of silicious sand, and 20 lbs. of air-slaked lime; but these proportions in practice are varied considerably. On the top of this mixture a cast-iron perforated plate, weighing 95 lbs., was placed.

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For this purpose he subjects the cast iron vessels to a decarbonizing process ... Such vessels, after being decarbonized, are scoured clean with acid, sand and warm water, to remove all the ...

After the iron cools and solidifies, the sand mold is broken into pieces with a hammer and the cookware is removed. Any extraneous pieces are cut off. Suzuki, 59, who has worked in the Oigen cast ...

Abraham Darby's patent for sand casting pots and his use of coke ... could be easily produced in large quantities, enabling cast iron goods to be made in large numbers. This was the beginning ...