Thanks: 0
Likes: 0
Needs Pictures: 0
Picture(s) thanks: 0
Results 1 to 1 of 1
-
2nd September 2012, 12:40 PM #1SENIOR MEMBER
- Join Date
- Mar 2010
- Location
- Nth Qld
- Posts
- 715
Black/green sand mould making tools
I was given these the other day by a friend of mine: these are the tools used by a master mould maker at the Wangan Foundry at Innisfail Nth Qld. up until his retirement in the 1980's.
Missing from the collection are a number of modified cementer's trowels. The set was hand made and owned by a German immigrant named Wolfgang, I don't know his surname just
that it starts with a W as some of the trowels had WW carved into the handles. According to the story he retired in his 40's to go work on a tropical island resort as their gardener as
working in a foundry is a young man's game. He gave them to my friend who runs a small foundry/machine shop . The brass tubes are apparently pushed into the sand mould to cut
holes, then the sand inside is flicked onto the ground.
-
2nd September 2012 12:40 PM # ADSGoogle Adsense Advertisement
- Join Date
- Always
- Location
- Advertising world
- Posts
- Many
Similar Threads
-
Videos on mould making and casting
By Ringtail in forum CASTING & STABILISATIONReplies: 8Last Post: 18th August 2012, 11:47 PM -
black mould
By carmen in forum BOAT BUILDING / REPAIRINGReplies: 3Last Post: 14th June 2011, 03:28 PM -
Help with making a custom timber skirting mould.
By WVB in forum TIMBERReplies: 15Last Post: 8th March 2009, 09:31 PM -
Black and Decker on Sale at the big green shed
By jonesy007 in forum WOODWORK - GENERALReplies: 0Last Post: 5th July 2008, 06:44 AM -
The Wearing of the Green and Black
By LGS in forum FESTOOL FORUMReplies: 2Last Post: 11th January 2008, 12:05 AM