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Chola Bronze Casting - Swamimalai, Tamilnadu

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Prof. Bibhudutta Baral and Hariharasudan T

Tools and Raw Materials

Following are the tools and raw materials required for Bronze Casting:

• Leaf Strip: The measurements of the statute is measured using the leaf strip.

• Spatula: It is used to smoothen and shaping the wax model.

• Knife: It is used to the remove unwanted portions of the wax model.

• Scrapper: It is used to impart sharper relief on the wax model.

• Foot Rule: It is used for measuring purpose.

• Soldering Iron: It is used to even out the edges on the wax model and it is usually an iron rod with handle and is heated using fire.

• Hammer: It is used to chisel the statue, it is of various sizes.

• Chisel: It is used along with hammer to remove the unwanted metal from casting.

• Engraving Tool: These are similar to chisel but used to carve out fine details.

• Files: It is used to remove the sharp edges on the casting.

• Forceps: It is used to handle the hot crucibles during casting.

• Air Blower /Furnace: It is used to blow air in order to build up the fire inside the furnace.

• Crucible: It is used to melt the metals for casting.

• Kettle: It is used to melt the wax, used for pouring into the mold.

• Tongs: Both long and small are used to handle different size crucibles.

• Crucible Ladles: For Skimming the surface of hot crucible of slag and unwanted material.

• Wax: It is used in making models of the statue.

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