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Iron Chipper?????

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Nina

Nina Report 22 Apr 2006 18:47

Anyone know what an iron chipper does or rather did ? Please

Perranmaid

Perranmaid Report 22 Apr 2006 20:03

From a friend. At a guess and it is only a guess I expect it is the same as a scaler in which foundry scale and other muck is removed from castings by using a chipping or scaling hammer. Hope it helps.

Nina

Nina Report 22 Apr 2006 20:23

thanks both of u for that - its sort of what I thought