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SAND-MOLD CASTING [1 record]

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Record 1 2015-02-27

English

Subject field(s)
  • Goldsmithing and Silversmithing
  • Casting and Patternmaking (Metal Processing)
DEF

An adaptation of foundry molding to use in the jewelry shop for duplicating a piece of work, used as a pattern, to make a mold in damp sand; then pouring melted metal into the dried mold.

OBS

This process ... was used for jewelry until recently, when it was replaced by centrifugal casting.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Orfèvrerie et argenterie
  • Moulage et modelage des métaux
CONT

L'autre technique de fonte de bronze est dite au sable. Elle consiste à fractionner le modèle en plusieurs parties qu'on moule respectivement en des châssis garnis de sable, lesquels recevront la coulée de bronze.

Spanish

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