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Sand casting

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We can make metal things with sand.

SandMoldCopeDragCores.jpg
SandMoldCopeDragCores.jpg
First, we pack sand around a shape. Then we pour hot, melted metal in. The metal fills the sand shape. It cools down and gets hard. Now we have a metal part!
SandMoldBronzeAluminium.jpg
SandMoldBronzeAluminium.jpg
Can you think of something made of metal?

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SandMoldBronzeAluminium.jpg
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Sand molding tools.jpg
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CoreBoxPatternCoreCasting.jpg
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