scribing block
nounMetalworking
A device for scribing (marking) lines at a specific height from the base of an object, prior to machining.
Metalworking
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shank
nounMetalworking
A large ladle for molten metal, fitted with long bars for handling it.
shear
nounMetalworking
A large machine use for cutting sheet metal.
shop head
nounMetalworking
A factory head; the head formed when a rivet is manufactured
shot sample
nounMetalworking
A sample taken for assay from a molten metallic mass by pouring a portion into water to granulate it.
single curve
nounMetalworking
A three-dimensional shape into which a thin flat sheet of material, e.g. metal, can be formed by bending alone, without stretching or compression.
skiving
nounMetalworking
A type of machining that skives metal, with various applications including gear cutting.
slaggability
nounMetalworking
The quality or degree of being slaggable.
slicker
nounMetalworking
A curved tool for smoothing the surfaces of a mould after the withdrawal of the pattern.
spark test
verbMetalworking
To test for the general character of a steel, when testing a piece of steel, by grinding it, producing sparks, and using the color of the sparks to determine its general classification.
spray
nounMetalworking
A side channel or branch of the runner of a flask, made to distribute the metal to all parts of the mold.
stalk
nounMetalworking
An iron bar with projections inserted in a core to strengthen it; a core arbor.
stop off
verbMetalworking
To fill (a part of a mould) with sand, where a part of the cavity left by the pattern is not wanted for the casting.
swage block
nounMetalworking
A perforated iron block with grooved sides and variously-sized holes in its face, used to hold in hot metal bars while swaging large objects.
sweep
nounMetalworking
A movable template for making moulds, in loam moulding.
tool-rest
nounMetalworking
The part of a machine, such as a lathe, that supports the cutting tool.
upset
verbMetalworking
To thicken and shorten a soft or heated piece of metal, by forging or hammering on the end, to shape, for example, rivets or internal combustion engine valves.
upsetter
nounMetalworking
A kind of forging machine that moves horizontally.
water core
nounMetalworking
A hollow core through which water may be passed.
well
nounMetalworking
The lower part of a furnace, into which the metal falls.