Fig. 1: FouPra-C3-Front
- Cloth: Heavyweight tan right twill
- Embroidery: Continuous loop silk
Fig. 2: FouPra-C3-Reverse
- Back: Plain NO imprint with starch
Item Name: Foundry Practice 1938 - 1939
Item ID: FouPra-C3
Collector Rating: 1
Pamphlets Used to Earn this Badge
Requirements November 1932 until April 1950
1. (a) Make a freehand working drawing of a flask used for bench moulding in the foundry.
2. (a) Show by section sketch a mould of a plate 12" long, 6" wide, 1" thick with gate and vents.
(b) Construct the mould.
3. Make a perspective sketch of a pulley pattern 6" in diameter, 2" face, the center to be cored 2" by use of core prints.
4. Construct a wood pattern and core box as per sketch outlined in question 3; use shrinkage rule for the metal used, gray iron, bronze or brass. Change measurements to allow for finish all over casting and proper draft for removing pattern from mould.
5. Describe how a cupola operates.
6. (a) Describe a process for cleaning one of the above castings when removed from mould.
(b) Clean one of the above castings.
7. Describe the properties in sand that are best suited for foundry use and tell how to prepare sand for use.
8. What important Safety First precaution should be taken to protect the workers in a foundry-by the employer-by the employee?
NOTE: In each case when a mould is required the pattern must first be made.