Taal Making - Ahmednagar, Maharashtra
The tools and raw materials that are used for Taal Making are as follows:
• Copper Wire: It is the main raw material melted and poured into the mold to achieve a particular shape.
• Sieve: It is used to separate bigger grains and attain fine soil used in the making.
• Pattern: Pattern is the model of intended casting, made in brass metal.
• Tar and Mud Powder Mixture: It is used for mold making.
• Wheat Powder: It is used to prevent the molten metal from sticking to the brass pattern used.
• Furnace: It is the heater in which the metals are melted.
• Crucible: It is a container used to pour the molten metal.
• Pincers: It holds the crucibles.
• Box Flask: It is a tool used to hold a mold in a casting.
• Flies: It is used to remove fine amounts of material from the workpiece.
• Grinder: It is a tool used for metal polishing.
• Lathe: It is a tool that keeps the workpiece in a rotational motion to perform filing.
• Big Nail: It is used to attach the cotton strap to the plate.
• Plier: It is used to bend the nail into a hook shape.
• Cotton Strap: It is used to hold the instrument.
