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Title: Canadian foundryman (1921)
Year: 1921 (1920s)
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Subjects: Foundries Foundry workers
Publisher: Toronto : MacLean Pub. Co
Contributing Library: Fisher - University of Toronto
Digitizing Sponsor: University of Toronto

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hines, the lattermade by the Osborn Manufacturing Co.,of Cleveland. In the case of the Torontoplant only small and medium sized work ismade on the second floor, there being aheavy work foundry on the ground floorwhich will be referred to later. A more detailed view of one of the mold-ing machines and its surrounding is shownin Fig 9. The molding sand is broughtalong a gallery over the molding machinesas shown in Fig. 10 and is dumped directlyinto the bins, from which it is drawn intothe molds. In the building constructionprovision was made for a special cushionfoundation, which extends under thesemolding machines and minimizes vibrationon the foundry floor. In front of the molding machines shownin Fig. 9 there is a practically continuousgrating for the shaking out of molding sand.In practice a molder places molds on approx-imately one-half of the area allotted to him,at the beginning of the gangway, and worksback toward his machine on one side of September, 1921 CANADIAN FOUNDRYMAN 27
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Interior Views of The New Grinnell Foundry, Toronto, The Last Word in Production. By an unfortunate misunderstanding on the part of the artist. Fig. 3 was pi aced wrong side up. It was entirely unintentional, but may be the means of attracting attention to modern sand conveying appliances. 28 CANADIAN FOUNDRYMAN Vol. XII his floor. When this block of molds iscompleted the pouring gang pours themoff, and while he is filling the second halfof the floor the molds are shaken out andthe flasks piled in position ready for him touse, so that in practice he has an unlimitedfloor area closely adjoining his machine,which reduces the distance he must walkin placing the molds to a minimum, andthis naturally decreases the fatigue factorand increases the output. Each floor willbe poured off from five to eight times aday. Over each floor is an underslung craneas shown in Fig. 8, and on these there arepouring devices furnished by the E.J. Wood-ison Company. By means of these thepouring gang pours off

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