. Canadian foundryman (1921). nd just forward of the the center ofthe rear wheels. By tilting this framebackward the steel cutting cylinder islowered into the sand, and vice raising and lowering is done by ahand wheel at the front end of themachine acting through a bell crank andthreaded connecting rod. Power is brought to the motor by aflexible cable which plugs into recept-acles located at convenient points in thefoundry. The cable may be of any lengthnecessary, and the motor of any desiredvoltage, alternating current or directcurrent. With the introduction of this type ofsand cut
. Canadian foundryman (1921). nd just forward of the the center ofthe rear wheels. By tilting this framebackward the steel cutting cylinder islowered into the sand, and vice raising and lowering is done by ahand wheel at the front end of themachine acting through a bell crank andthreaded connecting rod. Power is brought to the motor by aflexible cable which plugs into recept-acles located at convenient points in thefoundry. The cable may be of any lengthnecessary, and the motor of any desiredvoltage, alternating current or directcurrent. With the introduction of this type ofsand cutting machine the benefits ofmachine tempered sand are brought tothe door of every foundry. These bene-fits have frequently been stated by theusers of sand cutting machines about asfollows:— Quicker,, cheaper cutting, saving ofexpensive drugery, full time for mold-ing, sand uniform each day, wet and dryspots eliminated, finer finish, accurateweight, fewer blows, in other wordsMORE PRODUCTION, LESS DIS-COUNT, BETTER Hand Propelled Sand Cutting Machine in which the cutters are revolved by power. 26 CANADIAN FOUNDRYMAN Vol. XII A Bronze Lantern Taken from Boscoreale A Lantern Which Burned Oil and Had a Trans-parent Chimney—Not Exactly Modern in Designbut Interesting By F. H. BELL THE CHAINS on this lantern lookso familiar that it is difficult tobelieve that it is nearly two thou-sand years old, but there is no gettingaway from the fact that it was in ex-istence before the eruption of MountVesuvius in the year 79 A. D. It isnot long since tallow candles were incommon use in our own country, yetwe find that the Romans were usingoil lamps with wicks and chimneys. Among the finds in the room of theolive-press in the Villa shown in a form-er issue Were two lanterns, differing insize but not in form, one of these wasdelivered to some European museum,but one of them is in the Field is in fairly good condition exceptthat the cover is indented and crackedand the lam
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