... think, and they are still there Just to keep things going I can think of a couple of ... ===== The Texas Towman --- aspiring sailor ...
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Joe Dobson
otei203@...
Apr 1, 2001 11:49 am
Linotype metal is different than the metal that the individual pieces of type which are set by hand, from a type case. Hand set type is harder than Linotype...
3292
James Marr
oneartist@...
Apr 1, 2001 12:50 pm
The other aspect of the frozen metal in the crucible is that the crucible "shrinks" around the metal causing it crack. It may shrink at a greater rate than the...
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lawrence jackman
ljack70117@...
Apr 1, 2001 1:47 pm
yes the computer has wiped them out. I have seen them work. Poetry in motion. Also I worked for a printing press manufacture (Web Press) And to see a finished...
3294
Mr. Bill
ghamell@...
Apr 1, 2001 2:16 pm
... Lance, What type of resin, ratio to sand and do they last more than one pouring? Thanks. Mr. Bill [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]...
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John Grant
grantjoh@...
Apr 1, 2001 4:48 pm
... Type metal has more antimony, for hardness but not very much different from Linotype metal. ... A lot of amature printers still have them. I operate the...
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John Grant
grantjoh@...
Apr 1, 2001 4:49 pm
John Grant ... The makers of the Linotype say that antimony is there for hardness. ... To test this I made a simple hand mold for casting type. I used...
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John Grant
grantjoh@...
Apr 1, 2001 4:49 pm
From a 1940 edition of "Linotype Machine Principles" published by the Mergenthaler Linotype Company: "Linotype metal contains three elements; lead, tin,...
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Joe Dobson
otei203@...
Apr 1, 2001 7:33 pm
When I was in printing in school- which was 4 years worth I liked it so much- we had that model 8. The old man teacher retired after my first year. He was a...
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Joe Dobson
otei203@...
Apr 1, 2001 7:36 pm
It is hard to see anything interesting in a computer setting there whirring compared to a linotype setting type, or hand feeding a sheetfed press running wide...
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lawrence jackman
ljack70117@...
Apr 2, 2001 1:25 am
We went through this some time a go on this list. An eye ball look at this kind of test tell you NOTHING. You need to cast the type in the type mold and then...
3301
fberta@...
Apr 2, 2001 2:53 am
Hello everyone: I'm brand new to this group and the metal casting world. I want to build a Gingery lathe and have about 100# of good aluminum scrap, but ...
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Sidney Morris
txtowman@...
Apr 2, 2001 6:12 am
my uncle operated a linotype for chic trib for 30 yrs,wish he was here Sid ... ===== The Texas Towman --- aspiring sailor ...
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Little, Bill
blittle@...
Apr 2, 2001 10:42 am
<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<< From: "Joe Dobson" <otei203@...> Linotype metal is different than the metal that the individual pieces of type...
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John Grant
grantjoh@...
Apr 2, 2001 2:30 pm
... I did exactly that except that I did not find the voids you are talking about. The pure lead type printed an image as sharp as the Linotype metal type. Did...
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Joe Dobson
otei203@...
Apr 2, 2001 2:40 pm
On the linotype, for those of you who are familiar with it, the molten lead is forced under pressure from the plunger in the crucible into the mold face ...
3306
e.heritage@...
Apr 2, 2001 3:28 pm
What is a gate in a mold? Gingery talks about them in his lathe book but never mentions what they are. John ... From: "Joe Dobson" <otei203@...> To:...
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John Grant
grantjoh@...
Apr 2, 2001 3:34 pm
... Right, the matrices are at room temperature. The 550 degree metal freezes almost instantly when the metal is pumped in under pressure (about 20 psi). The...
3308
wanliker@...
Apr 2, 2001 3:53 pm
In a message dated 4/2/01 9:36:38 AM Mountain Daylight Time, grantjoh@... writes: << BTW, you can get very fine detail using lost wax casting with...
3309
Nortonfan@...
Apr 2, 2001 4:00 pm
Hi Group, My first summer job was working for a newspaper that had linotype machines. My job entailed feeding the machines with lead bars that weighed enough...
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lawrence jackman
ljack70117@...
Apr 2, 2001 4:10 pm
I am not and have never been a printer. As a machinist. I have help build printing presses But in school when our class visited the Salina KS news Paper, the...
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lawrence jackman
ljack70117@...
Apr 2, 2001 4:23 pm
The gate is the little opening that connects the runner to the mold and lets your martial in to the cavity. The sprue is where the machine injects or is the...
3312
Joe Dobson
otei203@...
Apr 2, 2001 4:30 pm
Rotary offsets or letterpress? ... From: "lawrence jackman" <ljack70117@...> To: <hobbicast@yahoogroups.com> Sent: Monday, April 02, 2001 11:04 AM ...
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lawrence jackman
ljack70117@...
Apr 2, 2001 4:34 pm
... I have done lost wax casting and you get beautiful detail but you get shrinkage every time. With brass you get 1 1/2% shrink. I have not cast lead or any...
3314
Castingcowboy@...
Apr 2, 2001 5:01 pm
In a message dated 04/02/2001 8:33:39 AM Pacific Daylight Time, ... Howdy John, When you make aluminum or copper-based castings you have to get the molten ...
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lawrence jackman
ljack70117@...
Apr 2, 2001 5:22 pm
I worked Web Press and we built rotaries. As a maintaince machinist I repaired and adjusted letterpresses. I even repaired and adjusted motion picture...
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John Grant
grantjoh@...
Apr 2, 2001 6:14 pm
... Those lead pigs weigh about 26 pounds and a page full of Linotype slugs weighs about 100 pounds. The sterio castings that do the actual printing weigh...
3317
John Grant
grantjoh@...
Apr 2, 2001 6:23 pm
... I have been told for may years, by many auto mechanics and auto shop teachers that sugar in the gas tank does terrible things to an engine. But all of...
3318
catboat15@...
Apr 2, 2001 6:35 pm
In a message dated 3/31/01 9:41:41 PM Pacific Daylight Time, ... It is important that water expands on freezing, otherwise the ice cubes in your Vodka and...
3319
LLandstrom
creepinogie@...
Apr 2, 2001 7:53 pm
That cocktail/iceburg ice information was the most practical thing I heard from all this expansion crap. LL Where everything's still frozen. ...
