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Foundry Hand Ladle: Iron Bowl, Long Shank, Clay Lining
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Foundry Hand Ladle: Iron Bowl, Long Shank, Clay Lining

A foundry ladle carries molten metal from the furnace to the mould. Small hand ladles look like a kitchen ladle, with a long handle to keep the heat away, a refractory lining inside the metal shell, and a lip to pour from by tilting. Raise an iron bowl with lips, rivet on a long forged shank with a wooden grip, and line it with fire clay. The picture: a moulder pouring into sand moulds from a hand ladle (Safe Foundry Practice, 1920).
Intermediate
A day, then drying

Instructions

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Raise the bowl

Cut an iron sheet disc about 24 cm across (our size) and raise it over the forming stake into a deep bowl, annealing as it stiffens. Pull a pouring lip on each side of the rim.

Materials for this step:

Iron Sheet (Hammered)Iron Sheet (Hammered)1 piece
CharcoalCharcoal2 as required

Tools needed:

DividersDividers
Tin SnipsTin Snips
Forming StakeForming Stake
Raising HammerRaising Hammer
Blacksmith ForgeBlacksmith Forge
Welding GlovesWelding Gloves
Safety GlassesSafety Glasses
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Shank

Forge a wrought iron shank about 90 cm long (ours), flattened at one end into a strap that fits the bowl.

Materials for this step:

Wrought Iron RodWrought Iron Rod1 m
CharcoalCharcoal2 as required

Tools needed:

Blacksmith ForgeBlacksmith Forge
AnvilAnvil
Cross Peen HammerCross Peen Hammer
Blacksmith TongsBlacksmith Tongs
Welding GlovesWelding Gloves
Safety GlassesSafety Glasses
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Rivet and grip

Drill and rivet the strap to the bowl. Turn a wooden grip, bore it, and drive it onto the far end of the shank.

Materials for this step:

Iron RivetsIron Rivets3 pieces
Hardwood StripHardwood Strip1 piece

Tools needed:

Hand DrillHand Drill
Cross Peen HammerCross Peen Hammer
Pole LathePole Lathe
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Line it

Mix refractory clay stiff with water and press a lining about 1 cm thick inside the bowl, smoothing it round the lips. Dry it slowly, then warm the ladle through before the first pour so no damp is left.

Materials for this step:

Refractory ClayRefractory Clay1 kg
WaterWater0.3 liter

Tools needed:

Blacksmith ForgeBlacksmith Forge
Welding GlovesWelding Gloves
Safety GlassesSafety Glasses
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