, beech, sugar maple, hickory, or dogwood, well burned. Char- coal powder can be mixed with sand to nearly one- tenth of its volume. It is an excellent face-dust for small castings. Very small delicate castings require a very strong fine sand, free of all coal and coal-dust ; these cannot be dusted with char- coal or any other dust, for such would impair the finer parts of the mould. Very small moulds are blackened by a rush candle, or the flame of a pine Knot. Soapstone powder is a very efficacious means MOULDING. 21 of preventing the burning of the sand. For thin castings, as stove-plates and hollow-ware, it is not excelled in making smooth, sharp castings. Its use, however, is not to be carried to an excess, because it is as weak as coal-dust, and finally spoils the sand of the foundry by making it too weak. Coal will burn out of the sand, but the magnesia of the soap- stone will not ; both cause porosity, as well as weak- ness of sand. Sand, clay, coal of every kind, and blackening are so abundant in the United States, that we hardly need enumerate localities. Good moulding-sand is found everywhere along the eastern slope of the Alleghenies, from the old rocks of Maine, through the metamorphic strata of New Jersey to the Missis- sippi river, along the sea-coast in the tertiary de- posit, or in the coal and gold regions of Penn- sylvania, Maryland, Virginia, and the Carolinas. In the coal basins of the Allegheny, Monongahela, and Ohio rivers, there is no lack of good moulding- sand, and the same may be said of the valleys of the Missouri and Mississippi/ Clay is also found there in abundance, and of good quality. Anthracite is in Pennsylvania, in Massachusetts, Ohio, and North Carolina, and where it is found, there is hard bitumin- ous coal, or splint coal, which serves the same pur- 2*2 MOULDER'S AND FOUNDER'S POCKET-GUIDE. pose. Bituminous coal and charcoal are found in every region of the union. Plumbago is found in Pennsyl- vania, Virginia, North Carolina, and other places. Soapstone exists in Maryland, Pennsylvania, New Jersey, New York, and along the Atlantic coast. There is an abundance of good materials spread all over the United States. Mills for grinding blackening. Coal-dust is pre- pared in mills of a particular construction, to pre- vent the flying about of the blackcoal. It is commonly ground in iron barrels which turn around their own axis, and in which a number of cast-iron balls roll over the coal and break it, as represented in figure 1. Such an iron cylinder is generally Fig. from 2 to 3 feet in diameter, and from 1 to 5 feet long. It makes from 20 to 30 revolutions per minute, and is moved by a strap and pulley, or cog- MOULDING 23 wheels. The number of balls, of which each one weighs from 25 to 50 pounds, is indifferent ; the more there are at work the better. In the larger cities, as in Boston, New York, and Philadelphia, the manufactur- ing of blackening and dust is carried on by men who make an exclusive business of it. Remote and country foundries prepare their own dust. TOOLS. The instruments and tools used by the moulder are various and expensive. For moulding in green as well as in dry sand, boxes or flasks are used ; these may be made of iron or of wood. Iron boxes are in the course of time the cheapest. For mould- ing in loam, iron plates, core spindles, wrought-iron bars, hoops and wire, are used. Fig. 2. Boxes or flasks are the enclosures of 24 MOULDER'S ANP FOUNDER'S POCKET GUIDE. which is filled around the pattern. A flask consists of two parts, as is represented in figure 2, where A is the upper box, and B the lower box. C shows the flask from above. The traverses, which are generally wider in the upper box than in the lower, are best made of wood, even if the box is made of cast iron. These traverses are moveable, and may be put into such positions as to suit the varied forms of the patterns. The three iron pins, D D D, are to be well pointed and tapered, and long enough to afford a safe descent of the one box upon the other. In case there are high projections on the pattern, these pins ought to be nearly as long as the flask itself is high. On each side of the flask are two hooks, fitting to eyes, which serve to connect the two parts of the flask as firmly as possible, to prevent a separation or the lifting of the upper box. These hooks are to be strong without being unneces- sarily heavy. The eyes in which these hooks fit, are firmly fastened into the wood and clinched inside, or are cast into the iron when the box is being cast. On each box are four snugs or handles ; these are for lifting and carrying the boxes or flasks. On large boxes, and also on very small boxes, there are but two handles, in the middle of the small side, strong enough to bear the weight of the box when filled MOULDING. 25 rith sand. In this case the snugs, or swivels, are in the axis of the box ; and if a box is suspended by a crane, it may be turned around its swivels, and be at rest in every position. Figure 3 shows a box Fig. 3. suspended from a crane; which in most instances is the proper way of lifting it. We see here that a box must be very strong to resist the influence of the heavy weight of sand and iron. If the box gives way, the sand will crack and drop out, 3 26 MOULDER'S AND FOUNDER'S POCKET- GUIDE. spoiling the mould. Large boxes should always be made of iron. The form of the box is generally suited to the pattern ; if the pattern is round, the box is made round. This close fitting of the box to the pattern is in many instances expensive ; it causes new boxes to be made where often but one or two castings of a pattern are required. The only in- convenience resulting from square boxes, is the amount of dead sand in the corners of the flask, which may be avoided by putting corners of wood or iron in the upper or both boxes. As in most cases the lower box is not moved, the weight of sand in that part of the flask is of little consequence ; but where the nature of the pattern renders it necessary to lift and turn the bottom or drag-box, the cor ners of a square box may be spared just as well as in the upper box. The chief objection to a square box for round castings, is its weight ; but where a strong crane is in the foundry, a little more or less weight to be lifted is of small consequence. In all cases, at least two inches space ought to be be- tween the box and the pattern, and in case of heavy castings, more. This space is also to be larger in wooden than in iron boxes. When the space between the box and the pattern is too small, the mould is liable to leak, the hot metal will flow out if th* MOULDING. 27 parting between the box and the pattern is too narrow. Flasks are to be as rough inside as they possibly can be made, for it is by adhesion chiefly that the sand remains in the box. In large flasks, the adhesion of the sand is increased by driving into the tra- verses and sides of the box, when the box is made of wood, nails of such a length that the points pro- ject on the inside. In cast-iron boxes, nails are either cast in the box, or its inner surface is covered with projections, made by driving the piercer an inch or so into the sand before casting the box ; the latter mode is preferable. Nails are incon- venient in many cases, and in all cases trouble- some ; they frequently cause imperfect castings, as the sand never can be rammed as close where nails project, as where there are none. If the sand is not of a uniform closeness, the cast will be imper- fect ; for where the sand is too loose to resist the pressure of the fluid metal, the casting will bulge. A better method than the foregoing of making the sand adhere, is to put as many traverses in a box as can conveniently be done, and place them as close together as possible. The interior of the box is mad) wet, traverses and all, with a solution of 28 MOULDER'S AND FOUNDER'S POCKET GUIDE. strong loam or clay. This loam or clay is put Ou. by means of a whitewash or any other brush. Moulding-boxes ought to be made of cast-iron ; it makes strong and durable flasks. Wooden boxes cost less than those made of iron, but are more expensive in the course of time ; they are liable to burning and leaking, and never make correct cast- ings ; their pins never fit well, and the wood is apt to warp. Hollow-ware, pipes, and ornaments are to be cast in iron flasks exclusively, or such castings are liable to incorrectness. Iron boxes are more heavy than wooden ones, which is objectionable, but, considering the greater security of the iron flask, the work may be done to more advantage than in wooden flasks. Fig. 4. Small Tools. The trowels, Fig. 4, A, A, are from the size of a small mason's trowel, down to one inch long and half an inch wide. The trowel is used for Bmoothing down the surface of the sand, and clear- ing away superfluous sand, polishing the blackening or MOULDING. 29 coal-dust, and repairing injuries in the mould. The whole of the trowel is generally made of metal, handle and all. B, B, are round forms of tools for polishing hollow moulds of a cylindrical or spherical form. C is a cleaner, often twelve and more inches long; it is used for cleaning and smoothing sunken surfaces, where the trowel cannot be used. These tools are generally made of steel, but are thus liable to corrosion, which injures their polish. The best metal for tools is hard bronze, as this is not injured by oxidation. A high polish and straight surfaces are the chief requisites of these tools. Their shape or form may be varied, according to individual taste. The general forms as represented, are the most in use. Fig. 5. Fig. 5 represents both a wooden rammer and an iron, one. The wooden rammer, edge shaped on both ends, is made on the turning-lathe, in one piece; it serves for pressing the sand close into the corners of the pat- tern, and also into the flask. The other figure repre- 30 MOULDER'S AND FOUNDER'S POCKET GUIDE. sents an iron rammer, which, however, is merely cast- iron at one end, where there is a round button of from 2 to 4 inches in diameter on the face. The wooden shank or handle is generally tapered or pointed at the opposite end of the knob, for piercing the sand, or to reach more closely into corners. Each of these ram- mers may be from 2 to 4 feet long, according to the kind of work to be done with it. Besides the tools here enumerated, the moulder has short-handled light shovels, for filling boxes and for working the sand; sieves of various sizes or meshes, and a riddle for filling the flask ; small bellows, for blowing dry loose sand from the mouldings, and part- ing-sand from the pattern ; and also, coal-dust or black- ening. The moulder needs an iron pot for holding parting-sand, and also a water-pot : two or more linen bags for coal-dust, black-lead, and pease-meal ; a piece of rope for tufts, for which paint-brushes also can be used. Piercers or prickers, are iron or brass needles, made of wire, from J to J of an inch thick ; they are from 6 inches to two and more feet long, tapered the whole length, and drawn to a point. Parting-sand, is that sand which is strewn over the moulding sand where the boxes separate; it is either free-sand, river-sand, sea-sand, or pounded cinder; or it may be the burnt sand scraped off the castings MOULDING. 81 in cleaning them. Pease-meal may be substituted by any ether meal ; the first, however, is the best. Many tapered pins of various lengths, round, square, oval, and oblong, are needed in a foundry for making gits or gates ; some strong, well-tapered and pointed screws for lifting out the patterns; iron hammers and wooden mallets, small crowbars, pinchers and tongs. Moulding in green-sand. There are three dis- tinctions in moulding ; green-sand, dry-sand, and loam moulding. Green-sand moulding is generally applied to light iron castings; as small, unim- portant parts of machinery, stove-plates and stoves, hollow-ware, grate-bars and fire-grates, shot and cart-wheel bushes, water-pipes, gas-pipes, and many other articles. This method is seldom used for any other metal than iron. In making a mould for a small piece of machinery, say a wheel, in green-sand, the pattern is put upon a flat board, which is laid perfectly level upon the floor of the foundry, or, for small articles, upon a pair of trusses, or a box which contains sand. Upon this board the pattern is laid with Its smooth side on the board. If the pattern is divided in two halves, but one half of it is laid down, the jointed side upon the board. Figure 6 shows the arrangement seen from above. The board is to be straight and well planed, and 31i MOULDER'S AND FOUNDER'S POCKET GUIDE. Fig. 6. made of two-inch pine plank, or, if the article is small, but one-inch. After the wheel is laid down and well adjusted, or made solid by sprinkling some sand on those places where it does not touch the board, the lower box of the flask is put down inverted upon the board. Before the drag-box is put down, a layer of sand of one inch thick is frequently spread over the pattern and the board. In this sand the box is imbedded, and rests more firmly in it than upon the bare board ; the box and pattern are not so liable to shake, or the board to vibrate. The first layer of sand upon the pattern is to be worked through a fine sieve : this sieve is to be finer, the smaller and thinner the pattern, or the more smooth the surface of the casting is to be. This facing-sand, or the first layer, is, in instances where a very smooth sharp impression is required, to be fresh sand from the pit, which never before has been in a mould. Of such fresh sand, a layer of J to J of an ir.ch in MOULDING. 33 thickness is to be sifted over the pattern. One inch, or, according to the pattern, a greater depth of fine sand, is to form the facing of the mould. All coarse grains of sand are to be prevented from coming in contact with the pattern. If the pattern is compli- cated, or contains many nooks and corners, the facing is pressed to the pattern by hand, to secure a uni- form covering and a uniform tightness of the sand. After the facing is properly secured, common mould- ing-sand is thrown into the box through a coarse riddle, flush with the box. This sand is rammed down, cautiously and uniformly, with the wooden and edged stamper. When the first box-full of sand is secured and well worked into the cavities of the pattern, the box may be filled again by throwing in sand from the pile, which is repeated until the box is properly filled and of uniform tightness. The coarse, or last sand, is rammed with the round iron stamper, the superfluous sand is stricken off by running an edge rule over the box, so as to make the sand perfectly flush with the box. If this first, or the drag-box, has traverses, as shown in the drawing, there are often difficulties in getting the sand properly distri- buted over the pattern, and it is not easy to obtain a uniform compactness of the sand. Traverses in the drag-box arc admitted only in cases of very 34 MOULDER'S AND FOUNDER'S POCKET GUIDE. smooth single patterns. Most of the moulds are made without traverses in the lower box ; it is con- sidered more safe in working the sand, and the work is done easier and faster. When there are no tra- verses in the lower box, the sand, after being levelled, is sprinkled over with some loose sand and covered with a board, which covers the box all over ; it is gently rubbed on, and the whole, box and board, turned over, so that the former bottom is now the top of the box. If the patterns are large, and the box is heavy, it is necessary to fasten both bottoms to the box by means of glands, so that no slipping of the boards may happen while the box is turned over. If traverses are in the box, and no bottom is used, a smooth place on the floor of the foundry is to be prepared beforehand, upon which the box is laid. In case there are no traverses, it is set upon a plank bottom. When the box is deposited in its proper position, that is, in that place where the casting is to be performed, the first bottom upon which the pattern was laid is removed, in which there is no difficulty, if the bottom is not fastened to the pattern. This bottom is frequently fastened to the pattern, which is done in cases where the patterns are limber; as is the case with light and ornamented railing, ornamented stove or fire-grate MOULDING. 85 plates. In this case a few gentle taps are to be given on the back of the board, either with a wooden mallet where the bottom is of value, or with an iron hammer ; these taps will loosen the sand at the pattern, and there is less danger of breaking or injuring the facing of the mould. In this case the join-pins of the boxes are fastened to the drag-box, and are to go through the bottom to secure the exact position of the pattern in the sand, when repairs are to be made to the mould, in which cases the pat- tern is put in again after having been removed. In ordinary cases these pins are fastened to the upper box. In many instances no bottom for the pattern is used, but the upper box of the flask is filled with sand, rammed in and levelled ; upon this the pattern is bedded, then the drag-box put on, and the work done as described above. It is a bad practice to work without a pattern-bottom ; it is a slow way of working, the patterns are liable to be injured or bent, and the castings are never very fine or correct. After the bottom is removed, the uppe: surface of the sand-parting is smoothed down, and the superfluous sand cut away by means of a trowel. Pattern, sand, and box are to form one flush surface ; this surface forms the parting. The parting-surface is thinly covered with parting-sand, gently sprinkled 36 MOULDER'S AND FOUNDER'S POCKET GUIDE. on by hand ; as small a quantity as possible is to be used, just enough to prevent the adhesion of the moulding-sand. As it is impossible to avoid throw- ing some of the parting-sand on the pattern, which, if left there, would cause a rough surface to the casting, this sand is gently blown off the pattern with a small hand-bellows. After the one half of the mould is so far prepared, the other parts of the pat- tern are put on, in cases where the pattern is divided; the upper box is then laid in its proper place, the hooks fastened, the facing-sand is put on ; after which the common sand is stamped in ; in short, the same operation is performed as previously described for the lower box. When the pattern is simple and smooth, there is not much difficulty in adjusting the traverses, which may be straight, and reach with their lower edge down to within half an iL^h of the pattern. If the pattern is not smooth, and parts of it project into the upper box, the traverses are to be cut out in those places where they touch the relief parts of the pattern. For these reasons wooden traverses are preferable to iron ones, because they can be easily fitted to any pattern. Many boxes have no traverses at all; this is the case with boxes of less than eighteen inches or two feet square. Crates. Immediately after the face-sand is put in MOULDING. 37 the upper box, and before the second layer is thrown >n, preparations are made for the gits, gates or pas- sages for the metal. This is done by setting in wooden pins, very much tapered, and of a sufficient length to reach above the edge of the upper box. These pins are generally made of wood, and are of a greafc rariety of forms, lengths, and thicknesses. The setting of these for gits is a nice point, and requires some discrimination on the part of the moulder ; particularly where iron is to be cast, and where the patterns are very thin. On the distribution of the gits depends in a great measure the success of cast- ing. If the pattern is of a heavy thick form, say more than half an inch thick in its thinnest parts, and its surface is not too large, one gate will be suf- ficient. In proportion as the surface increases or the pattern is thinner, the number of passages is to be increased. In most instances it is preferable to have the gits outside the. pattern ; but this always requires a somewhat larger flask, for which reason this rule is not adhered to. Thin plates require flat gits of a very oblong form ; mere edges, in case the gits are to be set upon the plate or the casting itself. On round patterns, wheels, pulleys, or any others of that description, the gits must always be set outside. In all cases there is to be an air or 4 38 MOULDER'S AND FOUNDER'S POCKET GUIDE. gas gate, "which is always set upon the pattern directly, whether the passages are inside or out- side of the latter^'For very light, thin, or open ornamental castings, it is often difficult to find the proper places for the gits, and it requires some experience to decide, at first sight, where to put the gates on a new pattern. Frequently more than one of the first castings of a new pattern are lost on this account. In all instances it is a rule to put the gits in such places that the metal may find the shortest way to fill the mould ; where the metal, in passing through the narrowest parts, will find wider and heavier channels to be filled, so that the partially cooled metal may unite again in the heavier parts of the mould. If one passage is not sufficient, there are to be two or more; in fact, as many as are necessary to secure success. The fluid metal is to be poured into all the gits at once, whatever number there may be, so as to fill the mould in the shortest time, and promote a union of the metal from the various passages. When boxes, pattern, and gits are in their proper places, the flask has the appearance of Figure 7. When the upper box is well filled with sand and levelled, the hooks are unfastened, and the top box gently lifted by one, two, or more men, or, which is MOULDING. >9 Fig. 7. safest, by means of a crane. The box is then set on one edge, or turned edgeways in the crane ; the pins for the gits are then withdrawn, and the tapering holes are cut larger, bell-mouth shaped, at the top of the flask. The gits are to be very tapering ana smooth, to allow an easy passage for the hot metal, and prevent the washing down of loose sand. When the upper box is well mended and secured, and ready to be put on again, the pattern in the lower box is removed. Before this can be done, the edges of the sand all around the pattern are wetted, which is done with a swab, or with a paint-brush soaked in water, and pressed gently between the fingers while running it over the mould. In that way a greater or smaller quantity of water may be thrown on the edges, as the workman may find it necessary. The sand is now examined with the finger all around the pattern, in order to ascertain if it is of a uniform closeness. If too loose, so as not to resist the with- 10 MOULDER'S AND FOUNDER'S POCKET GUIDE. drawal of the pattern or the influence of the hot metal, it is pressed down, and some fresh sand worked in with the trowel. If the sand around the pattern is uniformly close, the trowel is used for smoothing the whole surface, and then the pattern is withdrawn. To withdraw a pattern is in many instances a deli- cate operation, for the sand will more or less adhere to it and damage the mould, in case the pattern is lifted without being properly liberated from the sand. To free the pattern from the adherent sand, the lifting-screws are put in, after which it is loosened by striking it gently downward with a wooden mallet. In lifting it, it is to be tapped sideways against one of the corners of the pattern, or against the lifting-screws, or against studs made for the purpose. The lifting-screws are sharp-pointed and tapered, and of a coarse thread when the pattern is of wood, In metal patterns the thread is cut into the pattern, fitting the screw. Richly ornamented or carved patterns, or those of complicated machinery, are seldom lifted without breaking more or less of the mould, and damaging it. The moulder repairs such damages by putting some water on with the swab, and adding as much sand as appears to him sufficient for filling the break. The more prominent parts receive MOULDING. 41 a touch of the swab. The pattern, when removed, is well cleaned by means of a dry brush, and laid in the sand again, in its former bed. With simple pat- terns this latter operation is not necessary: a skilful moulder can repair a damaged mould without resort- ing to this expedient. In ornamental moulds there is, however, no chance of successfully repairing a break. The pattern is once more pressed down to its former site, and then withdrawn, the mould generally being then found to be perfect. Blackening the mould. By shaking a small bag filled with blackening or ground charcoal, over the mould, it is covered with a thin film of coal-dust. This dust is to be distributed as evenly as possible. If fresh sand has been used for facing, the dust will adhere to the sand, and the pattern, after being well brushed over, may be laid in again to smooth the dust down. The sand around the pattern is smoothed with the trowel. If the mould is faced with old sand, the dust is not likely to adhere, and may be blown off, which is to be avoided. In this case a coating of fine meal is given to the mould; any meal will answer for this purpose, either rice, corn, or pease-meal. If meal has been used before the dust is put on, it is not advisable to put the pattern again in the mould, until a heavy coating of dust has been given over the 4* 42 MOULDER'S AND FOUNDER'S POCKET GUIDE. meal. Care must be taken in using coal-dust or meal, as both cause dull castings if used to excess. The best and smoothest castings are made where the facing consists of a thin coating of fresh sand, and with as little blackening as possible brought upon it Skilful moulders will however succeed in putting in the pattern again, whether they have been using meal or not. When the sand is well smoothed down, and the pattern laid in again, the channels or passages are scooped out of the parting surface. The pins which formed the gits, have given an impression in the sand of the lower box. Between these impres- sions and the pattern, channels are dug a quarter of an inch or more deep : where these channels join the pattern, they are seldom more than of the above-mentioned thickness, but may be thicker and narrower towards the gate ; the channels must be thinner at the pattern than anywhere else, to make them break close to the pattern, when broken off. If one of such channels is not deemed sufficient, two or more may be cut from the same gate; the chan- nel also may be widened towards the pattern, to afford a sufficient inlet for the metal, and may be swabbed, to give greater security against being washed away by the hot metal. After this is done, the pattern is taken out once more, the upper box MOULDING. i /J > 43 * /'j* put on gently, the hooks fastened, and the moulOjr * \ r ready for casting. When parts of the pattern project into the upper box, or the pattern is divided, the same process is to be followed with the upper, as has been done with the lower box. In this case the upper part of the box is to be covered with a board after the gate-pins are withdrawn, and the box laid upon its back, sc as to have that part of the pattern uppermost, which is to be withdrawn. The process of lifting the pat- tern is here exactly the same as in th%.lower box, except that more caution is required in patching up damages than in the lower box, to prevent the dropping of sand when putting this box on the other. When a pattern is fastened to the pattern board, it is lifted out before the upper box can be filled with sand. In this case the upper box is filled over a smooth board, well polished with the trowel, and put on without further preparation. It is pre- ferable in this instance to bear the upper box down by weights of pig-iron, instead of hooks. This mode of moulding is easy and works fast, but is only applicable to very tapered and low patterns. Composition of Moulding-sand. Although mould- ing in green-sand at first sight appears to be so Birnple, yet great difficulties, and often failures, may 44 MOULDER'S AND FOUNDER'S POCKET GUIDE. be encountered by not observing certain practical rules. The composition of the moulding-sand is of the first importance. If the sand is too strong, that is, if it contains too much clay, it is only fit for small or very thin castings. In this instance, care is to be taken not to make it too wet, for it absorbs a great deal of water without showing dampness, but it is soon found to be too damp for casting. Such fa% strong sand may be improved by burning it, or by continual use. It may also be improved by a mix- ture of charcoal-dust, coke-dust, or anthracite-dust. If too much coal-dust is used to make the sand work well, the castings are apt to be rough. Such strong sand is to be avoided for heavy castings. The heavier the cast, the poorer and coarser the sand is to be. Fine moulding-sand is liable to the same objections as strong sand ; it works well in small moulds, rf mixed with charcoal-dust, but it will not do for heavy castings. A large mass of hot metal generates a great quantity of steam in the moist sand, also com- pounds of carbon, which gases require vent : open coarse sand is necessary to give that vent. Core- sand is always coarser then moulding-sand, and seldom fit to be mixed with it. Where many cores are used, whether large or small, it is advisable to carry the castings to some spot in or out of the MOULDING. 45 foundry, where the cores may be withdrawn and broken without their sand mingling with the mould- ing-sand of the foundry. A lot of good, well pre- paied old sand, is of great value in a foundry; its proper aggregation ought to be kept up by daily additions of fresh sand, or is liable to become too weak in the course of time. After each casting the sand is to be wetted with as much water as is required to give it the dampness necessary for its adhesion. The amount of water differs in almost every instance, and can be determined only by experience. All the sand of a foundry ought to be riddled at least once a week, to free it from chips of wood, pieces of iron, lumps of burnt sand, and similar matters, which produce inconveniences in founding. If green sand is rammed too tightly, especially for large castings, it is frequently broken, and bad porous castings are the consequence. This happen? because the confined steam or gases cannot escape through the sand, and in rushing over the face tear it down. The running in of the piercer, to make artificial air-holes, is in such cases of great service, but is almost ineffectual in large or thick castings. It needs open, porous sand, to make the best kind of vent. Vent-holes pierced or left purposely, will never replace the advantages of open sand. If the 46 MOULDER'S AND FOUNDER'S POCKET GUIDE. sand is not rammed tight enough, the liquid metal is apt to break down all the projections in the sand, and by its fluid pressure cause unevenness and swell- ing of the mould, and in consequence imperfect cast- ings. Each kind of sand, and each form of pattern, requires a different treatment to insure success. Too loose open sand, and too much coal or blacken- ing, will make rough, imperfect, dull castings. Fine or strong sand is liable to cause boiling, explosions, or porous castings. Many of the difficulties may be removed by a skilful moulder ; still it cannot be expected of him to make smooth sharp castings in coarse sand, or in sand which contains too much coal. The skill of a green-sand moulder is more frequently put to the test, than that of any other artisan. Every different form of pattern, different sand, different coal, different metal, and different locali- ty, makes it necessary to modify his mode of working Division of labour. The most successful way of overcoming the practical difficulties of green-sand moulding, is to divide the business into branches, so that each different kind of casting may be carried on in its own appropriate locality, and with its own proper workmen and materials. The sand suitable for heavy machine castings, is not fit for moulding small cog-wheels, less so for hollow-ware, and still MOULDING. 47 less proper for ornamental carved castings. The moulder who has been trained to small articles, is hardly able to do heavy machine work ; and those moulders who have been used to moulding heavy articles, cannot at once compete with moulders of light castings. To work successfully in green-sand, it is almost absolutely necessary to divide the articles of manufacture. There ought to be a separate shop, , and separate hands, and particular sand for heavy machine-frames; a division for small machine-cast- ings ; a separate foundry for hollow-ware and stoves; and another for casting ornaments and railings, for brass and for bronze. Each branch of these articles of founding requires peculiar conditions under which it can be most perfectly done, and carried on with the largest profit. The author has observed an instance where a moulder had been making, for eight conse- cutive years, a certain kind of flat-bottomed pot, with great success. No other moulder could earn half as much on the same article, nor make it equal in qua- lity. This moulder could not make anything else but that pot; he failed m everything else he tried. Moulding generally is a very particular art, but green-sand moulding more so than any other kind of moulding, if we wish to economize in the prosecution of the business. 48 MOULDER'S AND FOUNDER'S POCKET GUIDE. Moulding in open sand is frequently resorted to, to avoid the making of flasks. It is in no way cheaper than moulding in boxes, and the castings are always rough and uncouth ; but there are instances where it cannot be avoided. To mould in open sand, a particular bed is prepared in the foundry. The ground below it is dug out to the depth of two feet below the level of the foundry floor. This hol- low is to be as large in extent as the largest mould to be made ; a little larger does no harm. It is filled with coarse charcoal, coke, or anthracite-dust, or even with small, say half-inch pebbles, in the bottom. Upon this bed of open matter, two inches thick of the coarsest mould, or river sand, is riddled, and upon this common moulding-sand is sifted. When the bed is so far prepared, two straight edge-rules are put edgeways, one on each long side of the bed. These rules are adjusted by a level, so as exactly to range with each other, as well as with a horizontal line. If now an edge-rule is drawn slanting ovei these edges, it of course will cut the sand between the rules down where it is too high, and will fill any cavities there may be. As this surface of the sand will still be rough, even after this levelling is accom- plished, some fine sand is now sifted over the whole surface, and a long straight wooden roller, of about MOULDING. 49 six or eight inches in diameter, and long enough to reach over both edge-rules in the ground, is rolled gently backwards and forwards over the bed, care being taken that the edges of the rules are clean, and that the roller never misses them. This operation will smooth the surface of the bed ; and in case the sand is not considered sufficiently solid, some more fine sand is sifced on, and the roller used to press it down. This process may be repeated as often as it is found necessary, until the sand is sufficiently com- pact to resist the pressure of the fluid metal. After finishing the bed, the rules are removed. Upon this level bed the pattern is laid ; if it has any projections, these are turned downwards and pressed into the sand ; the largest part of the pattern however is left above the sand, particularly if the pattern forms a plate. Around the pattern, which is to have a straight sur- face, some sand is piled by hand to form a dam all around the pattern, and flush with it. After the pattern is withdrawn the sand-dam forms the en- closure, and must be strong enough to resist the pressure of the fluid metal. On a convenient side of the mould the channel is elevated ; that is, a place on the top of the dam is made broad enough to receive the fluid metal, and distribute it gently over the mould. If there are any cores in the 50 MOULDER'S AND FOUNDER'S POCKET UUIDE. mould, these are to be held down by pieces of iron, to prevent their being lifted by the fluid metal. After casting, the hot congealed metal should be covered by a thin coating of sand, to prevent its radiating too much heat into the work-room. This kind of moulding is hardly ever used but for the roughest kind of iron castings ; it is seldom applied to other metals. It is mostly in use for foundry utensils, as plates and platforms for the loam-mould- er, furnace-plates, grate-bars, and the like articles. Plates of any size and form may be made without pattern : the edges are then formed by rulers, and the corners by wooden squares of the desired angle. The thickness of such plates is determined by the amount of metal poured into the mould. Rough flooring plates, rough railing, and other indifferent castings, are sometimes made in open sand. Moulding in one box. In castings which are to be made from smooth patterns, and where no great accuracy is required, the pattern may be sunk into the foundry floor and covered by a box. Every foundry floor is considered to consist of sand, at least a couple of feet deep. A ditch is dug, or a place as large as the pattern, and every coarse piece of burnt sand, nails, iron, &c., removed, by riddling the sand. If the place is too dry, some water is MOULDING. 51 thrown over it, and if too damp, dry sand /s thrown over until it is so far elevated that the moisture will not injure the casting. The place is to be level. The pattern to be moulded is laid upon the sand and pressed into it, and the sand worked against the pattern by hand. The filling-up around the pattern is to be flush with the pattern, and to extend far enough to resist the pressure of the fluid metal. Upon this mould, which forms the lower box, the upper box is laid, and kept in its place by four or more wood-poles, driven around the box into the ground. This upper box is managed just as any other upper box, with only this difference, that weights are used to bear down upon it and resist the fluid pressure of the metal. If a pattern is large, and there are no means in the foundry to lift a heavy box, and if the upper side of the pattern is smooth, the mould may be covered with iron frames in the form of open network, cast in open sand, and covered with a coating of coarse loam, well dried. By join- ing the edges closely where these plates meet, a cast- ing may be made just as'good as if an upper box had been used. Castings mad in these kinds of moulds are never so good as if made in the regular way in two boxes ; moulding in this manner is admissible only where necessity compels, and quality is no desi- 52 MOULDER'S ANI POUNDER'S POCKET deratum. It is in rather more general use than there is need for. In a foundry where large machine castings are made, it requires much room and con siderable dead capital to keep a sufficient stock of flasks, but the interest on capital thus invested is easily paid for by the facilities and security afforded in moulding, and the better quality of the castings. Moulding in the floor of the foundry answers for some kinds of pig-iron better than for others. Moulding of a Cog-wheel. Heavy green-sand mouldings are very frequent, and it will not be amiss to describe the moulding of a large piece. We will select the moulding of a large face-cogwheel. Some of the wheel-patterns are divided into arms and cir- cumference, which is on many accounts preferable to other methods, but particularly on account of exactness. A wheel cast to its spokes is never round, as the arcs between the arms stretch in cooling. We will adopt a wheel with arms, and these arms divided on account of their cross section. Fig. 8. A_CL Figure 8 is a vertical section of a flask filled with MOULDING. 53 sand, and ready for lifting the upper box. The dif- ferent shades of the sand indicate what belongs to the upper and what to the lower box. In a wheel of this kind the face of the wheel is square, as a matter of necessity ; no tapering is permitted, as in patterns of other descriptions. The inside of the rim may be tapered, and as the spokes of the wheel cannot be lifted from the lower box, only the spokes are divided so as to lift one half of each with the upper box. The lifting of the upper box is now not difficult, since a part of the pattern is carried with it. The part of the pattern which belongs to the upper box, is fastened to the box by the screws A, A, which pass through the sand, and are fastened to planks on the top of the box. These screws are drawn tight, so as to leave no space for any motion of the pattern. The half pattern in the lower box is with- drawn, by lifting it perfectly vertical and in all its parts at once. This work is done by several men ; ten or more hands are often required to perform this part successfully. While the pattern is being raised, the men lift with one hand on iron pins firmly screwed into the pattern, and strike the pattern gently but in rapid succession, so as to loosen the adhering sand. Before the pattern is lifted the damages done by re- moving the upper box are repaired, which is easily ac> 54 MOULDER'S AND FOUNDER'S POCKET UUIDE. eomplished by using some damp sand and the trowel. In case the sand is not very porous, it is pierced close to the pattern, to make air holes for the escape of the gases. The number of holes required de- pends entirely on the quality of the sand ; close, strong, or fine sand requires more vent-holes than that \vhich is coarse and open. If the pattern in the lower box is smooth and varnished, the swah may be used liberally, but if not, or if the wood is porous or coarse, but little water is used, and the pattern is to be withdrawn as soon as possible. It is altogether a good rule in moulding to work fast, and withdraw the pattern from the sand as soon as possible, particularly a wooden one. It is no ad- vantage to a metal pattern to remain long in the sand ; no pattern ought to remain there over night. It is almost unavoidable to prevent injury to the mould, particularly at the periphery of a cog-wheel ; the sand between the teeth will be always more or less broken. To repair these injuries, one or more single teeth are generally supplied by the pat- tern-maker, of which two at once may be set in and the sand between the two filled up by means of a. long sleeker. A preferable mode is to have a seg- ment of the wheel, of at least three teeth ; such a segment may be easily withdrawn, and gives more MOULDING. 55 correct divisions. To work with loose teeth requires great experience not to injure the division or pitch of the wheel. Other parts of the mould are generally simple, and if any injury is done it is not difficult to repair such with damp sand, by means of the trowel or sleeker. A long, well made, and polished sleeker is of great service in moulding wheels. The mould is well polished over, after the pattern is withdrawn and every broken part mended ; it then receives a slight sprinkling of charcoal-dust, and is again polished. When the lower box is finished, the upper box, which is still fastened to and suspended in the crane, may be turned over and laid upon its back. If the box is too heavy, or the means insufficient to turn the box, it is left suspended in the crane as it is, face down. Some temporary supports however ought to be erected below the box, to hold it in case the chain of the crane should break, which would en- danger the life of the workman engaged in repairing injuries. All the work to be done at the upper box is in this case accomplished from below the box. While one workman is below, first mending and wetting, and then watching the mould, others unscrew the pins from above, and in case there is any danger of sand breaking loose, the unscrewing is stopped, and the 56 MOULDER'S AND FOUNDER'S POCKET GUIDE. doubtful places soaked with water, and firmly pressed. In many instances hooks of small wire, wet in clay-water, are stuck around the edges of the pat- tern in the sand. The pattern, after every injury has been repaired, is removed, the mould polished, and the upper box is then ready to be put on the lower. In this instance no coal-dust can be used in polishing the mould; the casting, therefore, will be rough at the upper side. In all cases of divided patterns the better plan is to turn the top box upside down, which gives an equal chance to the upper as to the lower box ; the proper work can then be per- formed on it. To turn a box upside down, requires a suspension of it on two points or swivels ; the ^ox must of course be strongly made. In lifting, too much attention cannot be paid to the uniform and vertical raising of the box ; the least twisting of it will break the sand and cause injury to the mould. Boxes made too weak are very apt to bend, and often cause the falling out of the sand altogether. After the upper box is well repaired, the gits ready, and the channels cut in the lower mould, the flask may be closed. Hooks are useless on large boxes ; the only means to keep the upper box down against the pressure of the fluid metal, is by weights or screws. Planks are laid over it to prevent damage to MOULDING. 57 the mould, and the weight, which may consist of broken pig-iron or any other heavy metal, is gently laid upon these planks ; in this way the pressure is more uniformly distributed. The gits to a wheel should be between two spokes, near the periphery, and two or three channels cut from each git, either to the spokes, or, preferably, to the spokes and rim. For a large wheel there Are to be at least two gits three would be better. There are also to be some flow-gates, one in the centre and two or more at the circumference. The gits should to be large, say two inches wide, and also have a wide trumpet-shaped mouth. The channels which conduct the fluid metal from the gits to the mould, are to be smaller in section than the git ; for in pouring the metal the git is to be kept full, to avoid the passing in of impurities, as coal, dross, or sand, which may float on the metal ; such impurities would injure the casting if permitted to pass into the mould. Failures from some unforeseen difficulty frequently take place in the moulding and casting of large pat- terns. Fine strong sand is never to be used for heavy mouldings in green-sand ; it invariably causes boiling, or at best, causes the castings to be porous and full of holes. If fine sand is mixed with much coal-powder, it is liable to be too weak to resist th* 58 MOULDER'S AND FOUNDER'S POCKET GUIDE. pressure of the metal, or even the drawing of the pattern. It requires too much coal to make fine sand porous enough for heavy castings. Coarse open sand is the best for heavy castings where a large quantity of metal is poured in a mould; such sand however makes rough castings, which can be remedied in various ways. The mixing of coal-powder with coarse sand is not to be recommended, for it makes the sand too weak, and causes the generation of too much gas. Open porous sand, free from coal, can be used to advantage, if the pattern is covered with a layer of fine sand, say one quarter of an inch thick, or such thickness as is sufficient to resist the pres- sure of the iron ; a very thin coating is in most cases sufficient. Such a coating of fine sand, well dusted and polished, will make smooth castings. Coal is not of much use in sand for heavy castings, for if the iron retains its heat long, as it does in ponderous masses, it destroys the coal nearest to it, in conse- quence of which the casting assumes a peculiar roughness. The only coal which resists the influence of hot iron in large masses, is plumbago or anthra- cite, but these, if they are so fine as to make a smooth surface, are too fine to admit the freo escape of the gases, and if such carbonaceous matter is eoarse, it causes as rough castings as coarse sand. MOULDING. 59 In practice, Coal mixed with the sand is advantage- ous, but it is not,to be in excess, and coke or char- coal-dust are to fee preferred on account of their peculiar porosity. But in heavy castings, coal can never prevent the metal from penetrating between the grains of sand ; and if coal is of no service on the facing, it is of none in the body of the mould. Heavy castings are therefore best made in dried sand or loam, as we shall hereafter describe. Ma- chine frames of a large body of metal, or of little importance, may be moulded in green-sand; but frames which are to be strong, wheels, or beams, ought to be cast in dry sand, for the unequal shrink- age of iron in wet sand, caused by the moisture, is very apt to impair the strength of a casting. Mouldings of more than tivo boxes, are not so fre- quent, and are generally avoided in moulding machine frames. Many a complicated pattern may be moulded in two boxes, if properly managed. If no division of a pattern can be devisod to meet all the difficulties, the moulding with cores is resorted to, to meet the emergency. We will illustrate this in one instance. Figure 9 represents a flask in which a pulley is moulded. The pattern of the pulley is di- vided at the dotted line. After the lower box ia filled and turned, the sand is cut out around tho 60 MOULDER'S AND FOUNDER'S POCKET GUIDE. fig. 9. ^mT*^$^m circumference as indicated, the surface of the sand smoothed and parting-sand sprinkled on, which is carefully brushed or blown off the pattern. The other or upper part of the pattern is now laid down, and a core of fresh moulding-sand pressed carefully into the groove of the pulley, in the form as indi- cated. This core is filled flush with the pattern, and slanted towards the edge of the box. It is well polished, covered with parting- sand, and then the upper box put on and moulded. When both boxes are filled, the flask is covered with a board and turned upside down, the drag-box is then lifted off first, and the lower half of the pattern removed. After this the flask is once more closed and turned, putting it this time on its bottom part. The upper box is now lifted, and the other half of the pattern removed. While turning the box, and lifting the pattern, the very brittle round core of green-sand is here always supported, without danger of its breaking. In a similar manner many complicated MOULDING. 61 patterns may be moulded, by simply putting in cores of this kind. Where green cores cannot be applied, dry cores must be used, and the spaces for such pro- vided for in the pattern ; but of these hereafter. Small articles of machinery require in many instances very skilful workmen, and a dexterous handling of the patterns. There is no branch of mechanics where more perfect castings are required and made, than for spinning machines. These cast- ings are to be true, smooth, sound, and malleable, con- ditions which are not easily effected. To succeed well, it requires particular sand, and a certain amount of coal mixed with it, and workmen who are experienced in that kind of work. Many advantages, however, may be given to the moulder in the arrange- ment of a pattern. If a small face-wheel is to be moulded, and the teeth are to be parallel, it is difficult to mould such a pattern. If however a ring of lead is cast around the wheel, so that each space between the teeth of the wheel is occupied by a lead tooth, and the wheel may be drawn through the lead without difficulty, the moulding of such a small wheel is rendered comparatively easy, by laying the lead ring upon the sand around the wheel, when the weight of the lead will hold the sand down, which otherwise is apt to fol- 6 62 MOULDER'S AND FOUNDER'S POCKET GUIDE. low the wheel, particularly that portion between the teeth. In moulding small machinery of iron, it ia not so much the smoothness of the castings which is to be considered, as the soundness of the metal ; for this reason, the sand of such a foundry will bear and requires more coal-dust in admixture, than other foundry sand. Ornamental Moulding. The moulding of orna- ments and railing is a subject of some interest, besides being a branch of the fine arts. Railing of simple forms, with one side smooth, may be cast in open sand ; but there is the objection against it that open castings, made of the same metal, are never so strong as those cast in flasks. There is no economy in casting railing in open sand. For coarse railing, open porous sand is used, containing a good portion of coal. Here we have to remember that coal causes faint dull castings; the outlines are generally imper- fectly developed. Carved work or sharp outlines can never be expected to be good if too much coal is used, either mixed with the sand, or dusted on. In ornamental moulding, it is not generally the strength of the metal which is the most valuable, but it is the perfect representation of the pattern which is desir- able. Sharp outlines and smooth castings are the object of the moulder in this case. Some coal mixed MOULDING. 63 wit> the sand, is necessary, but it ought to be as little as possible. To secure sharp castings, the fac- ing of the mould is made of fresh fine sand ; a layer of one-twelfth of an inch thick is sufficient, and this dusted with fine dust made of oak or hickory charcoal. Ornamental work always is and can be sufficiently tapered to leave the sand readily, and if the pattern is made of metal, and well polished, it may be re- peatedly laid in the mould, and all imperfections of the mould may be repaired to the most minute correctness. Dusting the facing of the mould is the very last operation ; every damage is to be repaired with fresh sand, and every line of the mould is to be eorrect before the dust is put on. There is no more coal-dust shaken over the mould, than is just suffi- cient to make a smooth casting. Pease-meal or any other meal is inadmissible in ornamental moulding; it is injurious to the sharp outlines of the casting. Common pannels of railing are generally smooth on one side, and may be cast in wooden flasks; but where both sides of a railing are ornamented, iron boxes are to be chosen. "As an illustration of orna- mental green-sand moulding, we will choose a square hollow column or railing-post, represented in figure 1.0. Figure 11 is the post represented in a section cutting through the post and the flask. The pattern MOULDER'S AND FOUNDER'S POCKET GUIDE Fig. 10. is divisible in four parts ; it divides on each corner. In moulding, one of these parts or one side is laid on a board, and the lower box filled over the pattern; the box is then turned, the sand smoothed, and the two other parts A A put on. To keep these parts of the pattern in their places, four or more small square boards are put between them. These boards are of exactly the size to fill the inside, B, of the square. Parting- sand is now thrown on, and the middle box put in its place. The middle box is divisible on both ends, kept together by hooks, so that each part, A, of the box can be removed by itself. The spaces, A A, and B, are now rammed in and filled flush with the pattern and the box. After this the fourth side of the pattern MOULDING. 65 's put in its place, which forms the top ; parting-sand and the upper box put on, and this box rammed in. The pins for the gits are to pass through the middle box into the lower ; and if the metal is to be not more than half an inch thick in its thinnest parts, it requires four gits, if thinner, six gits. On each end of the column a flow-gate is set upon the upper part of the pattern. Yfhen all the boxes are filled, and the gate-pins in, the top is covered with a board, and the flask inverted. The drag-box is now lifted, and the side of the pattern removed. The four parts of the pattern are to be fastened, each to its respective box, by means of screws passing through the sand into the pattern. Each of the four sides of the pattern has its taper towards the box. This lower part of the mould is to be well finished before closing, for there will be no opportunity of getting at it again. The small square boards, B, are now withdrawn, and the spaces left by them in the core, filled up with sand. When the requisite work on this side is performed, the drag-box is put on again and the flask reversed. The git-pins are now withdrawn, the upper box with its part of the pattern removed and put aside, until both parts of the middle box are ready. The pins which hold the middle box to the lower, are not to fit too closely^ or are to be moveable, for the parts 66 MOULDER'S AND FOUNDER'S POCKET GUIDE. of the middle box are to be drawn in an angle, be- cause it cannot be done straight. The process of withdrawing the pattern from the middle and upper box is simple, and requires no particular description. For this kind of work a somewhat open sand, or fine sand mixed with ground coke or ground charcoal, is to be used. Too close or too strong sand is liable to cause explosions in this case. Many apparently complicated patterns may, like this pattern, be very easily moulded, and by simple means, if they are properly divided. Moulding of Hollow -ware. The distinct objects of this branch are, however numerous, still of great similarity. In no branch of the art of moulding is skill and dexterity brought to such perfection as here ; it is the result of the division of labour, prac- tised in this department. The objects belonging to this branch, are pots, kettles, fire-grates, stoves and stove-plates, grate-bars, locks, latches, hinges, and all such articles, which are standard articles of com- merce. In this case it is not alone the sharp, well expressed outlines of the pattern which are essential ; besides these, well finished articles require smooth surfaces, uniform thickness, and a high degree of lightness. The sand of a hol- low-ware foundry is to be fine, but it may be MOULDING. G7 tiberally mixed with coal-powder ; blackening or an- thracite may be used for dusting. The most elegant patterns are now manufactured into stoves, and we may say, that there is no nation where the art of construct- ing elegant and economical iron stoves and fire-grates, has been carried to so great an extent as in our country. The moulding of these patterns is simple, there are but few complicated forms, and therefore this branch is no particular object of our investigation. In the manufacture of hollow- ware, there is a great advan- tage in good well-finished patterns. If the patterns are perfect there is generally no difficulty found in making good castings, for most of the articles are thin, and there is little danger of the sand burning and adhering to the metal. Articles of commerce are generally worked to as much advantage as pos- sible. Patterns of small articles, as parts of locks, latches, hinges, knife-blades, knife-covers, and other small articles, are generally put ten or twenty or more together, connected by a permanent channel which conducts the metal from the gits to the pat- ,erns, and forms a part of. the pattern. Such a batch, or set of patterns, generally fills one flask. The New England States, and Pittsburgh, are remark- ably successful in manufacturing small articles. Borne cases various articles are put 68 MOULDER'S AND FOUNDER'S POCKET GUIDE. into one flask, in which, however, a similarity of size is to be observed. Whatever number of pat- terns there may be in one flask, it is always calcu- lated to cast a flask of small objects with one ladleful of metal. Moulding of a Coffee Kettle. As an object to illus- trate hollow moulding, we will choose the form of a common coffee pot, or water kettle, represented as moulded, in figure 12. The form of a water kettle Fig. 12. is generally known. It is an almost spherical ves- sel, with a snout or pipe. We have selected one which fits to a cooking stove, with a contracted flat bottom ; in other cases that bottom is round, with three studs to stand on. The pattern is here an exact model of the kettle as it is to be, with the exception of the pipe, which is, or may be solid. The flask consists of three boxes, of which the middle box is divided by a vertical division into two halves cheeks. This divi- MOULDING. sion runs through the pipe and divides the mould into two halves, so that when both boxes are removed, the pipe, which is not fastened to the pattern, may be withdrawn. In this case the upper part of the pat- tern is divided just in the division of the middle box, which leaves an unsightly division, and is likely to expose the pattern to injury. A better plan of work- ing is, to have the middle box in one piece, and di- vide at the lines A, A, and B, B. At the pipe the upper box reaches down into the middle box, as far as the pipe goes down, and divides the sand just along the bend of the pipe ; the middle box parts with the lower at the rim of the kettle, where the core also separates, as indicated by the darker and lighter shades of sand in the drawing. The pattern is only divisible in the line A, A, through the pipe. In moulding this kettle the lower ( in the drawing the upper) half is put on a board and the upper box rammed in, this box turned upside down and the other half of the pattern put on. The middle box is then set in its place, and fastened to the upper box. Both boxes may also be. -put together, and rammed in together, just as conveniently. Sand is then filled in the middle box around the pattern, and after this the sand is rammed inside of the kettle. The parting is made between the lower and middle box, as indi- 70 MOULDER'S AND FOUNDER'S POCKET GUIDE. cated, and the lower box filled. The flask stands now inverted, and the kettle on its bottom. The lower box as the flask stands it is the upper box is now withdrawn, then the middle box lifted and the upper half of the pattern withdrawn. First the middle and then the upper box put on again, and the flask turned, which will now stand as in the draw- ing. We may now draw the upper box, remove the lower part of the pattern, and put in the core for the pipe, which is made in a separate core-box. The git- pin is now drawn : this is very much tapered one way, and thin, the other way three or four inches wide, formed like a blunt wedge, whose edge is J of an inch thick. The box is now put on again, and the mould ready for casting. Patterns for hollow-ware require to be very accu- rate, if we expect the moulding to be well done. The originals of these patterns are generally mould- ed in loam, cast in brass, and turned in a turning lathe, or, if not of a round form, worked by other means until a perfect form is obtained. A pattern having been smoothed and polished, is then cut into such parts as are considered necessary to make it available. Pins, ears for handles, and studs for feet or handles, are generally put on loose. All dished utensils are generally cast with their mouth down- MOULDING. 71 wards, except covers. Where the neck of a core is narrow, and there is any danger of the hot metal lifting the core, as may occur in the case of the coffee pot, the core is fastened to the bottom of the flask by a thin iron rod with a cross at the upper end, buried in the core and fastened below the bottom. Hollow-ware moulders need a variety of peculiarly shaped tools, and sleekers. Most of the tools are button-shaped, with short studs for handles, more or less round, or even cylindrical, to suit the various hollow forms of the patterns; others are plain and heart-shaped; others again have double plain sur- faces at certain angles with each other, to suit certain corners in the mould. Blackening plumbago is chiefly used as dust, and if well polished, it will make smooth and good-looking castings. In this kind of moulding, iron boxes are generally used ; this is necessary to secure good and correct castings ; it is also the cheapest way. If iron flasks are well made, the work in them is done fast, well, and safe, while imperfectly made or wooden flasks always cause more or less .delay in work. From well made flasks many advantages may be derived : we will mention one. Suppose a moulder is to mould twenty flasks of one and the same pattern, if the boxes are well made and fit one upon the other pro- 72 MOULDEK'S AND FOUNDER'** POCKET GUIDE. nriseuously, there is no need of boards after the first drag-box is moulded. Upon the first box which is moulded, say the lower box, its complement the upper box is ran^med in. After parting upon the upper box, the next lower box is moulded, leaving of course the pattern always in that box which serves as the bottom of the flask. In this way the top box of the first flask serves as the bottom to the next bottom box, and so on through the whole range of boxes. Each two boxes come together as they have been moulded, and it may happen in the course of the work, that one of the last boxes will not fit to one of the first, which however does not make any perceptible differ- ence in the correctness of the castings. It requires some dexterity and experience to succeed well in this mode of moulding. There are many articles here not enumerated as belonging to green-sand moulding ; such as iron cast- ings, parts of architecture, which are now so exten- sively used. To this belong window and door sills, door and window frames, columns and railing. All these forms are easily moulded, and require no par- ticular details ; we shall, however, mention some of them in the following chapters. MOULDING. 73 Mixed Sand Moulding. Moulding in green sand with dried cores may be considered a mixed mould- ing, which requires particular knowledge of the composition and construction of cores. In previous pages we have Spoken of core-sand, but we shall here treat upon the formation of cores, and the quality of the core-sand for particular purposes. The management of cores is a matter which requires some ingenuity ; malformation often causes perplexing failures, and is in most cases the source of unsound castings. Cores are especially used in forming vacancies ii. castings, which cannot be successfully formed by the pattern. The forms of cores vary greatly, as may be expected ; but in general, if made of open porous sand, free of vegetable and animal matter, and of coal, and if the sand does not contain too much clay, and the cores are properly dried, there is hardly any difficulty experienced on account of the cores. A caution not to be neglected is, that cores a^e never to be put into a green-sand mould until the very latest moment before casting. Cores which are not surrounded by metal on all sides, are made of stronger sand than others which are often not dried at all. In cores which are cov- ered with metal on all sides, and have only one 01 7 74 MOULDER'S AND FOUNDER'S POCKET GUIDE. two small vent-holes for the escape of the gases, aa is the case with cores for narrow pipes, the sand is moderately mixed with free-sand. It is to have no more clay or adhesive matter 'than is just necessary to make it adhere for being moulded and dried. Sand of sharp grains, as pounded rock or slag, is more open than the composition of round grains, as river or sea-sand, and for this reason prefer- able. In many cases, yeast or meal water is used besides clay water to strengthen the core-sand, but these ought to be used cautiously, for not only water, but any other substance which generates gases is injurious to core-sand, causing blower holes in the castings. The safest core-sand is a natural sand which can be used without any artificial admixtures. Moulders ought to examine their neighbourhood until they find sand suited to their purpose, in case they are not already provided with it. Long or thin cores are stiffened by iron wires, or small rods of iron, which are moistened with clay water. Such wires or rods are buried in the core, and recovered when the casting is cleansed from its adhering sand. Cores of considerable length, also those in which the sand is rather strong, are pierced with long wires through the whole length, taking care not to drive the piercer through the surface of the core. Curved or angu- MOULDING. 75 lar cores, which cannot be pierced, and are too long to do without vent-holes, are made open by laying one or more strings along the stiffening wire in the heart of the core, which strings are drawn out after the core is dry. If cores are too long to bear their own weight and the pressure of the metal, they are to be supported by chaplets or by staples. The latter are simply nails with broad flat heads ; they are stuck into the sand mould, and project with their heads just so far as the thickness of the metal between the mould and the core is to be. Chaplets are simply bent pieces of sheet iron in the form of a [, or two pieces of sheet iron riveted to a pin, the distance between both being equal to the thickness of the metal. Cores are covered with a coating of black- ening, which is put on wet. This is the more ne- cessary, as the cavities made by cores are mostly difficult of access, and an easy scaling off of the sand from the iron is therefore very desirable. Liquid blackening for cores is the same as that used in loam- moulding ; and by referring to that chapter a receipt for its composition will be found. The blackening is laid on the wet core, as it leaves the core-box, by means of a heavy paint brush, and both the core and its blackening are dried simultaneously. Small common cores are made in simple core- 76 MOULDER'S AND FOUNDER'S POCKET GUIDE. boxes, such as are represented in figure 13. A, Fig. 13. is two strips of boards, with a square projection on each end. Both are at liberty to be moved, and if laid upon a flat board, sand may be filled in the space which is formed by the squares : for each size, that is, section of core, such a box is required, but any length of core of that size may be made in a box of this kind. Round cores are made in boxes similar to that represented in fig. B. Globular cores are made in spherical cavities, and in fact any- core in such a cavity as it is destined to form in the casting. Cores are not always made because they are necessary: they are frequently made to save expense in patterns and in moulding, and to render a successful cast more certain. Moulding of a Column, As an instance of mixed moulding, we will describe the moulding of a fluted column, wl 1 icb may serve as an illustration for most MOULDING. eases of this kind, particularly for pipes. Figure 14 represents the pattern of a column with orna- Fig. 14. mented capital, as it is imbedded in the sand, mould- ed, and ready for removal. A, A, are the core-prints, which leave a cavity to be filled by the long core which is to form the bore, or hollow in the column. It is in many cases difficult to mould a richly orna- mented capital in green-sand, along with the trunk of the column, and still the capital ought to be in a solid connexion with the shaft ; this case is here represented. On the pattern of the column, instead of the ornamented capital, a block of six or eight sides, or of more or less than that number, occupying the place of the cap, is inserted, as indicated by the lines in the drawing, and more distinctly represen- ted in figure 15, by the dotted lines which represent a hexagon. The fluted shaft of the pattern is divided through the whole length into two halves, which is best done through the opposite channels, as indicated ; for a seam which falls otherwise upon two ribs, 7* r 8 MOULDER'S AND FOUNDER'S POCKET GUIDE Fig. 15. makes these ribs always more or less imperfect, which is not so glaring if it falls in the channels. Besides this division of the pattern, each half of the pattern is again divided into three subdivisions, or more, as the case may be. These latter divisions, as shown in the drawing, divide the circumference of the co- lumn into six parts, each half in three, held together by blocks and wood-screws. After the screws and the blocks are drawn, the pattern may be taken from the sand in parts, each part by itself. No se- cond part is removed until the first impression is mended in the mould, in case there is anything bro- ken in the sand. The capital is formed in the follow- ing manner. : If it consists of six equal ornaments, as leaves or spirals, one of these is carved, and prepared for being used as a pattern ; over this pat- tern a core-box is made, and so calculated that a core made in this box will fill one of the parts of tho MOULDING. 79 polygon formed by the pattern. Such a core will fit in the mould, and occupy one part of the space having on one side the impressions of the ornaments of the capital, joining with two sides the next cores, and resting with one side in the sand of the mould. The cores which belong to the upper box may have wires or rods inserted to be fastened with, to the box. After these cores are placed, the centre core is put down, the flask closed, and in fact managed like any other object of our consideration. In placing the cores, care is to be taken that the liquid metal cannot pene- trate below a core and lift it; all the crevices which would lead to such a result are to be avoided, or carefully filled up with green-sand ; and if there is any doubt as to the safety of the cores, they are to be wired down. At each end of the flask in the parting a small opening is left to communicate with the vent-holes of the core ; these openings are in no way connected with the interior of the mould, so as to endanger the cast by admitting hot metal to run out this way. Gits and channels are as usual in the proper places, and if means permit it, the column ought to be cast inclined, into one gate which is at the lowest part, the git raised, by means of small boxes, to such a height as to balance the flow-gate. The latter is to be at the highest point of the pattern and 80 MOULDER'S AND FOUNDER'S POCKET JUIDE. the box. Here, as in any other case, the cast-gate is to be kept full, in pouring in the metal, to prevent the running in of impurities along with the iron. Direct- ly after the column is cast, or better still while the metal is pouring in, fire is to be applied at both ends to kindle the gases escaping from the core, which gases will explode if left to kindle spontaneously. Water pipes, gas pipes, or pipes for any purpose whatever, are moulded in tha same manner as column s. There is no essential difference, but in the form of the pattern. The core of a pipe is to be a fac simile of the bore or hole to be formed. A core-box for water or gas pipes is represented in figure 16 : it shows a Fig. 16. longitudinal section of an iron core-box. Frequently such boxes are made of wood ; but in well conducted establishments they are made of cast iron. Wood is apt to twist and warp, and in consequence causes imperfect cores. An iron core-box is generally round, about half an inch thick in metal, and has two square projections to rest upon when laid down , around these projections an iron strap is drawn, to hold both halves together when in use. A core-box MOULDING. 81 is to be true in its bore, for which reason it is bored or planed, so as to make it true. Both edges, where :he halves of the box join, are, if not quite sharp, to form a blunt edge in case the core is made when lying in a horizontal position. To make good cores in a lying box requires a great deal of experience, and it is for this reason not generally practised. In most cases the box is rammed-in vertical or in- clined ; the latter way is more convenient than the first, and quite as good. The ramming-in of the sand is done by a long iron ramrod. The centre of the core is, in very thin cores, say 1 J inch diameter, an iron rod, along which a wire is laid ; both are ram- med in together, and the wire is withdrawn while the core is in the box. This leaves a cylindrical channel all through the core, and serves for the escape of the gases. In thicker cores, of two or three and more inches in diameter, the centre rod is a hollow pipe of cast or wrought iron, full of holes. The latter are necessary, or the gas would not find its way to the interior of the pipe. Heavy cores are made of loam, of whteh we shall speak in another place. The centre rod is to be a few inches on each end longer than the core. This forms the bearing for the core to rest upon when it is to be dried, and 82 MOULDER'S AND POUNDER'S POCKET GUIDE. also the journal on which it is to be turned, when the blackening is to be laid en. Moulding with Plates. In many cases cast-iron plates with handles are used when one part of the mould is to be removed before the pattern can be drawn. This is the case with the sand between the arms of a bevelled wheel ; also with face wheels, or in cases where the pattern, and consequently the sand, is too deep to admit the drawing of the pattern with- out injury to the mould. Plate moulding is gener- ally performed on bed-plates of steam engines, bed- plates of turning lathes, house props, and in all cases where the sand is surrounded on three sides by hot metal. The sand lifted out in these instances is dried and treated like a core. In the case of a bevelled wheel the moulding by plates is effected as follows : Figure 17 shows a section of a bevelled wheel as it is Fig. 17. imbedded in the floor of the foundry, which has been levelled for the purpose. The sand, in immedi- ate contact with the pattern, is sifted. The parting MOULDING. 83 is in the line A, A. In the spaces between tho spokes, cast-iron plates, B, B, are inserted, with wrought-iron handles cast into them: these plates are cast in open sand, and from J to f of an inch thick. They have in this, case a triangular form, similar to the space they serve to occupy, and are at least two inches all round, smaller than that space. These plates are laid upon the parting, or, in m my instances, impressed into the sand about J of an inch deep. They are then covered over with a layer of small iron rods, or wire, or in many cases wooden rods, dipped in clay-water. These rods overhang the plate and reach near to the pattern. The body of sand in the centre of the plate will sustain that end of the rod which is to carry the sand beyond the plate. The space between the arms is then filled upon the plates with moulding sand, flush with the pattern. This forms the parting for the box. After the pattern is covered, and the top box removed, the sand between the arms is removed, by means of the han- dle C ; of which there may be more than one if the core to be lifted is too heavy for one hand, or it is to be lifted by the crane. This part of the mould forms separate pieces : -cores in the form of triangles, which may be blackened and dried. The pattern being removed and the other parts of the mould 81 ready for casting, the plates are replaced, eithei green or dried, just as convenient. The upper box is put on, and the mould may be filled with metal. This kind of moulding is very extensively used ; it is a cheap and very convenient way of working. Dry-Sand Moulding. This is a very interesting branch of moulding ; to it belong most of the brass and bronze moulding, ornamental iron moulding, and a great part of machine moulding. Dry-sand mould- ing is in many respects preferable to loam-moulding ; it gives a casting more true to the pattern than loam, which latter, on account of its shrinkage, frequently gives imperfect forms to the cast. The strength and uniform texture of the castings is quite as well secured in dry-sand moulds as in loam moulds. Dried or baked sand often consists of a mixture of loam which has been used, and fresh sand ; in most cases, however, particularly in ornamental moulding, fresh sand is used. Dry-sand obtains a very firm and open texture, and is well qualified to cast machine shafts, pipes, and such articles as require strength and beauty. The manipulation of moulding in dry sand is exactly the same as in green-sand, but is less difficult. In this case no coal powder is mixed with the sand, which leaves the sand stronger. If fresh is used, it is of very easy moulding. When MOULDING. 85 the moulds are finished and blackened, they are conveyed to the drying stoves, for at least twelve hours, twenty-four hours, is better to expel by the action of heat the moisture contained in the damp sand. The blackening is done by a paint brush, in the humid way, just as loam moulds or cores are blackened. This is done with some caution, so as not to injure the sharp outlines of the mould. The blackening is applied very thin. A moulder who understands mixing his sand properly, so as to be strong and porous, and assume at the same time fine impressions, will make finer castings in this way than can be done in any other mode of moulding. Dry-sand moulding requires strong iron boxes ; wood is impracticable, for even if it did not burn in drying the mould, its warping and twisting would injure the mould. All the traverses, if any are needed, are to be of iron. Long patterns, as shafts, require particularly strong boxes, for these are mostly cast in a vertical, or at least in an inclined position. The pressure upon sand and boxes is then very heavy. Hooks and eyes are in these cases not strong enough to hold the boxes together ; it requires glands to accomplish this. Glands are double angles, made of flat wrought iron. The rods are to be six inches longer than the height of the flask, or of the two boxes together : these six inches are foi 3 86 MOULDER'S AND FOUNDER'S POCKET GUIDE. bending a square angle at each end of the rod, after which it assumes the form of a [ . f he distance between the angular ends is to be a little greater than the height of the boxes and bottom. In slanting these glands upon the boxes, the flask may be drawn together as tight as the strength of the glands will permit. The drawing of the glands is performed by small crow-bars gently, so as not to injure the mould. We shall speak of this hereafter. Boxes for dry-sand moulding, if heavy, are to be provided with swivels on each end, for each box is to be turned, the facing of the mould uppermost ; blackening and drying require this. In moulding pipes, which need strength, it is necessary to mould them in dry sand, in strong boxes, and to cast them vertically, or at least inclined 80 or 40. Pipes, or any other objects which are cast horizontal, have always one bad side. The upper side is in most cases porous, unsound, and, in pipes, generally thinner than the bottom side. The liquid metal is apt to lift the core, in spite of staples or chaplets. Another advantage arises from casting vertically, in the better escape of the gas, and the greater security of the core against injury. The core is not so liable to bend and the core-rod* .nay be lighter. MOULDING. 87 Moulding of a Large Pipe. There is not the slightest difference between moulding in dry-sand, and moulding in green-sand, except in the composi- tion of the sand, blackening, and drying of the mould : and therefore it hardly seems necessary to illustrate this branch. We will, however, describe the mould- ing of a large water pipe, as illustrative of this case, and introductory to loam moulding. All water pipes of more than twelve inches diameter, ought to be moulded in dry-sand, and with loam cores. Water pipes are generally made from eight to nine feet long small pipes frequently but five or six feet long. The pattern is like the exterior of the pipes as it is to be when cast, having at each end a core print five or six inches long. The pattern may be of a solid piece of wood, but is generally composed of strips of plank, to diminish the weight of it ; it is divided parallel with its axis, into two halves. After the moulding is performed in the usual way, the mould is blackened and carried to the drying-stove, on an iron tram-road, or by means of a crane. If the foundry possesses no drying stove, or if the boxes are too heavy for transport, some boxes may be put together, a temporary wall of bricks or moulding boxes set around it, covered with sheet iron, and a fire of coke or charcoal or anthracite is kindled 88 MOULDER'S AND FOUNDER'S POCKET GUIDE. below. The boxes are dried in this way on the flool of the foundry. This mode of drying moulds, how- ever, is imperfect, and slow, produces inconvenience in the foundry, and is expensive, The making of a loam core is a matter of no difficulty, if core-bars, loam- board, and loam are in good condition. The core- bar is in this case a hollow, cast-iron, cylindrical pipe, perforated all over its surface, with either round or oblong holes. The core-bar is about three inches less in diameter than the core is to be, with a view to provide room for a hay or straw rope, by which the core is made porous, and so thick as to leave just sufficient space for loam. The core-iron has a journal at each end, made of wrought iron and screwed to the cast pipe, leaving as much opening as possible for the escape of the gases. These bear- ings, or journals, may be of cast iron, in which case they are made hollow and square inside, to receive a winch by which the core-bar is made to turn upon Fig. 18. MOULDING. its axis. The bar with its bearings is laid upon two iron trestles, as represented in figure 18, on which it may be turned to receive its hay rope and loam. The trestles are about three or four feet long, and are provided with various sized triangular dentations for different-sized journals. The hay or straw for ropes is kept in a moist place, to have it soft and aiore fit for being twisted. To make a hay rope, a simple winch, made of quarter inch iron rod, with a wooden handle, is required, such as is represented in figure 19, A. Hay ropes are made by the boys when not Fig. 19. otherwise engaged, and kept for use when required. The method in which the rope is applied is simple : the core-bar is laid with its journals in the trestles, as shown in figure 18, the rope fastened at one end, and the bar turned upon its axis ; the rope is led so as to make a close and tight covering. If the rope is loose on the spindle, it is liable to be pressed together by the fluid metal, which would, in the most favourable case, injure the casting, but would 8* 00 MOULDER'S AND FOUNDER'S POCKET GUIDE. almost invariably cause a failure of the cast. Wood- en core-bars are not to be recommended, as it requires something stronger than wood to resist the pressure of a high column of fluid metal. In figure 19, B represents the cross section of a core, in which the core-iron, journal, hay rope, and loan: covering are shown. The '*aj rope receives a slight covering of thin loam, just sufficient to cover the hay, and remove the roughness of the rope. This coating of loam being dried, the core is taken again in the trusses and the loam-board is applied. The loam-board is, in this case, an almost straight board, of eight or ten inches wide. It is straight every way, and to prevent its bending while in use, it is supported by a rib, screwed to it, or by a strong plank, upon which it rests. The board is so long as to rest upon both trusses, and is fastened to these, just so far from the centre of the core-iron, as to form half the diameter of the finished core. The edge of the board (in the drawing, the upper edge) is shaped as the form of the core, which is in this case almost a straight line, but is cut out, at one end, to form the funnel, or cup-mouth, of the pipe. When the board is in its proper position, and fastened at both extremities by means of weights or screws, it is obvious that when the core- ' Oxl */* MOULDING. ^Jffl bar is turned upon its axis, it will describe the 'i^\ form of the core along the edge of the board. By turning the core bar with its hay rope and super- ficial coating of loam, and throwing on additional moist loam, the surplus moist loam will be stricken off by the loam-board, or laid on in those places where the board does not reach the loam. When the core is properly filled up and closely covered with loam, the loam-board is taken away, washed, and put in its place again. The core is now turned some- what faster than before, and receives a slight wash- ing, merely by dipping the hands into water, and moving them over the surface of the rotary core. When smoothed, which is done with as little water as possible, the core is brought to the stove and dried, then blackened, dried again, and is then ready to be put in the mould. If the cores are long and limber, the staples are not to be forgotten. The thickness of the covering of loam depends partly on the quality of the loam, but chiefly on the thickness of the metal, and the duration and amount of pressure upon the core by the fluid metal. For common water pipes, if cast inclined, and porous loam is used, one inch" is sufficient for the core, but, if cast standing, one inch a'ld a half of loam ought to cover the hay-rope. If *ne thickness of loam on a 92 MOULDER'S AND FOUNDER'S POCKET GUIDE. core be more than three-quarters of an inch, it is necessary to lay on the loam in two or more layers, always drying the first layer before the next is put on. The loam which forms the core is made as open as possible in its composition ; old moulding-sand, old core-sand, or river-sand is mixed with the loam. The working edge of the loam-board is not a square, but is slanted so as to form an angle of nearly 45 to the tangent of the periphery of the core. This is necessary in order to make the board to sleek (to make the loam smooth). A square edge would cause a rough surface to the core. The slanting of the edge is indicated in figure 19, C, at one end of the board. After careful drying, blackening, and polishing, the core may be put into the mould, if required. The mould is provided with staples so as to support the core, and is then carefully closed. If the box, or the pipe, is large, it is advisable to cover the box by a strong board, and put the glands upon the board, so that there is a board at top and bottom of the flask, to protect the sand from being pushed out. In many instances the moulding boxes are tapered so as to form half a hexagon ; in these cases glands are of no use, and heavy iron weights which reach all across the boxes, are used to bear the top-box MOULDING. 93 down. Air-holes at both ends of the box are to be provided for, for the core in this case emits a great deal of combustible gas, which is to be kindled in proper time to prevent explosion. Pipe moulding is a very common employment in iron foundries, but still there is something peculiar in it, which makes it inconvenient to cast pipes in a foundry where green-sand or dry-sand moulding is done at the same time. It suits best in a loam-mould- ing establishment. There are great varieties in the form of pipes, but as long as they arc straight, a pattern is made and moulded in dry or green sand. The core in this case being also straight, is easily made. It is more difficult to form the core for a bent pipe or knee. We will allude to this in the next chapter. Casting Pipes without Cores. There was considera- ble interest manifested, some time ago, in a process for casting pipes without cores, by means of machinery. An iron mould, well bored and polished, is made to turn upon its axis in a horizontal position ; the fluid metal cast in at one end, will naturally flow round in the mould, and if sufficiently fluid, will make a pipe of uniform thickness. How this machine turned out in practice, we do not know, for nothing has been said about it for a long time. Any improve- 94 MOULDER'S AND FOUNDER'S POCKET GUIDE. ment which will reduce the price of iron water pipea is worthy of notice, and the above machine ought to attract sufficient attention to give it a fair trial. One thing is certain, that every kind of pig-iron is unsuitable for this process. Moulding of Fine Castings. Before we conclude tlis chapter we will give a short description of orna- mental moulding; that is, the moulding of small orna- ments and trinkets in iron or bronze. There is little difference between moulding for iron, and moulding for bronze ; the chief distinction is in the thickness of the cast. Bronze must be cast very thin, if sharp, fine, and distinct outlines are desired. In iron, the same atten- tion need not be paid to the weight of the cast. The principal thing to be attended to in moulding small articles, is the quality of the moulding-sand. This must be as fine as it possibly can be obtained. It ought to have as little clay, or any other foreign admixture, as possible, to prevent its shrinking, and .in consequence breaking and cracking. Sand for this purpose is to be an almost pure silicious com- pound. Coal-powder or any other admixture is inadmissible ; it is fatal to the beauty of the cast. Good sand of this kind adheres easily with the least amount of water, takes the finest impressions of the skin, and may be cut into fine slices by a MOULDING. 95 sharp knife. For this kind of work, the greatest evil is too much clay in the sand ; other impurities can be removed by sieves, or by washing. Fine tripoli is the best sand for these purposes. Small articles of bronze or iron, are moulded in the same manner as larger parts of machinery, or hollow-ware. The sand is rammed very close in small iron moulding-boxes, and the boxes dried in the stove, blackened if for iron, but not so if for bronze or brass. For brass or bronze it is advisable to face the mould each time with fresh sand, thrown on through a fine silk sieve. If this coating is but one-twelfth or one-eighth of an inch thick, it improves the casting considerably. Moulds for iron cannot be dusted with charcoal, or black lead, as these would be too coarse. The moulds after they are dry are blackened by a rush-candle, or the black smoke from a pine knot. The box which contains the mould is inverted, so as to turn the face of the mould down- wards, rested upon two extreme points. The flame, of the candle or wood is held under the mould, which will assume in consequence a velvety coating of fine carbon. There is to be as little blackening as possi- ble ; too much will injure the mould and the casting. To mould a simple rosette, or anything which gives but a simple impression in the lower and upper box, 96 MOULDER'S AND FOUNDER'S POCKET GUIDE. is of very easy performance. The case is different with more complicated forms articles which can not be screwed together, but must be cast in one piece, as statues, columns, and other similar objects This is an interesting art, and it may be of some use to illustrate a few cases of this kind. Moulding of a Stag. If the small form of a stag, figure 20, resting upon a platform, is to be moulded, Fig. 20. it is at once visible that the antlers cannot well be brought into the same mould with the body : they are moulded by themselves, and screwed on. The platform can be cast with the body, but it makes less work in moulding to cast them separate, and screw the platform also to the body. We have now only the body of the animal left to make a mould for. In this case the natural parting is over the back, following the spine, and so dividing the face and nreast. The pattern is accordingly cut in two in MOULDING. 97 this line. When one half of the pattern is moulded, th<3 box is turned up, and so much of the sand as can- not be lifted, is cut out around that half of the pat- tern ; this forms the parting of the boxes. The surface of the parting is well polished, some parting- sand thrown on, and the other half of the pattern set upon the first. Cores are now to be provided in those places where the upper box will not lift. We find that a core is to be made between the two fore- legs, as indicated by the dotted line. Another core is needed on the face, from the nose to the ears ; and a third core, joining the second at the ears, running down its neck. This will be all the cores needed, for the other parts of the pattern divide naturally. These cores are made of fresh sand, even if the other mould is made of old sand. Old sand will not stand the necessary moving of these cores. The cores are often moulded upon fine blot- ting or oiled tissue paper, if small ; but if the cores are large, wire is to be buried in them. When the upper box is filled with sand, which is done after the cores are well finished and parting-sand put on, the upper box is lifted, one half of the pattern removed, and the flask closed again. The flask is now inverted, the lower box lifted, and the other half of the pat- tern removed. The same manipulation, in principle t 98 MOULDER'S AND FOUNDER'S IOCKET GUIDE. is used in moulding a grooved pulley. By this moclo of moulding, the cores are not removed. This is only practicable where the pattern can be and is divided, and where it is of light material. If the pattern is heavy, made of metal, and it cannot be divided, then the cores are to be drawn back from it as soon as the upper box has been lifted. There is no need of moving the cores further than is just necessary to have them out of the way for lifting the pattern. Good parting-sand is sufficient to separate cores so large as to take wire. Very small cores are best bedded upon paper ; in pulling the paper, the core resting upon it will follow. As soon as the pattern is removed from the sand, the cores are again put in their places, and the boxes removed to the drying-stove for drying. It is a matter of precaution to fasten the cores, if they are once in their places, with hooks of thin iron wire, bent at one end, and pin the cores to the mould. There is less danger of injury happening to the mould, in hand- ling the boxes, if the cores are secured in this man- ner. When the mould is properly dried, which may be done within twelve hours (though a longer time would be preferable), it is joined together, glands or screws put on, as the case may be, and cast. If the arti- cle is to be cast in bronze, brass, or any pther nietal MOULDING. 99 besides ire n, it is not blackened ; but if it is to be cast m iron, it is blackened as before described. There will be no difficulty in casting the antlers to this pat- tern : the platform also is very simple. Moulders who are skilled in this kind of work, will mould two loose cores, one upon the other, but in most cases it is preferable to dry one part of the mould with its cores, and then put on the other cores ; in both cases, however, it requires experience to handle such render, brittle things, as small sand cores, often but one-eighth of an inch thick, and half an inch in area. Ornamental compositions are screwed together, to form an ornament of many parts. Small orna- ments are soldered together, or riveted and soldered. Solder for iron trinkets is a fluid composition of a little silver and gold. The soldering is performed by the blow-pipe. Solder for brass and bronze is the same, if the articles are to be gilded ; in ordi- nary cases, brass or tin solder is used. Brass ornaments are mostly cast hollow ; this is not so much for reasons of economy, as with a view of making more perfect castings, and saving labour in chipping and chiselling. As no coal can be used to protect the metal against burning together with the sand, it is necessary to cool it as quick as possi- 100 MOULDER'S AND FOUNDER'S POCKET GL T DE ble, and in this way give it a smooth surface. The making of cores in these instances is pften connected with considerable difficulties. The cores of compli- cated figures are composed of parts, that is, a core- box is made for one part of the core, and the parts cemented together to form the core. Iron castings are but seldom cast hollow, if small, that is, articles of less than six or eight inches extent ; larger figures in iron are cast hollow, for if the body of hot iron is large, it will burn the sand, or melt together with it. Fluid iron, suitable for small castings, and the use of good fine sand, will make ornaments finer and sharper in expression than castings in any other metal. Horse-hair and cotton thread may be imita- ted to perfection. The wings of a fly with its micro- scopic nerves may be copied in iron ; and green leaves stiffened so as to be applicable as patterns, may be cast in iron without difficulty. Loam-Moulding. This is the most ancient bran;ri of moulding. In this department the moulder is his own pattern maker. He furnishes in most cases the pattern, and makes the mould also. In some instances a pattern, or parts of a pattern, arc made of wood, and buried in the loam, but these cases do not happen frequently. The loam-moulder will furnish patterns with great ease, which cannot MOULDING. 101 be made- well or so cheaply in any other way. Any torm of a pattern, or any casting of whatever kind, may be done in loam. In practice, loam-moulding is generally restricted to forms which cannot be cast conveniently in any other way. Loam-moulding is more expensive, generally speaking, than any other kind of moulding, except in cases of simple forms and heavy castings. Every piece of loam-moulding is a regularly con- structed edifice. No moulding in loam for a casting of importance, is commenced until a perfect plan of the whole operation from beginning to end is laid down. If no such plan is made, it may happen, and frequently does happen, to be impracticable to mould in the way commenced, whereby often the labour spent so far, is lost. The most important part of this branch of moulding, is the composition of the loam employed ; it demands the strictest attention, and is varied according to the objects to be moulded, as loam suitable in one case will not answer in another. Fineness and porosity, and as little shrinkage in being dried as possible, are indispensable qualities. The mould must be dried hard, to resist the pressure of the fluid metal, which will otherwise break it or crumble it to dust, and spoil 'he casting. If loam is too 9* 102 MOULDER'S AND FOUNDER'S POCKET GUIDE. close, or imporous, it will retain the gases developed by the heat of the metal, and cause either the metal to boil and make porous castings, or in the worst case cause explosion, and throw out the hot metal, If loam shrinks too much in drying, it will inevitably crack, make crevices into which the hot metal runs, and what is still worse, some parts of the facing of the mould will be pressed back, which causes uneven, rugged castings. The most important quality of loam is its porosity. The heat of the cast, and the pre- sence of gas-generating material in every part of the mould, renders it necessary that the gases should escape through the substance of the mould, while it is impervious to the metal. There is no use in pierc- ing holes by the pricker; if the loam is too strong, the cast will boil. Moulding-loam is generally artificially composed of common brick-clay, and sharp-sand. Instead of the latter, old coarse foundry sand, or used core- sand, or burnt brick-powder, may be used to greater advantage. The quantity of sand to be mixed with the clay can only be known by experience. It is impossible to give receipts for compositions, because the qualify of loam as well as that of the sand is variable, and diifers in every instance. For heavy, thick castings, the loam is to be stronger than for small or thin castings. MOULDING. 1CW Cow-hair obtained from tanneries is used to prevent the cracking of loam and make it porous. Mill-seeds, sawdust, horse dung, hacked -hay or straw, are still more extensively used than cow-hair. Loam is to be worked diligently, to make its texture as uniform as possible. The matter to be mixed with it is to be distributed equally through the whole mass. Each part of the mould requires a different kind of loam : one for the facing of the mould, and another for the body ; a stronger loam for brick-work, and a weaker one, with more straw or horse-dung, for a common mould. Parts of a mould which are almost surround- ed by the pattern, and of course by the metal, are to be burned in a fire almost to a red heat, not only to expel water, but also to destroy, everything which could generate gas, and to destroy every par- ticle of vegetable and animal matter. This operation is necessary to be performed on all cores, and such parts of a mould as form the interior of it. The gases generated in a loam mould are of a complex nature ; there are gases of water steam carbonic acid, carbonic oxide, and ammonia cal compositions which are not determined. The flarne issuing from a loam mould, generally burns with a blue light, inter- spersed with greenish yellow streaks and specks. 104. MOULDER'S AND FOUNDER'S POCKET GUIDE. Moulding of Simple Round Forms. Articles oi a round form, that is, a spheroid, or a segment of it, a cylinder and its auxiliaries, are moulded by means of a loam-board fastened to an iron spindle, which may be turned upon an imaginary axis, or the axis of the spindle. Wherever a loam-mould is built up, it must be always in the sweep of a crane, or it is to be built in that pit where it is finally to be cast. We will commence our illustration by the moulding of a soap-kettle in the pit. A soap-kettle or soap-pan is generally partly cylindrical, with a round bottom, broad brim, and a collar, for the wooden superstruc- ture of planks to be set into it. All kettles are moulded and cast in an inverted position, as is shown in figure 21. It would be better for the quality of the cast if kettles could be cast bottom down, but this is almost impossible on account of the core. The moulding of a kettle is represented in figure 21. Fig. 21. MOULDING. 105 It is here performed, for want of a crane in the pit, on the very place where it is to be cast. A hole is dug in the floor of the foundry sufficiently deep to bury the whole mould, and wide enough to permit tne moulder to walk around the mould when he is at work. The first thing to be done is to cast a round plate or ring in open sand. This is to reach at least six inches into the kettle : that is, its smallest dia- meter is to be twelve inches smaller than the shorter or interior diameter of the kettle, and its largest diameter is to be from eight to twelve inches longer than the longest diameter of the pattern. This plate may be three-quarters of an inch or one inch thick. It is placed in a perfectly level position on the bot- tom of the pit, and raised by bricks to the height of six or eight inches from the bottom. In the centre of this ring-plate a pole or piece of cast iron is driven in the ground, and covered by sand to protect it against heat. In this pole a pan, or step, is cut. for the pivot of the spindle to move in. A spindle of one and a half or two inches square wrought iron, having a round bearing at its upper end, and a steel point at its lower extremity, is now erected ; resting below in the centre step, and above in a plank laid across the pit, borne down and held in its place by weights placed upon it at the extremities. Thiy 106 MOULDER'S AND FOUNDER'S POCKET GUIDE. spindle is to stand perfectly plumb, being exactly IP the centre of the foundation plate. To this spindle a moveable arm is screwed, made of two rods of flat iron, with many holes in it. At the spindle these two flat bars are bent in such a manner as to catch two corners of the spindle, and be irnmoveably fast- ?ned to it by two screws. In other cases a cast-iron forked arm is made with holes for screwing on the loam-board, and a spindle-box with pinching-screw for adjustment, To this arm the loam-board is screwed, which is an inch thick pine board, clear of knots. The loam-board is at first a skeleton of the interior of the kettle with the brim, and that slant- ing part beyond the brim, called the knee ; if turned upon the axis of the spindle, it will describe the form and size of the interior of the kettle. In commenc- ing the mould, a four inch brick wall is built upon the foundation plate, or platform, round, so as to leave two inches space between it and the loam-board. At the height of six inches below the corner of the bottom, a layer of one and a half inch iron bars is laid, and these are crossed by smaller bars, all walled-in in the brick work. Upon these bars the bricks forming the crown are founded. If the bot- tom is round, forms half a sphere, these iron bars are not needed ; an arch may be sprung of bricks, MOULDING. 107 ivhich generally is strong enough to resist the pres- sure of the fluid metal. The moulder leaves a small opening around the spindle, serving the purpose of a drafthole for the fire which is to be kindled inside. This first brick wall is dried by a stone coal or char- coal fire, kindled inside below the mould. The loam-mortar for putting up the wall, is to be porous, out also strong ; some horse-dung is generally mixed vith it. It is composed mostly of sand, and the layers of rnortar are from half an inch to one inch thick. The bricks used for this purpose are hard- burnt, light, but such as have not been melted, or burned too hard. Bricks are used in halves or bats. While the brick wall is drying, a thin layer of loam may be given to the mould, which here constitutes the core, in case the work is pressing ; but if there is time, it is better to dry the bricks first. The loam may after this be increased to within a quarter of an inch to the loam-board, still keeping up the fire, and drying the core gradually. The last layer of loam is put on when the first loam- coating is nearly dry. It consists of finer and stronger loam. It is free from horse-dung, straw, or any other admixture, but is mixed with some cow hair. The surface is finished off by a smooth coat- ing of wet fine loam, the redundancies being 108 MOULDER'S AND FOUNDER'S POOKET GUIDE. off by the loarn-board, which has been washed and freed of all adherent loarn and straw. As the sur- face gradually dries, it is painted over, by means of a paint-brush, with a mixture of charcoal-powder, clay, and water. This coating forms the parting between the core and the metal-thickness. The loam-board with which the core has been formed is now removed, and is replaced by another board, called the thickness board. The edge of the thickness board describes the external form of the kettle, and merely touches the knee made by the first board. We see here the use of the knee : it serves not only for the more perfect closing of the mould below, but it is the standard mark of the loam- boards. Over the nearly dry core a layer of porous sandy loam is now spread, and made smooth by sweep- ing the thickness board around it. This layer of loarn forms the exact pattern of the kettle as it will be after casting. When well dried, this layer of loam receives a blackwash as the core did, and is tc be well dried. The spindle may now be removed, for there is no more use for it in this instance. Over the first foundation plate, or platform, is now laid another platform, whose interior diameter ia equal to the diameter of the knee, so that this ring when laid down just fits, or is a little larger than MOULDING. 109 the largest part of the core. Upon this platform another layer of loam of nearly two inches thick is laid, and smoothed over by hand. There is no need of a smooth surface. As long as the loam continues soft, the mould is kept under bars of iron bent in the shape of the bottom, or crown of the mould, and reaching down to the platform, to which they attach themselves by being bent under the platform. Two or three of such bars reach all over the kettle, others may be shorter and reach merely along the sides. These bars are laid over the soft loam, and then the mould is gradually dried. When nearly dry, iron hoops, which keep together the rods, are laid around the mould, and fastened to the rods by means of wire. The whole mould, iron and all, receives after this a good coating of straw loam, with horse-dung, the iron bars being partly covered with it. In this manner, iron and loam are com- bined and form one solid part of the mould. The structure of the mould is now completed, so far as the form is concerned. The whole is now thoroughly dried or baked by keeping up a constant fire in the interior of the mould. Fire may be applied on the out- side also. In this instance, which is that of moulding a kettle with an open core, not so much fire is re- quired as if the core was solid. In the latter case 10 110 MOULDER'S AND FOUNDER'S POCKET GUIDE. it requires a thorough burning ; the core is then to be made red hot; but in this instance a good drying is sufficient to secure a safe cast. In twenty-four hours the mould will be found to be dry, and ready to be taken apart. The taking apart of the mould is done by means of a crane, in case there is one ; otherwise it is to be done by hand, by a pulley, or by some other means which are sufficient to lift the cape or cope. The first step to be taken is to lift, by means of a sharp crow-bar, the platform of the cope from the platform of the core, that is, to loosen the first from the latter part, after which it may be lifted and set upon a pair of timbers over the pit, or on any other convenient place where it is not exposed to moisture. When the cope is removed, the " thickness" is peeled off from the core, the draft-hole in the crown is closed by a brick-bat and plastered over with loam. The hole in the centre of the cope is also fiUod up to within two inches, all the damages on the mould repaired, and these patches dried. After this the mould receives a blackwashing, and is then finally dried once more. Blackwash. The black wash for parting consists chiefly of charcoal-powder, and a little clay. This is almost entirely lost in taking the mould apart. MOULDING. Ill and the remainder is lost in sleeking the mould by the finishing clay-wash. Blackwash is always on hand in the foundry ; it is contained in the black- wash tubs, of which there is one for parting and one for finishing. The latter is composed of finely ground plumbago, often mixed with a little charcoal, the whole diluted with horse-dung water, or a solution of the soluble parts of horse-dung. This blackwash is frequently mixed with pease-meal or other meal, glue, and extracts from the refuse of tanneries ; but all these latter compositions are more or less too close, and cause a dull surface to the cast. The first is the best, if applied not too much diluted. The sleek-washing as well as blackwashing is to be done with proper caution, so as not to injure the sharp outlines of the mould ; it is better if the first of these two operations can be dispensed with, and the mould finished just as the loam-board left it. This latter can be done in following the plan to be described in cylinder forming, which is also appli- cable in this case ; that is, working without thick- nesses. When the parts of the mould are properly dried, it is put together again ; but before this is done, a hole of two inches round is cut in the brim of the cope, to connect the gates with, for casting. ? Hie cope is to rest firmly upon the core, that is, it 112 MOULDER'S AND FOUNDER'S POCKET GUIDE. is to be put exactly in that position in which it was before, and shut tightly at the knee. A pipe is now laid below the foundation of the mould, which pipe is to be carried through the sand which is subse- quently rammed in, to conduct the gas from the interior of the core to the surface. This pipe may be either an iron pipe, or may be of baked clay, or it may be a space left in the sand. The latter is objectionable, because it may fill up, and cause an explosion by stopping the escape of the gas. The mould is now rammed in with sand, which is done by iron stampers with strokes in rapid succession. This operation is performed by at least three hands at once, to break the vibrations caused by stamping, and prevent injury to the mould in consequence. With the ramming-in of the mould, the gate for the reception of the metal is to be provided for. This we con- template to be in the lower part of the mould ; it; is frequently done from the top, but the latter mode is not quite safe, and never makes as sound castings as the way proposed here. The gate may be formecf by a wooden pattern or pin, as in green-sand mould ing, but this is at best a very doubtful operation ir its consequences ; for the gate will be a long one h all cases, and in pulling out the pin, sand may droj in the gate and stop it up altogether, or drop s- MOULDING. Much sand as to injure the casting. The best plan is to have pipes ready made of burned loam ; such pipes may be conical, and tapered so that the smaller end of one pipe will fit in the larger end of another. In this way any length of gate may be formed, per- fectly secure against damages from stamping. On the top of the mould a flow-gate is set, which may be also formed of one of burned loam-pipes, or it may be moulded in the sand. The first plan, how- ever, is preferable. The whole space around the mould is in this way filled up with sand, and tightly rammed. Over this sand, that is, over the mould covered by the sand, pieces of pig-iron or other heavy pieces of iron are laid, or iron beams tied down by screws which reach to the platform, and are fastened to the latter, to prevent the least motion of the mould upwards, for such a motion would spoil the mould. Before casting, the flow-gate is covered with a dry ball of loam, to be removed when the fluid metal shows itself in the gate and the mould is filled with iron. Over that channel or pipe, communi- cating with the interior of the core, a handful of dry wood shavings, or dry straw, is laid, and kin- dled as soon as the hot metal is being poured in. The stopping up of the flow-gate is a necessary operation, and the flow-gate itself also is necessary 10* 114 MOULDER'S AND FOUNDER'S POCKFT in all cases of large castings. The flow-gate is very useful, because it is always put on the highest point, or at a point to which most of the light impuri- ties which float on the melted metal are very apt to flow. If the flow-gate is placed in such a situation, the impurities will naturally flow into it. For these reasons the flow-gate is always made wider than the cast-gate. The stopping of the flow-gate until the metal appears, is an operation equally important. If the flow-gate, or any other aperture to the interior of the mould, is open, the gases or hot air will rush to the opening with a force equal to the space of the mould and the amount of hot metal to be poured into it. This rush of air is very apt to tear loose some loam or sand of the mould, or even break the mould. By stop- ping the openings, a certain amount of confined gas finds its way through the sand or loam of the mould, and opens the pores of the mould. This stopping up of the air channels is the safest way of preventing explosions and making good castings. In case there is no flow-gate to a mould, and only a cast-gate, the latter is to be kept full all the time during which metal is poured in. If there is an interruption of the flow, and the rush of air finds its way through the cast-gate, it is very apt to cool the metal, tear some sand loose, and by that means stop up the gate, MOULDING. 115 or even break the mould, Such accidents happen frequently, and are the common causes of failure in founding. When castings are made by a single cast- gate, it is advisable to make a reservoir for the fluid metal at the top, that is, to make the mouth of the gate very wide, and skim the metal well to pre- vent the flowing in of any impurities. In moulding hollow-ware, the wedge-shaped gits are made partly for causing an easy separation of the git from the cast, but chiefly to have a git of large capacity and small opening, to be kept full while casting. Gf-as Pipes. -The air pipes leading from the core of a heavy casting ought to be made of iron, for these pipes have an important office to perform. In case such a pipe is stopped up, an explosion is almost inevitable. The atmospheric air confined in the hollow space of the core, and that air contained in the pores of the sand, mixed with the carbonic oxide gas generated of the vegetable or animal mat- ter in the mould, will form an explosive mixture of the most dangerous kind, and will destroy any mould if it explodes. The mouth of the air pipe may be covered with burning shavings, but it is advisable first to lay over the mouth of it a piece of wire-gauze, tc prevent the falling in of any dirt or fire. If there is fire in the pipe before the air is moving. 116 MOULDER'S AND FOUNDER'S POCKET GU DZ. that is, before there is any metal in the mould, an explosion will take place. Removing of the Core. As soon as the casting is done, the mould is dug up, and a portion of the core removed before the cast is entirely cooled. Cylindrical castings are liable to be split by the core, if the core is too strong. For these reasons the core is made chiefly of sand, and only enough of clay is used to keep it together. Brick cores are preferable to loam cores, if put together with sand and thick joints, because bricks offer some resistance to the fluid metal by their mass, and are easily moved by a strong power, such as metal in the act of contraction. This is one of the evils attending iron core pipes. If there is no hay-rope or a thick layer of sand around a core-iron, the cast- Ing will split upon the core before it is cool, and before it can be prevented. In all cases it is advisa- ble to remove the core as soon as possible, and if it cannot be taken out altogether, then remove at least a part of it, that is, cut it in some place so as to afford room for the contracting cast. Moulding without Thickness. As an illustration of moulding in loam without thickness, which is cer- tainly the most advantageous plan of loam-mould- ing, we will describe the moulding fcf a cylinder MOULDING. 117 The operation is similar in all cases : whether for a ^team-engine, a blast-machine, or a cylinder for any other purpose ; for illustration, however, we prefer that of a steam-engine, as the most complicated. In cases of narrow cylinders it is preferred to have the core fixed, and move the cope, particularly where the latter is to be divided. Dividing the cope ought to be avoided, if possible, for it is almost impossible to make a correct casting in such a mould. We will take a case for illustration where core and cope are each in one piece, and the latter stationary, that is, moulded in that place where the cylinder is to be cast. In this instance the mould for the cope is put in the pit, the same as the mould of the pan, above described, and founded the same way upon a platform. It is not advisable to make the cope above ground, even if there is a crane strong enough to carry it to the pit. In a mould like this, a crevice may open in trans- porting it, and give access to hot metal, which may frustrate the purpose for which the mould has been made. In figure 22, the moulding of a sliort cylinder is represented, such as is now used in steam- engines to turn the screw propellers of steamboats. A pattern of the steam-ways is made in wood, solid, as represented in figure 23, which figure shows a sido 118 MOULDER'S AND FOUNDER'S POCKET GUIDE. elevation, and a view from above. This block has the length of the cylinder between its flanges, and iu Fig. 23. case there are any mouldings in the flange which run across the steam-ways, they are to be moulded in the wood. The three core-prints are of con- siderable length, because the cores find here their chief support. The middle core finds another sup- port in the opening for the exhaust pipe, as shown in figure 23. One side of the pattern is hollow and cylindrical, fitting the exterior diameter of the cylin- der, or the sweep of the loam-board. Having la ; d MOULDING. 119 the platform, erected the spindle, and screwed in the loam-board -which is almost a straight board, with the exception of the two knees, one above and one below, and the moulding or hoops around the cylin- der the brick enclosure is laid, leaving from two to two and a half inches space for loam. The pat- tern of the steam-ways is fastened, just touching the loam-board in its travel upon its axis, and walled in, giving it a loam coating where the bricks touch it. After the brick wall is nearly dry, a coating of loam is given ; this loam may be pretty Strong, and mixed with hay, for the pressure upon it will be great, and if the loam gives way to this pressure, the cylinder will be defaced. This coating is super- ficially dried, and another coat of hair-loam laid on, which is to reach very near the loam-board, so that the last coating is but a little thicker than a clay- wash. In drying the previous loam coats, and making the coats thin, an almost perfectly smooth surface of the mould may be obtained. It will be as round and straight as a turned and polished iron cylinder, and of course the casting will be similar to the moulding. Clay which shrinks a great deal, or is plastered on in too heavy coats, causes uneven and rugged surfaces in the mould, which is the case also if the ground is not dry before ihe last washing 120 MOULDER'S AND FOUNDER'S POCKET GUIDE. is performed. A good facing is as smooth, sharp, and distinct in its outlines as a well made pattern of wood. The blackwashing is here to be the very last operation, and to be well performed, and when dry must be polished by a large sleeker fitting the circle of the cylinder. Before the blackwashing of the cylinder is performed, however, the steam- ways are moulded ; while the cylinder is under the influence of the fire. The pattern of the steam-ways is covered by hair-loam, leaving the core-prints pro- jecting, so as to afford access to the interior through the holes left by the core-prints. The pattern receives two or three coatings of loam, sufficient to make the loam at least two inches thick. Close to the brick, or as far off as the square of the pattern goes, a groove is cut in the loam, around the pattern, indicated by the dotted line, figure 23. This groove cuts the loam nearly through, so that the mould may be separated at this mark. The mould around the steam-ways pattern is provided with iron, bent around it, and also irons bent around the cylinder. These irons meet at the joint or parting, and are secured in their places by wire and loam, the ends of the irons at the parting terminating in hooks. Fastening a mould in this way by iron straps is con- venient and advantageous, and answers every pur- MOULDING. 121 pose, if the mould is made strong enough. If a cope is made too weak because of the iron straps, the above is a bad fastening, and the cause of fail- ures or imperfect castings. Fastening a mould with iron is expensive, and where it can be avoided it is advisable so to do. In this instance it can be avoided, and the mould may be made serviceable without iron fastenings. When the steam-ways pattern is re- moved, and the mould ready to be closed again, it is simply closed and secured by brick-work, which latter is commenced at the bottom. While the brick-work is progressing, the cope of the steam-ways is secured temporarily by some wire fastened around the cylin- der. The brick-work forming the enclosure to this part of the mould is dried by external fire, or the united heat of the fire inside and outside of the mould. The cores, forming the steam-tvays, must be strong and porous. They are to be as long as the hollow they are to form in the casting, to which is to be added the length of the core-prints. Cores of this description are generally moulded in a wooden core- box; but this plan is not to be recommended, for wood will twist and warp, particularly where it is wet on one side and charring hot on the other, as is the case in this instance. The best plan of mak 11 122 MOULDER'S AND FOUNDER'S POCKET GIIDE. ing the cores, is to make a wood pattern of a core- box, and cast it at once in iron and in open sand. In such an iron box, a good and correct core may be made without much labour. The cores for the steam-ways are made of strong loam, and provided with several core-irons, which are rods of quarter or half inch square iron, bent in the curves of the core. The core-irons are dipped in strong clay- water before they are buried in the core. Besides the core-irons, strings of hemp, cotton, or straw, are laid in the core, which burn out in drying and form channels for the escape of air. A great many of these strings may be used, but they must be thin, so as to arrest the fluid iron, in case any of it finds access to the interior of the core. The core-loarn may contain cow-hair if necessary, but this is a matter which depends entirely on the quality of the loam of which the core is made. The cores, after being moulded, are heated to redness in a coal fire, with liberal access of air, to expel every trace of water, vegetable and animal matter, and carbon. When well burned, the cores receive a good black- washing of black-lead and clay, as little as possible of the latter. These cores are the very last to be put in the mould. Core for the Cylinder. -While the cope of the MOULDING 123 cylinder is progressing, the core for it is moulded somewhere near it, on the floor of the foundry, but within the sweep of the crane. The core is founded upon an iron platform, which has its snugs inside, and its diameter is six inches less than the diameter of the interior of the cope. The platform of the core is to rest upon the platform of the cope. The core is Fig. 24. limply built of bricks, finished in loam, blackened and polished, and is then ready to be set in its cope. The core has two knees, one below and one above, which are at an angle of 45 These two knees are necessary to keep the core in its position. In case the metal is liable to porosity, which is frequently the case with some of the anthracite iron, and gene- rally so with charcoal iron, it is necessary to prolong the mould of the cylinder, above its flange, as shown 124 MOULDER'S AND FOUNDER'S POCKET GUIDE. in the drawing, figure 24, into which the sullage rises. In cast iron which does not form holes, or raise any sullage, this precaution is not required. Upon the sullage piece, or in want of that, upon the upper edge of the cylinder, the flow-gates are set, of which there are to be at least two or three, and more if the iron is doubtful and the diameter of the cylinder large. Before the core is put in its place, two rests for the steam-way cores are cut into it. The steam- way cores are suspended only at their two ends, and liable to be lifted out at the centre core. A deep rest in that core, or an iron fastening which passes through that core, is required to secure it in its place, when the cylinder core is set and well secur- ed, resting upon the platform of the cope, where it is secured by iron wedges. For these reasons the knees o f the mould may be made to catch before the platform plates touch one another, and the space left between them can be filled up by iron wedges or scraps. The cores of the steam-ways, when put in, are well secured to the core, and then the cope of the steam- ways put in its place. The cores are after this secured in the openings left by the core-prints of the pattern, and well stopped up by moist loam, which is to be dried. In many cases, that straight part of the steam- wiys cope where the cores pass through, MOULDING. 125 is covered by an iron plate, coated with loam, and the core-irons fastened to this plate. This caution is unnecessary, as the projecting cores can be well secured by dry brick-bats. The mode of fastening, however, depends very much on the size and form of the steam-box, and the form of the cores. The burying of the mould and ramming-in of the sand is done in the usual way, but here the space below the mould is filled with sand and well secured, to prevent the hot metal entering below the core, in case the lower knee does not fit tightly, which in this case is always doubtfu], and cannot be secured beforehand. The interior of the core is also filled with sand, if there is any doubt of its being strong enough and tight. It is better when there is no sand in the core, at least but very little in the bot- tom of it. The opening of the core at the top is covered by an iron plate which is well secured, leaving but a small opening for the escape of the gases ; which opening is, as in any other instance, covered by a piece of wire gauze and burning straw. The whole mould is covered, as well as the core-plate, with a load of iron or screws, to prevent any motion of the core or cope by the static pressure of the fluid metal, for the leist lifting will inevita^C^y 11 1'26 MOVLDER'S AND FOUNDER'S POCKET GUIDE. destroy the cast. The cast-gate is at the lower flange, and the metal is to rise gradually from below. The cores of the steam-ways are often of such f )rms as not so easily to be secured in their places, which is particularly the case with the middle, or exhaust core. In this, the assumed case, there is no difficulty ; for we have two strong core-prints, and the core cannot be large, as the steam-chest is but small. If a core-print can be given on each side of the chest, there will be no difficulty at all, for then the core has three points to rest upon, and can be made safe enough. If the other two cores are strong enough to take strong core-irons, there is no danger of their failing. Where such advantages cannot be had, and where the cores are in danger of being lifted off their seats, it is necessary to secure the cores by chaplets, which are put between the cores and the cope of the steam-ways, for there are none applicable to the core of the cylinder. The use of chaplets m the steam-ways cannot be recommended, if it can be avoided by any means. The chaplets must be strong and of good wrought iron, or the fluid iron will melt or dissolve the chaplets, and the effect is worse than if they had not been used ; for the moulder depended upon a support which failed, and would have done better without MOULDING. 127 supports,. If chaplets are not^nade of good and very pure wrought iron, they are liable to melt, or are dissolved in the mass of cast iron. The greater the amount of the latter and the longer it keeps fluid, and the hotter it is, the greater is the danger of the chaplet being destroyed. Impure iron, or iron which contains much cinder, or thick scales of hammer-slag, is apt to produce holes in the casting, for the oxygen of the scales, or cinder, will combine with the carbon of the cast iron and form carbonic oxide, which cannot escape, ;>s it is in the interior of the casting, and the iron next to the mould is generally chilled before such gas appears. Creneral Remarks on Loam-Moulding. Precau- tions which are to be taken in loam- moulding in general, are to be particularly observed in moulding steam cylinders, for here the object is to make a smooth, well finished casting, and one of compact sound metal, free of pores or holes. To accomplish this, particular attention must be given to the following requisites : A strong but still a porous loam ; drying in coats ; a well smoothed facing before the blackening is put on ; well burnt cores for the steam-ways, and the air-holes in these so small and so arranged, as to prevent any possible entrance of hot iron into these air channels ; the absence of all chaplets if 128 MOULDER'S AND FOUNDER'S POCKET GUIDE. possible : and every part of the mould well dried. The bearing down of the mould, and the stamping in, are operations which are in all cases the same. If there are any square or unusual forms on a cylinder, as, for example, if one or both flanges are square, or if there are extra steam-ways, or orna- ments, all such forms are made in wood or in metal (the latter is preferable), buried in the mould, and removed before the finishing of the mould. Irregular Forms. Where forms are to be mould- ed which do not permit the use of the spindle, a loam-mould is made either by hand, or over a wood pattern. There are also cases where both instances happen in one mould, We will illustrate this by giving an instance of the first and an instance of the latter case. In figure 25, a bent pipe is represented, which cannot well be moulded in sand, and for which Fig. 25. MOULDIJJG. 129 a loam-core is to be made in every instance. It may be moulded in sand or in loam. This pipe forming a knee, is bent in such a way as to make the moulding over a wood pattern and in sand almost out of the question. The first step taken is to make a drawing of the actual size of the object upon a board, and in drawing two or three sections of it, giving sufficient length for the core-prints. This board is given to the blacksmith, and one or more bars of iron bent in the shape of the core, and these bars united to form the core-iron. If the pipe is more than eight inches in diameter, these bars are to be laid around small rings, forming in this way an open channel in the centre of the core. These iron bars are covered with hay-rope as usual, and then by loam, which latter is laid on by hand, referring repeatedly to the drawing. The last loam coating is thin and well smoothed off, before the parting-blackwash is given. In such cases as this, it is all important to have the flanges at the right distance and in correct angles ; and as such castings generally are designed to fill a space or form a con- nexion between two pipes, it is necessary to form a skeleton pipe of two boards, of which each fits to the flange of the corresponding pipe. Such a skele- ton is easily formed bj nailing boards together in 130 MOULDER'S AND FOUNDER'S POCKET GUIDE. that place where the pipe is to be. Figure 26 will show how it is performed. The boards are fitted and nailed together, stayed by some lath, and the place of the flanges marked by scribing around them. Over Fig. 26. this another skeleton of boards is made, so as to have the dimensions of the pipe inside which are here out- side, with the addition of one-eighth of an inch for each foot in the length of the pipe, for shrinkage. In this latter skeleton the inner diameter of the pipes is marked and cut out, the newly made core laid in this board skeleton, in the exact position in which the new pipe is to be attached to the other pipes. The core is fastened in this position to the skeleton, and the " thickness," which of course includes the flanges, is laid on the core, and gently dried. When the thickness is so far dried as to be secure against warping, it is removed from the skeleton boards, dried, blackened, and the cope put on. If the pipe MOULDING. 131 is heavy the cope is to be fastened with iron, taking care to have the parting free. Moulds for light pipes may be secured by a succession of wire fasten- ings which are laid at certain distances around the cope. The parting of the cope is done as usual, by cutting two grooves along the pipe in such a direction as to divide the cope into two halves, but so that each half may be lifted off the core. If the flanges or the thickness break off in removing the cope there is no harm done, if the core is not damaged in this operation. After the usual finish of the facing, the mould may be put together, and rammed in sand as usual. In this case the core cannot be kept in its place without chaplets, and a liberal number of them is to be distributed between the core and the cope. This pipe is rammed in and cast in the usual manner. When the object to be moulded presents more complicated forms than the one represented, the experience of the moulder must be his guide in form- ing the plan of the mould. Analogous processes are here everywhere, but it is the sagacity of the moulder which gives to the most complicated forms tangibility, which analyzes a pattern, and finds a mode of execution in cases where success at first sight appears to be impossible. If the form of a 13*2 MOULDER'S AND FOUNDER'S POCKET GUIDE. pattern does not happen to be divisible into two parts, or permit a mould of two parts, there is no objection to dividing it into three, four, and more parts, but it is a rule to make as few partings as possible. In every mould, it is to be a standard rule to provide liberally for the escape of the gases. If forms are to be moulded which require more than two platforms, there. is no objection to taking as many as may secure the greatest advan- tage and security to the mould. Oval Forms. Oval, curved, or triangular forms must be traced by corresponding platform-plates, for no application of the spindle is possible in these cases. For example, to mould an oval bath- ing-tub, without a pattern, a foundation plate in the form of the upper side of the tub is cast in open sand. There is no need of its being solid it may be an oval ring. Figure 27 represents the Fig. 27. moulding of such a tub. The loam-board A is guided by hand around the platform, and if kept in close MOULDING. 133 contact -with the edge of the plate, there is no diffi- culty in obtaining a correct mould. If there are any projections, or departures from the regular form, they are made by hand. Curved forms are made in a way similar to the above. A core, or a mould to an elbow pipe, is moulded on a platform which has the form of the curved pipe, as shown in figure 28. Fig. 28. The loam-board A can make only the current part of the mould, also a mouth or bell-shaped widening ; but if there are any flanges, for these a wood pattern is to be made. In this instance two halves of a pipe-core are made ; and these joined by moist loam and wire. In most instances of this kind a wood pattern of the object is made, and this moulded in sand ; but as the core of such forms cannot well be moulded in sand, it is made in loam and applied in the usual way. Square forms of objects which are to be moulded without patterns, are made in a similar 12 134 MOULDER'S AND FOUNDER'S POCKET GUIDE. manner as those of an oval or irregular form ; suoh moulds, however, require more strength than the moulds of round forms, for the pressure of the fluid metal upon a plain surface, tends to drive the core and mould apart, with more energy than it does in round forms. To guard against this pressure in flat or straight forms, is an object which requires some judgment on the part of the moulder. If complicated forms are to be moulded, the best plan always is, first to make a pattern in wood of the object. Even if the pattern is not used in moulding directly, it is of great service to the moulder, in having a form to imitate, which is more plastic to his mind than a mere drawing. All heavy and complicated castings, such as heavy bed-plates for steam engines, housings, and rollers for iron works, are moulded in loam, if good work is ex- pected. The heat and pressure of a mass of hot iron like that poured into the mould for the bed- plate for the engines of the Collins Atlantic steamers, being forty tons or more, will destroy any sand mould, no matter how carefully made. Complicated forms of this kind are partly made to drawings and partly over wood or metallic patterns. We will illustrate this subject by an instance which is not complicated, but sufficiently so to show the principle upon which MOULDING 135 a mould of this kincl is constructed. In figure 29 a screw-propeller is shown, such as are now frequent- ly used to propel steamboats. These propellers are cast in iron, copper, brass, or bronze ; this, however, does not cause an essential difference to be made in the mould. The four wings of this Fig. 29. pattern are twised as shown in B. It is advisable to make a wood pattern of this propeller, dividing it at the dotted line in B into two halves. An experienced moulder will prefer to make the mould by hand, but generally the pattern is buried in the loam, and kept there until the mould is nearly dry. There is little difficulty in moulding this object in the latter way. As the pattern is divided, the one half is moulded upon an iron platform, the larger spaces filled by brick, a'nd over these the usual coat- ing of loam. The four wings of the pattern are fastened by wood-screws to the nave, which may be 136 MOULDER'S AND FOUNDER'S POCKET GUIDE. drawn and the pattern removed in parts ; this forms the lower part of the mould. The other half of the pattern is moulded in parts, upon quadrant plates, with its dividing side downwards. The mould of this half is taken apart, each quarter resting upon its quadrant platform. These four quarters are set upon the first half of the mould which is whole, and has a solid platform. The edges of the four wings or paddles are generally sharpened out, so that there is little difficulty in hitting the thickness of the paddles. A better mould than that described may be made by hand ; it is then divided into two halves as the above, but it affords a better opportu- nity of having the facings of the mould correct and uniform in texture. Many screw-propellers are moulded by dividing the pattern at the nave, and making a cope over each paddle, which is fitted and fastened to the cope of the nave. The first way of moulding is preferable to the latter ; it is perfectly safe, and makes a more correct and smooth casting. Moulding of Bronze Ornaments. The art of casting bronze statues has been traced to remote antiquity, and, to all appearance, the ancients were more skilful than the moderns in this art. Bronze statues were so plentiful in Greece at the time of Alexander the Great, tha,t Pliny calls them the mob MOULDING. 187 of Alexander. It is recorded that the Romans found 3000 bronze statues in Athens, and as many in Rhodes. The Temple of Solomon was adorned with heavy and richly ornamented bronze castings. The pillars of Jachin and Boaz at the portal were of bronze ; the molten sea of the priests to wash in, was cast of bronze, and the metal basins at the entrance were of the same metal. The world-renown- ed Colossus of Rhodes was a bronze statue of 130 feet high ; it was broken by an earthquake fifty-six years after its erection, and its remains lay scattered over the ground for nearly nine hundred years, when they were sold by a king to a Jew, who carried at that time 360 tons of metal away. More recently, in the middle ages, bronze was extensively used for doors and gates of churches and cities. The doors at the Battisterio in Florence were of such ex- quisite workmanship, that Michael Angelo, the great architect of St. Peter's at Rome, declared that these gates were worthy to be the gates of heaven. More recently, in our own times, this beautiful art has been degraded to the manufacture of implements of war, and in other cases to celebrate the memory of military heroes an application no better than the other. The ancients were not ucquainted with a definite alloy, to make their bronze 12* 188 MOULDER'S AND FOUNDER'S POCKET GUIDE. castings of. Their mixtures were accidental; but we will speak of this hereafter. Moulding of Statues. The mode of forming the moulds for bronze castings of large size, as statues and bas-reliefs, was never reduced to a systematic art. There is satisfactory evidence to show that the knowledge of this art lay dormant for centuries. The ancient Greeks were the most skilful in the execu- tion of statues of this kind, not only so far as form is concerned, but also in their preparation of the moulds and the casting of the statue. Their plan of mak- ing a mould, was to make a skeleton of plastic clay, which was to form the core. This skeleton was kept wet just as the sculptors of the present day mould a figure in clay and made into an exact mould of the figure to be produced. Over this wet clay pattern the cope was made, and so far dried as to admit of removal, after which core and cope were finally dried and burned. The space resulting from the shrinking of the core, formed here the thickness for the metal. The way in which such a mould was made is an evidence of the high skill of the artists of that time ; for in case the casting fails, all the labour of the artist and the moulder is lost, for pat- tern and mould are destroyed at each cast. It requires MOULDING. 18 great experience and skill to succeed in this mode of casting statues and larger ornaments. French Mode of Moulding Statues. A more safe, but very expensive plan of making moulds, was practised in the seventeenth and eighteenth centu- ries. The pattern for larger statues was made of plaster of paris, instead of clay, because the latter shrinks a great deal in large masses. This plaster was laid on and fastened to a skeleton of iron. Over this pattern, which might be either an original or a pattern at hand, a cast of plaster is made, and this plaster mould divided so as to remove it conveniently. Over parts of this plaster mould coats of wax are laid, which form the "thickness." The -wax is a compound of six parts of wax and one of white pitch, with which a little tallow or oil is mixed. The plaster mould receives a film of oil before th wax is put on, and the first coating of wax is laid on warm by means of a paint brush. A skeleton of iron bars is now made, composed of heavy and small iron, also iron wire and wire gauze, having, a? near as possible, the form of the object to be cast. The segments of wax are fastened to this iron skeleton, and finally the whole surrounded by the plaster cope. Into this hollow mould, which is composed of the cope of plaster, a thickness of wax, and an iron .140 MOULDER'S AND FOUNDER'S POCKET GUIDE. skeleton in the interior, the cement forming the core is cast. This cement is composed of two parts of plaster of paris, and one of brick-dust, or ground bricks, cast through an opening made in a convenient place as high as possible on the mould. When this core is hardened, which takes but a short time, the plaster cope is removed, the damages in the wax mould repaired, and a number of small gits for con- ducting the metal, and other gates for letting out the gases, are fastened around the figure. These gates are made of wax, from half an inch to one inch thick, and fastened to the figure in such places where the least injury will be done. None are to be on the face, hands, or other delicate parts. Small wire is used to keep these gates in their places. The final cope is then made in the usual way of sand-loam, mixed with cow-hair, or horse-dung. The first coat- ing on the wax figure, however, consists of finety ground brick-dust, mixed with the white of egg or glue, forming a kind of paint. This is painted twenty times and more over the pattern. After this first coat follows a coating of hair-loam, and finally horse-dung loam. This loam-cope is to be provided with iron fastenings, and at last receives a brick enclosure, which is also secured by iron binders Below and around this mould fire-places are erected. MOULDING. 141 which are so distributed as, when fire is made in them, to make the mould uniformly warm outside and inside, and heat it to an almost red heat. The wax forming the thickness is the first that flows out, and leaves a space in the mould of the same thickness as the cast is to be. The quantity of metal needed to fill the mould is exactly that space occupied by the wax. This process of moulding is complicated, but it is safe and insures good castings. It has the advantage over the Grecian mode, that the original pattern, the plaster cope, is never lost. By skill and dexterity the artist may shorten the above process. One w r ay is to build the plaster cope directly over the iron skeleton for the core, cast the mould full of core-cement, remove the plaster cope, and shave the "thickness" off the core. Then put the plaster cope again around this core, and cast the thickness space full of wax. Over this wax cast, the loam cope is made, as described above. At the present time there is no settled system in the casting of bronze statues : the artists follow then own individual inclinations and experience. In many instances cores are built up first, covered by hand with loarn, and burned'; then the wax is put on, and the pattern made upon the core ; over this pattern the loam cope is moulded, the wax melted out, and 142 MOULDER'S AND FOUNDER'S POCKET GUIDE. the mould filled with metal in the usual way. In this way the pattern is lost. In other cases they make a core as above, cover it by wax plates made in the plaster mould, and proceed as described before. All the difference from that described in the past pages is here the making of the core, which, if made in the latter way, is more perfect, and more certain to secure success. Iron Statues require more metal than bronze statues, and also strongly burnt moulds, Here the core is built up first, and the " thickness" laid on in fine clay. The pattern is made by the sculp- tor upon the core. The cope is made and divided as in common loam-moulding, the thickness removed, and the mould put together with that caution re- quired to make the operation successful. The pattern of course is lost, and if the casting fails it is to be made anew. A mould over a pattern at hand, may be made over that pattern, but the core is to be made by hand. In all cases core as well as cope are to be well provided with iron stays, and chaplets, and are to be perfectly dry. If such cautions are taken, there will be no failure in casting. Bas-reliefs. Flat bronze castings, as ornamented pannels, facings, and single ornaments, are cast in the usual way in iron flasks, in new sand, and dried. MOULDING. 143 If the patterns are too complicated, or underworked, so as to make many cores necessary, the facing of the mould is made in fine strong sand, entirely com- posed of cores, and over these cores, as a parting, the whole of the cores are covered with common mould' ing sand and dried all together. The parting between the cores and the sand is made by common parting- sand. To avoid the division of the mould, the pat- terns are frequently cut in such places and directions as to remove the pattern in parts. This latter mode of moulding, because it is the cheapest, is practised in the manufacture of articles which are in common use. Moulding of Bells. Small bells are generally moulded in sand, from a metal or wood pattern, and the sand mould is dried in a stove, as before described. We shall give no description of the manufacture of small bells, to which class bells of from one hundred to two hundred -pounds' weight belong, but confine ourselves to a description of the moulding of the larger kinds. The most important part of this art, is the construction or the form of the bell. Another equally interesting is the com- position of bell-metal. In this place we shall only speak of the moulding of a large bell. In figure 80, a mould is represented as it is sunk in the pit 144 MOULDER'S AND FOUNDER'S POCKET GUIDE. for casting. There is no essential difference between moulding a bell and a cast-iron kettle. The core is built in brick upon an iron platform, which is to Fig. 30. have snugs, in case the mould is made above ground This brick core is covered with three-fourths of an inch or one inch thick of hair-loam, and the last sur- face-washing is given by a finely ground composition of clay and brick-dust. This latter is mixed with an extract of horse-dung, to which is added a little sal- ammonia. Upon the core the " thickness" is laid in loam-sand, but the thickness is again washed with fine clay to give it a smooth surface. Orna- ments which have been previously moulded, either in wax, wood, or metal, are now pasted on by means of wax, glue, or any other kind of cement. If the ornaments are of such a nature as to prevent the lifting of the cope without them for the cope cannot be divided the ornaments are fastened to MHJLDIN3. 145 the thickness by tallow, or a mixture of tallow and wax. A little heat given to the mould will melt the tallow, after which the ornaments adhere to the cape, from which they may be removed when the cope is lifted off the core. The thickness is to be well polished ; and, as no coal can be used for parting, the whole is slightly dusted over with wood-ashes. The parting between the core and the thickness is also made with ashes. The cope is laid on at first by means of a paint-brush, the paint consisting of clay and ground bricks, made thin by horse-dung water. This coating is to be thin and fine; upon it hair- loam, and finally straw-loam is laid. The crown of the bell is moulded over a wood pattern, after the spindle is removed. The iron or steel staple for the hammer is set in the core, into the hollow left by the spindle. It projects into the thickness, so as to be cast into the metal. The facing of the mould ought to be finished when the cope is lifted off. Small defects may occur, and are, if not very large, left as they are; the excess of metal in those places is chiselled off after the bell is cast. All that can be done in polishing the facing of the mould is to give it a uniform dusting of ashes. When the mould is perfectly dry, it is put together for casting. The core may be filled with sand, if 1ft U6 MOULDER'S AND FOUNDER'S POCKET /JUIDE. preferred, but there is no harm done if it is left open : for bell-metal does not generate much gas, and there is no danger of an explosion. The cope is in some measure secured by iron, but its chief security is in the strong, well rammed sand of the pit. The cast-gate is on the top of the bell, either on tfte crown, or, if the latter is ornamented, on one side of it. Flow-gates are of no use here, the metal is to be clean before it enters the mould : there is no danger of sullage. Moulds consisting partly of loam or sand, and partly of metal, are in frequent use in iron foundries. Small car-wheels, boshes for cart-wheels, and car- wheels for mining establishments, receive their bore by being cast over an iron or steel core. Such a core-iron is a little tapered, to admit of its being freed from the casting by a smart stroke of the hammer. The casting is never left to cool entirely before the core is removed. It is generally removed when the casting is hot, but so far cooled as to resist the draw- ing out of the core-iron. Chilled railroad-car wheels are another article where iron is employed as a part of the mould. The cast and chilled railroad wheels now in general use, are cast in a mould composed of green sand and iron. In figure 31 is shown a mould in which a chilled MOULDING. 147 wheel is cast. It consists of three boxes. The lower is i box of common round form, merely to hold the sand and give support to the centre core Fig. 31. and the middle box. The upper box is of a similar form, also round. The middle box is a solid ring cast of strong gray or mottled iron, and bored out upon a turning lathe, giving it the reverse of the exact form of the rim of the wheel. This middle box ought to be at least as heavy as the wheel is to be after casting, and it is preferable if it has two or three times that weight. All the three boxes are joined by ears and pins as usual, and the latter ought to fit well without being too tight. The chief difficulty in casting these chilled wheels is to make the cast of a uniform strain to prevent the wheels from breaking. Wheels with spokes or arms are very liable to this evil, and are to be cast with their hubs divided into three or more segments, which are afterwards buided by wrought-iron tires before fastening them to the car axles. At present, most 148 MOULDER'S AND FOUNDL.IS POCKET GUIDE. of these wheels are cast with corrugated discu or plates; in this way the hub may be cast solid, and the wheel is not so liable to be subjected to an un- equal strain in the metal as when cast with spokes. In such plate-wheels the whole space between the rim and the hub is filled by metal, which, however, in most cases is not more than three-quarters of an inch or one inch thick. The rim of a good wheel is to be as hard as hardened steel at its periphery, but soft and gray in its central parts. The first requisite is more safely attained by having a heavy chill ; but if the chill is too heavy, the inner parts are apt to suffer the cooling qualities of the chill. Success in this branch of founding depends very much on the quality of the iron of which the wheels are cast ; but of this we shall speak again in another place. Soon after casting such wheels it is advi- sable to open the mould, and remove the sand from the central parts, so as to make it cool faster; this precaution saves many castings, not only in this particular case, but in many other instances. Uni- formity in cooling is as necessary to success as good moulding. The thinnest parts of castings which cool first, will invariably break ; but if a casting cools iniformly, there is no danger of strain in the metal. Chilled Rollers. One of the most important cases MOULDING. 149 of this kind of moulding and casting in iron moulds, is the casting of chilled rollers. There are some good chilled rollers man ifactured in the Western foundries, particularly at Pittsburgh. We will not allude to any particular case, but describe the pro- cess of making chilled rollers, generally. The mould for a chilled roller consists of three parts, as shown in figure 82. The lower box of iron or wood is Fig. 32. filled with "new sand" or a cement, a strong com position of c!ay and sand, in which a wood pattern is moulded which forms the coupling and the neck of the roller. The middle part of the mould is the chill, a heavy iron cylinder well bored. The upper part of the mould consists again of a box, but is higher than, tho lower box, so as to make room for the head in wV/ /i the impurities of the iron, "sullage," 13* 150 MOULDER'S AND FOUNDER'S PC DKET GUIDE. are to be gathered. The two boxes with their oon tents of sand are to be well dried. In many estab- lishments the two ends of the roller are moulded in loam, over the chill, to secure concentricity of roller v and coupling ; but this can be quite as safely arrived at by fitting the ears and pins of the boxes well to the chill. The chill is the important part in this mould : it ought to be at least three times as heavy as the roller which is to be cast in it, and provided with wrought-iron hoops to prevent its falling to pieces, for it will invariably crack if not made of very strong cast iron. The iron of which a chill is cast is to be strong, fine-grained, and not too gray. Gray iron is too bad a conductor of heat ; it is liable to melt with the cast. Iron that makes a good roller will make a good chill. The facing of the mould is blackened like any other mould, but the blacken- ing is to be stronger than in other cases, to resist more the abrasive motion of the fluid metal. The chill is blackened with a thin coating of very fine black-lead, mixed with the purest kind of clay ; this coating is to be very thin, or it will scale off before it is of service. The most important point in making chilled rollers is the mode of casting them, and the quality of iron used. Of the latter we shall Rpeak in another place. To cast a roller, whether a MOULDING. 7 51 chilled roller or any other, from above, would cause a failure, for the roller will be useless. All rollers are to be cast from below. It is not sufficient to conduct the iron in below ; there is a particular way in which the best roller may be cast, for almost every kind of iron. The general mode is represented in figure 33, which shows the upper Fig. 33. side of the lower box. In A is represented the cast-gate and channel, as it is seen from above. The gate is conducted to the lower journal of the roller, and its channel continues to a certain distance around it ; it touches the mould in a tan- gential direction. In casting fluid metal in this gate the metal will assume a rotary motion around the axis of the roller, or, which is the same, the axis of the mould. This motion will carry all the heavy and pure iron towards the periphery or the face of the mould, and the sullage will concentrate in the centre. It is a bad plan to lead the current of hot iron upon the chill, for it would burn a hole into it. 152 MOULDER'S AND FOUNDER'S POCKET GUIDE. and melt chill and roller in that place together. The gate must be in the lower box, in the sand or the loam-mould. The quality of the melted iron modifies in some measure the form of the gate, for stiff or cold iron requires a rapid circular motion, while fluid, thin iron is to have less motion, or it is liable to melt to the chill. The roller is kept in the mould until perfectly cool, but the cooling may be accele- rated by digging up the sand around the chill. Casting Iron to Steel. One branch of moulding and casting we have to mention before we leave this subject: it is the casting together of iron and steel. At present many anvils, vices, and other articles are made of cast iron, mounted with steel, which are in a fair way of driving all the wrought-iron articles of this kind out of the market. The welding together of steel and cast iron is not difficult, if the steel is not too refractory. This process will not succeed at all with German or shear steel, and hardly so with blistered steel, but it is easily performed with cast steel, by soldering it to cast iron by means of cast-iron filings and borax. Of the manufacture of these cast-iron articles with steel faces we can give but the outlines, having had no opportunity of becoming thoroughly acquainted with this branch. The cast-steel plates ti be welded to the faces MOULDING. 153 of anvils, are generally from a half to five-eighths of an inch thick, and as wide as the face itself. These are ground or filed white on one side, and then covered on that side with a coating of calcined borax. The plate, with the borax on it, is heated gently until the borax melts, which covers it with a fusible transparent glaze. The plate in this condi- tion is laid quite hot in the mould, which latter is made of dry and strong sand. The iron is poured in and rises from below ; the steel plate being the lowest part of the mould, it will have the hottest iron. The heat to be given to the iron will depend in some measure on the quality of the steel; shear steel requires hotter iron than cast steel. The cast iron used for these purposes, is to be strong and gray, but not too gray, or the union of the iron and steel is not strong. White cast iron will not answer in this case, partly because the casting would be too weak, but chiefly because the cast iron would fly or crack, in hardening the steel. The hardening is done under a considerable heat, with an access of water falling from an elevation of ten feet or more. Moulds for Lead, Tin, $c. $c. Besides these moulds of sand, loam, 'and partly iron, there are moulds which are entirely constructed of ~ietal, either of iron, copper, brass, or bronze. Such 154 MOULDER'S AND FOUNDER'S POCKET GUIDE. moulds are used for casting tin, lead, pewter, Bri- tannia metal, zinc, types, and other articles of economy and ornament. Brass or bronze moulds are gene- rally preferred to iron moulds, because they do not corrode as iron moulds do, and retain a more perfect polish. Such moulds are constructed on the same principle as sand or loam-moulds. If a metal mould is divided into two, three, or more parts, each part is provided with a handle sufficiently long to protect the hands against the heat of the mould. The parts of such a mould must be nicely fitted together, and kept in their position by ears and pins, or in many instances by wedges. The mould is gently heated before any metal is poured into it, to secure the fill- ing of the space in the mould, for many of the most fusible metals and alloys cannot lose much heat from melting to congealing. The moulds must be well polished after each cast, and are then rubbed over with a rag containing oil or tallow, and which spreads a thin film of oil or tallow over the facing of the mould. In many cases a covering or film of pounce-powder sandarach beaten up with the white of an egg, is preferred, particularly for alloys. Single metals work better with oil or fat. x for Copper and Brass, if it is intended to MOULDING. 155 make sheets of these metals, are for the first metal, simply cast-iron boxes, in which the iron is from one and a half to two inches thick. These boxes are form- ed so as to be taken apart, for the copper will adhere to the iron if it is very hot. These iron moulds are to be very clean, or the cast of copper, which is from two to three inches thick, is apt to have holes, which makes it useless for sheets. Brass may be cast in the same way as copper, but it is more safe to cast brass plates for sheets between two stone-plates. These stones may be of granite, freestone, or any other kind of hard fine-grained quartz stone. They are to be from six to twelve inches thick, and secured against falling to pieces, in case they crack, by iron hoops. The space between the stones for making the thickness, is formed by iron rods. Su^h a mould is to be in the sweep of a strong crane, and is in the whole a somewhat complicated operation, foreign to our subject. Stereotyping. Plaster of Paris moulds are used for many articles cast of fusible metal, but particu- larly for stereotyping plates used in printing books. Fine plaster of paris is first cast over a page of letter composition, and this thin coating strengthened by coarse plaster. This plaster mould is dried at a boiling heat in appropriate stoves, and then dipped 156 MOULDER'S AND FOUNDER'S POCKET GUIDE. in a kettle filled with melted type metal. When the mould is cooled the plaster is broken off, and, ac- cording to the skill of the operator, a more or less true copy of the letters which served as a pattern is obtained. There was a kind of stereotype process for- merly practised, which deserves, on account of the principles involved, not to be forgotten. Before the invention of the present mode of casting stereo- types under the influence of pressure in a metallic bath, they were made simply by pressing the pat- tern, which might be a wood cut, or a composed form, upon the liquid metal, just when at the point of congelation. It was a process which required skill and dexterity, but made better casts than the present mode of stereotyping. The fine stereotyped prints made at the end of the last and the first part of this century were stereotyped in this way. The beautiful stereotypes of Firmin Didot in Paris were done in this manner. The metal used for mak- ing the mould was lead with a little tin ; this was melted and cast in a paper-box as large as the cast was to be. The fluid metal was but one-eighth of an inch thick and resting upon a level table, cooled very uni- formly. The moment when the metal was going to crystallize (assume its solid form) was the time to MOULDING. 157 put the wood engraving or form of types down upon it, with a certain force. This process, performed with skill, made better and more correct impressions than the present plaster of paris mould. This first or lead impression served as a mould for the next cast. The next cast was made of type metal, or an alloy still more fusible. This metal was cast like the first, in a low paper box, and the moment when it was going to congeal, the lead mould was with force put down upon it. This latter cast was the true copy of the pattern. The paper boxes were surrounded by a screen of sheet iron, to protect the operator against the flying hot metal. The thin film of oxide, covering the melted metal, was the means of prevent- ing the adherence of one metal to the other. Machines have been in operation to perfect this process, and make it less dependent upon the operator ; still, the present mode of casting stereotypes has prevailed over the old method, as it is supposed to be more advantageous. If there is no advantage in stereo- typing letter-press in the old way, it is certain that engravings are made more perfect in that manner. The composition of the metal for this art, may be varied from the melting" point of lead to the melting of an alloy which requiren but the boiling he? t of water. 158 MOULDER'S AND FOUNDER'S POCKET GUIDE. Impressions and Castings. Before we proceed to the consideration of metals, we will speak of SOHK interesting operations connected with the fine arts. We allude here only to relief impressions, not to those in ink or colours. The materials in which impressions may be made, are wax, paper, whalebone, horn, glass, sulphur, and many other materials to be mentioned in the course of this chapter. Impres- sions are made in many materials, and a variety of operations in the useful arts depend upon this mani- pulation. The operations in the mint, and stamping of medals and utensils, as spoons, forks, and pans, are parts of this branch of art ; reliefs in copper, brass, and silver sheets, the pressing of wooden snuff or other boxes, of handles for canes and umbrellas, of leather, cloth, and paper, all belong to a different branch from that we are investigating. Most of this work is performed by stamping-machines and dies, where the relief part of the die is station- ary, and the counterpart or intaglio moveable. Some of these operations are closely connected with our art, and for these reasons we will describe a few of them. Impressions of small objects are easily taken : the difficulty in making large im pressions increases rapidly with the size of the impression. The use of impressions in this case, is MOULDING. 151* co obtain moulds from patterns which will not bear a cast or mould, as coins, gems, &c. Wax is one of the best materials to take impres- sions with ; yellow wax is particularly qualified for this purpose. Before using it, it is to be gently warmed and worked between the fingers, after which it is more uniform in composition, less adherent to other matter, and stronger in itself. The only objec- tion to it is, that it is not very durable, and is to be kept with caution to save the sharp impressions of the original. Such impressions in wax are made where the- original pattern will not bear heat or water. Their use is to make plaster coats over them, and prepare the plaster cast for patterns to be moulded in sand. Bread in crumbs, is another material for taking impressions. If this is well worked between the fingers before the impression is taken, it can be dried without cracking, and casts of sulphur, plaster, or other matter may be made in it with success. Impressions in sealing-wax can only be made in cases where the pattern is not liable to injury from the heat of melted sealing-wax. In this operation seal- ing-wax of the best quality is required ; it is to be molted in a thin layer in a metallic capsule over the flame of a lamp, and the pattern, as lapidary or Reals, is impressed upon it when near the point of 160 MOULDER'S AND FOUNDER'S POCKET GUIDF. congelation. Impressions in sealing-wax are very useful for taking casts in clay or plaster, and if enclosed in a metal capsule they may be moulded in sand. The melted wax must be free of blisters, and the pattern which gives the impression very- clean. Sulphur, is a material very useful in taking im- pressions, but it is somewhat difficult to succeed with it. There are two ways in which it can be done : we will mention both. If sulphur is melted to nearly its boiling point, it assumes a pasty appearance. If in this condition it is quickly cast into a large vessel of cold water, it will retain that pasty form. The detached parts may be united under water, without injury to the condition of the sulphur. This putty Kulphur will take fine impressions, and regain in a few days its natural hardness. A less difficult opera- tion is the following. In melting sulphur it first assumes a watery appearance, is clear and liquid, but by increased heat becomes brown and tough, and at last it burns with a blue flame. In this state it is cast upon a plate, where, in gradually cooling, it becomes liquid, and after this congeals all at once. When the sulphur is just beginning to harden, the pattern is pressed firmly upon it, and a good sharp tnpression is thus obtained. MOULDING. 161 G-lass impressions are very durable, but are not so easily made. To copy a coin, cameo, or medal in glass, an iron welded ring about a half or three-fourths of an inch high, a little larger than the pattern, is laid around it. In this iron ring upon the pattern, damp tripoli of Corfu, other kinds of rotten stone cannot be recommended, because the chemical com- position of this tripoli is the chief condition of suc- cess is rammed on just as in sand moulding. The facing is to be the finest part of the tripoli, and worked through a fine silk sieve. When the pattern is removed, this mould is at first gently dried and gradually exposed to a stronger heat, to expel every particle of moisture. Upon the face of this mould a round piece of fusible glass is laid a little larger than the pattern, and the whole exposed to the heat of a cupola or muffle, such as assayers use for refining and assaying. The glass will soften by degrees and fill the mould, the refractory character of the silicious tripoli preventing it from melt- ing together with it. Coloured impressions may be made simply by melting the coloured glass first down into those parts which are to be coloured, and then covering the whole with such glass as we intend the body of the impression to consist of. This latter process, however, requires two moulds, and two opera' 14* 102 MOULDER'S AND FOUNDER'S POCKEV GUIDE. tions ; the first mould makes but one colour of glass,, which is to be ground on its reverse, before the second or body plate can be melted to it. The glass used in this art is that of which pastes or artificial gems and precious stones are made. Clay is an excellent material for taking impres- sions, but its shrinking, and consequent crack- ing, make it less useful as a material for taking impressions. It is most extensively employed as a means of raising ornaments upon porcelain. If coloured ornaments are wanted, the white clay is coloured by a fire-proof colour, pressed into a bronze mould, made flush with the mould by a bone spatula. The ground mass is laid over it, to which it will ad- here. The contraction incident to clay impres- sions may be brought to useful account. By repeated moulding and drying a diminution of the original pattern may be obtained, true in all particu- lars, but somewhat less sharp. Artificial-wood impressions may be made by mix- ing saw-dust with a solution of glue 5 parts and isinglass 1 part. The moulds for this mass may be made of metal, wood, sulphur, or even plaster of ptiris, covered with a film of oil. The mass is pressed into the mould by hand. Impressions of this kind are never sharp, but answer for many purpose MOULDING. 163 instead of wood-carvings. They may be varnished and gilded like wood, but cannot be used in damp places. Saw-dust of willow, maple, gum, and similar kinds of wood, is preferable to that of hard wood, as mahogany, or pine wood. An addition of finely powdered chalk, rotten-stone, or fine sand, improves the sharpness of the impression. Clay does not answer in this composition, on account of its affinity for water. Castings of other materials than metals are not extensively in use, but are of importance aa means of making patterns. Plaster of Paris is the most important in this range of materials. It is made by calcining pounded or ground gypsum gently in an oven : a common bake-oven is sufficient for a small quantity, for there is no other ingredient in the composition of the gypsum to be driven off but the water of crystalliza- tion. Too much heat deadens the plaster, and too little heat makes it work slow and absorb less water of crystallization. Plaster of paris exposed to atmo- spheric air loses its quality of hardening with water ; gentle heat in an iron kettle and stirring, restores the lost capacity for water. To work successfully in plaster, experience and skill are required, but we 164 MOULDER'S AND FOUNDER'S POCKET GUIDE. will try to give as good practical information as is in our power. One of the first requisites to success in this work is a thorough acquaintance with the nature of the plaster. If the material is a strange one, it is advisable to calcine it in an iron kettle under repeated stirring to a red heat, or so far as the kettle will admit of, before running the risk of a cast. The quantity of water with which any kind of plas- ter will assume its greatest hardness, is to be tried by experiments. Some qualities absorb more water than others. The hardest casts are made with the least water, but it requires dexterity to make sharp castings of a stiif pasty plaster. The casts are also harder if warm water is used. To prevent large pores, and blisters in the cast, the solution is to be constantly stirred, and kept in motion until the plaster is hardened in the mould. The best plaster casts are made if a very thin solution is first spread over the face of the mould, and upon this, while wet yet, a stronger cast is made. This will unite strength and beauty in the same cast. Foreign matter ought not to be mixed with plaster : it invari- ably impairs the strength of the cast. If plaster is to be used for making patterns, one-third of slack- ed lime may be mixed with it. This keeps the plas- MOULDING. 16.1 ter for & long time in a pasty condition, and oflors an opportunity to alter the form of it so long as it is in that state. A little lime mixed with pure plaster, makes it more useful for moulds, particu- larly where metals are to be cast in it. The best mixture for making moulds of plaster for metal, is to mix it with one-third of finely ground pumice-stone, and a little clay. All other admixtures to improve the hardness or strength of plaster are useless. The strongest casts are casts of fresh, well burnt plaster, which was not too thin when cast. A mould of plaster may be made over any pattern which is impervious to water ; therefore all patterns which absorb water are to be covered by a varnish which excludes water. In varnishing a pattern the varnish is to be laid on thin, and uniform, not to mutilate the pattern, or fill up fine cavities. As an illustration of this subject, we will give a description of some practical cases. To cast a mould of a coin, or of a wood engraving, the pattern is first brushed over with oil or soap- water, and then laid on a level place upon a board or table. It is now surrounded with an enclosure of var- nished pasteboard, tin-plate, or anything light and flexible, which is to be fastened tightly around the pattern. This is to project above the face of the pat- tern the proposed thickness of the plaster cast if 166 MOULDER'? AND FOUNDER'S POCKET GUIDE. ifc is higher there is no harm done. Plaster of paris is now mixed with an excess of water, in a common water pitcher, well stirred, and after remaining a moment at rest, the coarse plaster will settle at the bottom, and the finer portion be suspended in the water. The lighter part of this liquid is gently cast over the pattern, while the latter is constantly and gently struck, so as to settle the particles of plaster in the finest crevices of the pattern, and make air bubbles rise, which often pertinaciously adhere to the pattern. The coarse sediment of the plaster is thrown away, or saved and exposed to another fire before being used again. After five or ten minutes' standing, the fine plaster is settled in the mould, and clear water stands over it. This water is cast off as dry as possible, and some fresh plaster, mixed very stiff, is cast over the first thin facing to strength- en it. The first cast is made very thin merely to cover the pattern, for it will be too weak and porous for any practical purpose, even if cast thicker. The two casts will unite firmly, and form a useful whole, giving a very minute impression and being strong besides. Such a plaster mould is dried, to expel all the water from it, and may then be used to cast fusible metal, wax, or sulphur in. If this mould is to be used for making plaster casts, it is varnished MOULDING. 167 first, which is done by a gum-shellac varnish, or by soaking the mould in wax. The first is the pre- ferable plan. The first coating or facing of plaster may be put on by a fine camel's-hair brush, but this way is not so sure of making perfect impressions as that described. There is a certain time for re- moving the cast from the pattern ; if this is done too soon the cast is too soft, and will break, and if done too late it will adhere to the pattern. For small objects, and strong plaster, from ten to fifteen minutes is sufficient ; for larger ones, from fifteen minutes to one hour will be required, before the cast 1 Modern statues are composed of a composition of 80 copper and 20 tin. The present state of the art of making valuable bronze castings is, however, so im- perfect, that our age cannot be considered competent to give a standard of metal compositions for that purpose. The French artists, in the first part of this century, were so ignorant in this peculiar art, that some parts of the Yendome column are an alloy of 94 copper and 6 tin, while other parts contained but J of alloy to 99* of copper. These defects caused bad cast- ings, so that the chisellers had to cut off seventy tons of protuberances on this one monument. At the time of Louis XIV., a period when the art of casting statues was more cultivated in France, statues were cast of an alloy consisting of 91.3 cop- per, 1 to 2 tin, 5 to 6 zinc, and 1 to 1.5 lead. The statue of Louis XV. is cast of copper 82.4, zinc 10.3, tin 4, and lead 3.2. The Bronze of the Ancient Q-reeks consisted chiefly of copper and tin, but was frequently alloyed with gold, silver, lead, zinc, and arsenic. The Greeks not only made statues, tripods, lamps, and other articles of art of bronze, but also their weapons, shields, coin, nails, kitchen utensils, and chirurgical instruments. The ancients understood the art of hardening and tempering bronze to perfection, so 232 MOULDER'S AND FOUNDER'S POCKET GUIDE. that the want of steel was not so severely felt as we may be inclined to believe at the present time. The Ancient Mexicans Aztecs understood the art of converting bronze into edged instruments in a high degree. To small castings, an addition of iron, in the form of tin-plate scraps, appears to be advan- tageous : large articles are liable to crystallize by the addition of that metal. Speculum Metal is generally composed of 66J cop- per and 33-| tin, it is white, and has a brilliant lustre, and is susceptible of a high polish. An ancient mirror was found to consist of 62 copper, 32 tin, and 6 lead. In France, 2 parts of copper and 1 part of tin are used, which are melted separately in crucibles, and mixed just before casting. The addi- tion of a little arsenic, one or two per cent., makes the metal more compact, and gives it a greater lustre and hardness, but renders it liable to be tarnished by the air. The speculum metal of Lord Rosse's large telescope is composed of 126.4 copper and 58.9 tin. This alloy is of a brilliant white lustre, and has a specific gravity of 8.811; it is nearly as hard as steel, and as brittle as sealing-wax. The specu- lum is cast 6 feet in diameter and 5| inches thick, and weighs upwards of three tons. The casting of this mirror was an interesting pr cess. After repeated RECEIPTS AND TABLES. 233 failures and experiments, a mould was made whose bottom consisted of a wrought-iron ring, packed full of hoop-iron laid edgeways, so close that air, but no metal, could escape through the crevices. This bot- tom was turned convex on a turning-lathe, true to the concavity of the speculum ; it was then placed upon a level floor and enclosed by a sand-dam, left open from above. The metal was melted in cast-iron crucibles, because wrought iron or clay would have injured the alloy. The cast was carried while red hot into the annealing oven, which was previously heated to a red heat, and left there sixteen weeks to cool. Bronze for Medals generally contains least tin. 100 copper with 4.17 tin has been proposed, but this alloy is so hard, that it has been found necessary to cast the coin. Bronze medals are, however, stamped when composed of 92 copper and 8 tin, a little zinc being added in a form of brass. Bronze in imitation of G-old, consists of 90.5 cop- per, 6.5 tin, and 3 zinc. If bronze is to be gilt, it should be of easy fusion, and take perfect impressions of the mould. A combi- nation of copper, tin, zinc, and lead, as previously noticed for statuts, is the best in this case. An alloy which is said to possess the best properties for 20* 12.34 MOULDER'S AND FOUNDER'S POCKET GUIDE. being gilt, was composed of 82.25 copper, 17.48 zinc, .23 tin, .02 lead. An alloy for gilding is to be compact and of close grain. It absorbs gold and mercury in proportion to its porosity. Brass is a composition of copper and zinc; 2 parts of copper and 1 of zinc or more correctly 63| copper and 32.3 zinc form common brass. Two parts of brass and one of zinc form hard solder ; to this a little tin may be added. If the solder is to be tough, as for pipes or kettles, which are to be drawn or beaten, but f of zinc are to be added to 2 of brass. Button-brass consists of 8 parts of brass and 5 of zinc. Red-brass or tombak is made of 8 or 10 copper, and 1 zinc, or, as in some German works, of 11 copper and 2 zinc. Princes wetal, Similor, Nurnberg gold, or Manheim gold, are differ- ent compositions, varying between 3 copper and 1 zinc, and 2 copper and 1 zinc. These elements are separately melted, and mixed together by constant stirring. Brass containing a little lead, from one to two per cent., is more easily turned than common brass, but is more brittle. Brass which is best adapted for hammering consists of 70 copper and 30 zinc. Tempering and sudden refrigeration has a similar effect on brass as upon bronze ; the first renders it hard and more tenacious, and the latter RECEIPTS AND TABLES. 235 soft. A little zinc makes a reddish brass, and im- parts a golden hue ; larger quantities make it a green- ish yellow, and more than fifty per cent, of zinc causes brass to be of a bluish gray colour. Brass for ship nails consists of 10 copper, 8 zinc, and 1 iron. Brass for pans and steps to run machine shafts in, is to contain less zinc than common brass; an addition of bronze to brass increases its applica- bility for such purposes. It is said that 16 copper, 1 zinc, and 7 platinum is almost equal to gold. If melted red-brass is stirred with an iron or steel rod, so as to impart a little iron to it, its strength is sensibly augmented. The variety of brass composi- tions is so numerous, as to make it impossible to note all the known compounds. In the above, the most useful alloys are enumerated. German-silver, Argentan, or Chinese Packfong, is one of the most valuable alloys ; it nearly com- bines the durability of silver and the utility of iron, steel, and copper. Common German-silver is com- posed of 60 copper, 25 zinc, and 15 nickel. A better quality is 50 copper, 25 zinc, and 25 nickel. Chinese packfong consists of 55 copper, 17 zinc, 23 nickel, and 3 iron. A highly sonorous, tenacious Argentan, which can be hammered and rolled, resembling sil- ver more than any other compound, is composed of 236 MOULDER'S AND FOUNDER'S POCKET GUIDE. 10.4 copper, 25.4 zinc, 31.5 nickel, 2.6 iron. At present, aline argentan, and one the best qualified to 'je plated with silver by the galvanic process, is made of 62 copper, 19 zinc, 13 nickel, and 4 to 5 cobalt and iron. This argentan is very close, strong, and cheap, and may be covered by one or two per cent, of silver, forming a good fine plate. A very tena- cious, ductile, and hard argentan may be made of 57.4 copper, 25 zinc, 13 nickel, and 9 iron. This alloy can be substituted for steel in many of the common uses of steel, particularly where corroding influences upon steel are strong, because this alloy is not affected by atmospheric air. Electron, a fine quality of argentan, is composed of 8 copper, 4 nickel, and 3.5 zinc. Solder for German silver is made by adding 4 parts of zinc to this composition, then laminate and pound it to a coarse powder. Before we part with copper alloys it will be proper to allude to some combinations of copper with other matters which are useful to know. Copper and platinum form a yellow alloy hardly distinguishable from gold. Copper and silver do not form any dis- tinguished amalgam; the addition of a little arsenic to such an alloy makes it whiter and more like silver. A little copper and antimony make a fine rose- floured alloy ; if the copper is increased, it assumes RECEIPTS AND TABLES. 23T a darker hue ; equal quantities make a violet com- pound, and more copper increases the dark shade This alloy is brittle in all proportions; 90 parts of copper, 5 antimony, and 5 zinc, are used for plumber-blocks, and pans and steps for steel and iron gudgeons to run in. Carbon makes copper very brittle. Phosphorus makes copper as hard as steel, so that it can be used for knives and edge-tools; it, however, renders copper more liable to corrosion. The appearance of this compound when newly polished is like pure copper, but it is very soon covered or tarnished with a greenish-black covering. This greenish black being the colour of ancient wea- pons, renders it probable that the ancients hardened their copper or bronze tools by means of phosphorus. Copper and arsenic form a bright white alloy, which is used for candlesticks, buttons, dials, and similar articles, but as this compound is easily soluble and highly poisonous, it cannot be used where food is brought in contact with it. This alloy is made by melting copper scraps and white arsenic arsenious acid in a crucible, covering it with a layer of com- mon salt. It has almost the colour and density of pure silver, but is very liable to corrosion. Lead and its alloys are very extensively used ; the alloys are usually harder and less tough than lead. ^1 238 MOULDER'S AND FOUNDER'S POCKET GUIDE. small amount of arsenic is added to the lead to make shot; arsenic is more fusible and more brittle than lead ; for fine shot, three pounds of arsenic, and for coarse eight pounds, to one thousand pounds of lead, are generally used. To alloy lead with arsenic, nothing more is needed than to melt white arsenic together with metallic lead ; half the weight of the arsenic employed will be absorbed by the lead. 5 lead and 1 antimony, to which frequently a little zinc and bismuth are added, forms type metal. A good French type metal is said to consist of 2 lead, 1 antimony, and 1 copper. Common type metal is 80 lead and 20 antimony ; a more fusible stereotype metal is 77 lead, 15 antimony, and 8 bismuth. Some stereotype founders add tin to the above, that is, add to lead, antimony, and bismuth, tin ; or leave the bismuth out and supply its place by tin. If much tin is used it renders the metal rather soft, but fusible and fit for fine impressions. A superior alloy is said to consist of 9 lead, 2 antimony, and 1 bismuth. To alloy lead with these metals, the lead is first melted, and the other metals added to the fluid lead, Fusible metal may be compounded of various degrees of fusibility; 31 lead, 19 tin, and 50 bismuth may be fused at 203. An alloy which fuses at 149, and which is used for plugging teeth, consists of 28.5 RECEIPTS AND TABLES. 239 lead, 45.5 bismuth, 17 tin, and 9 mercury. 8 of bismuth, 5 of lead, and 3 of tin, will melt at the boiling heat of water, or 212. Bismuth makes lead stronger if the amount of bismuth does not exceed that of the lead ; two parts of bismuth and three parts of lead is said to be ten times stronger than lead, and as the durability of bismuth is equal to lead, it forms a good alloy for making pipes and wire. Tin forms a range of very useful alloys. Tin and lead melt together in all proportions. Most of the tin vessels which are called pure tin are alloyed with lead. Soft solder is 33 tin to 67 lead, and in all proportions from that to 67 tin to 33 lead ; half- and-half is common soft solder. Plate pewter is composed of 89 tin, 2 bismuth, 7 antimony, and 2 copper. Queen s metal, of 75 tin, 9 lead, 8 bismuth, 8 antimony. Britannia metal, of 89 tin, 2 copper, 6 antimony, 2 brass, and 1 iron. Common pewter, or German tin, is composed of 4 tin and 1 lead. The best plate pewter is 100 tin, 8 antimony, 2 bismuth, and 2 copper. Music metal is 80 tin and 20 inti- mony. Spurious silver leaf is 50 tin and 50 zinc. Antifriction metal is a variable compound of lead, antimony, tin, and copper. Organ pipes are made of a composition of 9 tin and 1 lead ; these proportions 1140 MOULDER'S AND FOUNDER'S POCKET GUIDE. are varied by different artists. 29 tin and 19 lead form a fusible compound, of which imitations of diamonds and precious brilliants are made. To make such imitations, a glass rod is ground at one end in the form which is to be represented, whether a brilliant or rose-diamond. The melted metal is skimmed by a paper card, and the ground facetted end of the glass rod dipped in the clear metal; on withdrawing the rod a thin film of metal will adhere to the cold rod, which, when taken off, will show a hollow capsule having the lustre of a diamond. We find such diamonds at present used to make sign- boards in show windows. This metal forms excellent reflectors, which may easily be made by dipping a round bottle or the bottom of a retort in the rnetal ; but the metal is tarnished by anything coming in contact with it. 1 part tin, 1 lead, 2 bis- muth, and 10 mercury is very fusible ; with this com- pound glass pipes and glass globes are coated with a thin film, by placing some of this metal in the article to be coated, and allowing it to flow round, thus giving it the brilliancy of silver. Tin foil, if designed for mirrors, is pure tin, but common tin-foil is lead and tin often tin, zinc, and lead ; it has so great a variety of composition, that no standard can be assigned it. Tin-foil is made either by hammering RECEIPTS AND TABLES. 241 or rolling, but most of it is made by casting the hot metal over an inclined plane, made of a frame covered with cotton or linen canvas. It requires some skill to perform the latter operation. Zinc, alloyed with other metals, has already been enumerated. In its pure state it forms fine sharp cast- ings, good for ornamental purposes ; but as these castings have no strength, they are not much used for other purposes. A composition of lead and zinc is used for patterns, but with little advantage ; it is soft and flexible, and the patterns soon lose their shape. BRONZING. When bronze metal has been exposed to the atmo- spheric air for a long time, it assumes a dark green colour. This colour, a rich hue, may be imitated by chemical agencies, or by paint. Bronze metal, after being cleaned, is bronzed by being painted or immersed in a solution of two parts of verdigris and one part of sal-ammonia, dissolved in vinegar, boiled and filtered, and used very dilute. It is left in this solution or brushed over until the desired hue is obtained. The colour of antique bronze is obtained by painting the bronze cast with a solution of one part of sal-ammo- nia, three parts cream of tartar, six parts of common salt, the whole dissolved in twelve parts of hot 21 242 MOULDER'S AND Ft UNDER' s POCKET GUIDE. water; with this are to be mixed eight parts of a solution of nitrate of copper. This solution should be laid on in a damp place- The first mixture will give a more reddish dark green colour to bronze than the latter. Different tints may be imparted to bronze and brass, from red to bright yellow, and from dark to light green. Boiling bronze in muriatic acid will give it a red colour ; and soaking it in ammonia renders it whiter than it already is. Bronze painted with a thin solution of equal parts of sal-ammonia and oxalate of potash, in a warm room, or in the heat of the sun, gives it a fine green colour, parti- cularly if rubbed with it. If a dark blackish bronze colour is required, the foregoing solution is laid on in a room where some liver of sulphur sulphuret of potassium is dissolved in water, and set out in flat dishes to generate sulphuretted hydrogen, which will cause a uniform blackish brown colour on bronze or brass. The foregoing receipts answer for brass as well as bronze. When the desired colour is obtained, the object is washed in clean water, dried, and then rubbed with a brush and wax. The bronze for the latter operation is heated, but not so much so as to burn the wax. Bronze, colour is imparted to other castings besides brass and bronze, by paint. Cast iron may be bronzed RECEIPTS AND TABLES. 243 by dipping it in a thin solution of sulphate of cop- per, or muriate of copper, and when sufficiently covered with copper, it is washed and painted with oil varnish. All objects to be bronzed may, how- ever, be painted of any colour, either a shade of green, from the faintest to an almost black green, or of a blue or bluish green. The paint cover should be coated with pure varnish, and when that is nearly dry, a metallic powder is dusted over it by a dusting-bag, or rubbed on by the fin- gers, a linen pad, or a paint-brush. The metallic powder is generally mosaic gold, which is made of almost every shade,. and is of great beauty; or it may be copper in powder, gold leaf, silver leaf, and similar articles ; dry paint of a convenient shade may also be used. The highest parts of the articles are generally bronzed so as to appear as if rubbed and worn by use. Over the whole of these, a last coating of spirit varnish is laid on. The gilding of bronze and brass castings is per- formed, in the dry way, by making the surface perfectly smooth, then brushing it over with an amalgam of gold, and dissipating the mercury by heat, which leaves a durable film of gold over the surface. This surface may be burnished or deadened. The amalgam is made by heating one part of gold, in 244 MOULDER'S AND FOUNDER'S POCKET GUIDE. thin laminae, in a crucible, and when it becomes, faintly red, pour over it eight parts of mercury, pour the combined gold and mercury into cold water, and squeeze the surplus mercury out. The amalgam is then enclosed in canvas or chamois leather, and some more mercury pressed out : the remainder will contain one part of gold to two parts of mercury. This amalgam is rubbed over the objects to be gilded : it may be had in its true composition from the gold mines of Virginia, and of the best quality from North Carolina. It is advisable to brush the brass over with a thin solution of nitrate of mercury and some free nitric acid, as this facilitates the ad- herence of the amalgam. The gilt and burnished articles may be coloured by a simple process to any shade from a bright and crimson red to a violet and deep blue, by being submerged in a bath of caustic potash in which some metallic oxide is dis- solved, but, as a galvanic process is to be applied here, it is beyond our province to describe it. There are other methods of gilding which, for the same reason, must be excluded. Iron may be gilded by brushing it over with a solution of gold in sulphuric ether. The iron is to be bright and polished, and the gold rubbed on Ir? the burnisher. This is not very durable gilding. RECEIPTS AND TABLES. 245 Tinning of brass, bronze, and copper, is done by washing the surface of the cast with very diluted sulphuric acid, after which, wash in water, and scour with sand. The object is then heated to the melt- ing point of tin, and the tin, having been previously melted, is rubbed over the surface by means of a damp rag or piece of oakum, first covered with rosin, to protect the tin against oxydation. Cast iron must be turned or filed, so as to offer a clean surface, before it can be tinned. A solution of tin, as muriate of tin, mixed w r ith an equal part of sal-ammonia, if brushed over the metal, will highly facilitate the operation of tinning. A more convenient mode of tinning than the above, is to plunge the object to be tinned in a solution of tin and caustic potash, which solution is to be as hot as it can possibly be made. Such a solution of tin is made by dissolving oxyde of tin putty of tin in potash ley, adding to the saturated solution some metallic tin, in the form of filings or shavings of tin. A few minutes are sufficient to cover brass or copper with tin. Zinking of copper or bronze may be done by exposing the objects to the fumes of zinc. On cop- per castings, it is often desirable to have some parts of a golden or yellow hue, which may be don^^yw V* 246 MOULDER'S AND FOUNDER'S POCKET GUIDE. exposing those parts to the fumes of zinc. A ver} perfect coating of zinc may be obtained by placing the objects, well cleaned, in a solution of chloride of zinc, in which a surplus of metallic zinc is present. Chloride of zinc is made by dissolving zinc in muri- atic acid, always having so much zinc in the acid, that some of it will remain undissolved. Zinc dis- solved in sal-ammonia is as efficacious as the fore- going. Glazing of metal castings, or coating with enamel, is very little practised, and will hardly ever amount to a lucrative operation. Iron to be coated with an enamel is first well cleansed by means of acid and scouring with sa.,d. It is then uniformly covered with the enamel, which has been previously prepared or melted, finely ground, and mixed with water for the purpose of laying it on. This operation is very little practised, as it is very expensive and the pro- duct is not durable. It has been, and still is used for covering the interior of cooking utensils to prevent their cooking black. A better means to accomplish this object in a cheaper way, is the application of cast iron, which contains a little phosphorus, and not too much carbon, as has been previously remarked. More recently, a new invention, that of covering iron with transparent glass, and also with coloured RECEIPTS AND TABLES. 247 glass, has made its appearance in England. Serious doubts, however, may be entertained as to its ulti- mate success. Iron coated with enamel or glass can never be brought to a successful competition with porcelain either in beauty or price. Blackening of iron casts is either done with black- lead, moistened with alcohol, or, in many instances, with spirits of turpentine. This is laid on by a brush, and rubbed until the blackening is dry, and assumes a metallic lustre. This is the blackening used for stoves. If the object to be blackened is a little warm, the operation works better and much more quickly. Fine ornamental castings are heated to the blue annealing heat, and then covered with black copal varnish, and dried at the same degree of heat. The heat takes most of the gloss of the varnish off. The copal varnish is then blackened by an admixture of finely rubbed lamp-black, or printers' ink, or, still better, by finely ground pure bone-black. Larger castings are blackened with common black paint. A rich lead-colour may be imparted to castings by an oil paint, made of fine litharge gently heated in an iron pan, and, when hot, some flour of sulphur finely and uniformly sprinkled over it under constant storing. The resulting sulphuret of lead assumes a '248 MOULDER'S AND FOUNDER'S POCKET GUIDE. rich lead- colour, which is not altered by oil or the atmosphere. Grinding of cast iron is resorted to where any smooth, polished surface is required. It is done on large, fast-revolving sand or grind stones. Cast iron is generally hard on its surface and sandy, so that it would require too much labour to file it, besides wearing out too many files. Machine castings are planed or turned by proper machinery. Malleable cast iron, an article now very much in use for carriage and harness furniture, and various other purposes, is made of the best kind of No. 2 charcoal pig. Where the foundry scraps are of a good quality of iron, they are preferable. A good article may be made by mixing No. 2 and No. 3 iron. Any pig iron which makes good bar iron will make malleable iron. Most of the malleable iron is cast from the cupola, but the crucible makes better cast- ings of the same material. The cast articles arc tempered in an iron cylinder, and imbedded in fine fresh river sand, or finely pounded iron ore, or black manganese, or a mixture of the whole of these mate- rials. An exposure of the hardest cast iron, if pure, from twenty-four to thirty-six hours to the fire, will render it malleable to a certain degree. When tem- pered, the articles are put in a revolving iron barre) RECEIPTS AND TABLES. 2iO together with some sand, to be cleaned and polished, to a certain extent, by rubbing one against the other. This malleable iron is particularly quali- fied for being tinned, or plated with brass or silver. For the silvering of iron, a process has been lately recommended which appears to be valu- able: it is performed by means of galvanism. The iron article, well cleaned and freed of all oil and grease, is immersed in a solution of silver, and con- nected with the zinc pole of a galvanic battery ; the copper pole is connected with a platinum plate placed in the solution at some distance from the cast iron. The silver solution consists of cyanide of silver. It is made by putting cyanide of potassium in a well- corked vessel, together with freshly prepared chloride of silver ; the whole is then covered with water and violently shaken. It is advisable to use an excess of chloride of silver, and if a little remains undissolved, add a few pieces of cyanide of potassium. A little chloride of silver ought to remain after all the cyanide is saturated. This solution is filtered, to render it perfectly clear, and is then ready for use. It is said that a few minutes' time is sufficient to cover a large surface of iron with silver. 250 MOULDER'S AND FOUNDER'S POCKET GUIDE. TABLE I. Weight of a lineal foot of cast-iron pipes in pounds. Il.ameter of bore in inches. Thickness of metal in inches. I } i 1 i 1 14- H 2 8.8 12.3 16.1 20.3 2| 10.6 14.7 19.2 23.9 I 3 12.4 17.2 22.2 27.6 33.3 39.3 45.6 19.6 25.3 31.3 37.6 44.2 51.1 - *i 3 14.2 22.1 28.4 35.0 41.9 49.1 56.6 64.4 4 16.1 24.5 31.4 38.7 46.2 54.0 62.1 70.6 4i 18.0 27.0 34^5 42.3 50.5 58.9 67.6 76.7 5 19.8 29.5 37.6 46.0 54.8 63.8 73.2 82.8 5i 21.6 31.9 40.7 49.7 59.1 68.7 78.7 8S.8 6 23.5 34.4 43.7 53.4 63.4 73.4 84.2 95.1 8i 25.3 36.8 46.8 56.8 67.7 78.5 89.7 101.2 7 27.3 7i 29.0 39.1 49.9 60.7 72.0 83.5 95.3 107.4 8 30.8 41.7 52.9 64.4 76.2 88.4 100.8 113.5 8J 32.9 44.4 56.2 68.3 80.8 93.5 106.5 119.9 9 34.5 46.6 59.1 71.8 84.8 98.2 111.8 125.8 9k 36.3 49.1 62.1 75.5 89.1 103.1 117.4 131.9 10 38.2 51.5 65.2 79.2 93.4 108.0 122.8 138.1 10i 54.0 68.2 82.8 97.7 112.9 128.4 144.2 11 56.4 71.3 86.5 102.0 117.8 133.9 150.3 Hi 58.9 74.3 90.1 106.3 122.7 139.4 156.4 12 61.3 77.4 93.6 110.6 127.6 145.0 162.6 13 82.7 101.2 118.2 137.4 154.1 173.5 14 89.3 108.2 126.5 146.2 165.3 185.2 15 95.2 115.7 135.3 156.2 176.2 198.1 16 123.3 143.1 166.1 187.5 211.3 17 130.2 152.5 178.5 198.2 223.4 18 137.0 161.2 185.3 209.1 235.6 19 169.2 195.7 222.3 247.1 20 178.1 205.2 233.2 259.0 N. B. The two flanges of a pipe are considered equal to the weight of one foot in length. RECEIPTS AND TABLES, VOl TABLE II. Dimensions of cylindrical columns of cast iron to sustain a grvev. load with safety. Diameter in iiH'hc.i. Height in feet. 4 6 8 49 145 288 479 573 1289 10 12 14 16 18 20 | 22 21 ' ^ 1 5' 5 ? 2 3 4 5 6 8 72 178 326 522 607 1333 60 163 310 501 592 1315 40 128 266 452 550 1259 32 111 242 427 525 1224 26 97 220 394 497 1185 22 84 198 365 469 1142 18 178 337 440 1097 15 64 160 310 413 1052 13 56 144 285 386 1005 11 49 130 202 . 360 I 959 N. B. If the columns are hollow, the area to the given diameter is to be converted into the ring, or the difference of the outer and inner diameters multiplied by , because hollow cast-iron columns are stronger than solid ones in that proportion. TABLE III. Showing the tenacities, and resistances to compression, of various simple metals and alloys. METALS AND ALLOTS. Tenacity. A bar of one inch square section, will be torn asun- derby Resistance to Compression. One square inch will be crushed by Resistance to Tomo-i. | Pounds Pounds Cast Iron 15,000 to 30,000 86,000 to 100,000 9.0 Copper, Wrought 33,000 4.3 Malleable Iron 56,000 to 70,000 10.0 Lead 1824 1.0 Steel 120,000 to 150,000 200,000 to 250,000 16 to 19 Tin 5000 1* Zinc 9000 Common Brass 17,90C 10,300 4.6 Swedish Copper 6 parts, Malacca Tin 1 part 64,000 5.0 Chili Copper 6 parts, Ma- lacca Tin 1 part 60,.** Common Block Tin 4 parts, Lead 1 part, Zinc 1 part 13,OW) Common Block Tin 3 parts, Lead 1 part 10,200 Common Block Tin 3 parts, . Zinc 1 part 10,000 1 Lead 1 part, Zinc 1 part 4500 252 MOULDER'S AND FOUNDER'S POCKET GUIDE. TABLE IV. Specific gravities of metals and alloys. Water 1000. METALS AND ALLOTS. Specific Gravity. The weight of a cubic inch is in pounds Number of cubic inches in one pound. *a "5.2 Hi ill Melting point in | degrees. Platinum 19.500 1208 Gold 19.258 1.435 1203 2016 Mercury 13.500 2.038 843 Lead 11.352 .4103 2.435 708 612 Silver 10.474 2.638 652 1873 Bismuth 9.823 2.814 613 476 Copper, Cast 8.788 .3185 3.146 550 1990 " Wrought 8.910 .3225 3.103 555 Iron, Cast 7.264 .2630 3.806 450 2780 Steel 7.816 3.530 489 Tin, Cast 7.291 .2636 3.790 456 442 Zinc, Cast 7.190 .2600 3.845 449 773 Gold 90, Silver 2.5, Copper 7.5 17.40 Gold 66.6, Silver, 16.7, Copper 16.7 12.40 (Solder for Gold.) Zinc 10.0, Silver, 66.6, Copper 23.4 9.84 (Solder for Silver.) Bronze 8.48 to 8.94 537 German Silver 8.48 to 8.57 Brass 8.4 to 8.5 3.533 537 1900 Type Metal 9.854 615 ! Soft Solder 9.55 Music Metal 7.1 1 Water 1.000 62.5 i THE EH<>. 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