loam-board

(lom’bord), x. A founders’ tool and templet used in making cores of loam. It isa board cut to the shape of the core, and is used both to hold a supply of loam for the operation, and as an aid in turning the dried core down to the exact shape. Also called strickle. loam-cake (l6m’kak), ». In foundry-work, a cake, plate, or disk of compacted loam used to cover in a loam-mold. It is provided with holes or gates through which the molten metal enters the mold, and tage other holes or vents for free exit of air from the mold.