밀랍을 이용한 금속활자의 대량주조법과 주형토의 물리적 특성에 대한 실험연구

Abstract

This study, following the previous research on the test for the soil of mold in lost-wax casting method (published in June 2006), analyzed the method of mass production for casting metal movable types using beeswax and the physical characteristics of casting materials.It is too early to argue that the method of lost-wax casting is successfully restored, even though we find the casting materials. For instance, there are some questions to be answered regarding how much beeswax was required, and whether it is indeed economical to make types using beeswax. Even though the beeswax was easily available and used commonly for casting in those days, the huge amount of beeswax could have been needed for casting tens or dozens of thousands letters. Moreover, we have to find out the way for casting more movable metal types simultaneously rather than the casting method as presented in the previous experiments.In order to make the conditions of casting the types more objective, theorize the findings, and build the data more practically, all the conditions of the experiments such as the process of extracting beeswax and its required quantities, the quantity of types to be cast at once, the form of molds, and the physical characteristics of casting materials etc. are recorded and analyzed in this experiment.The conditions of this experiment are as follows: ① Letter types: more than 100 letters selected from Jikji ② Materials for making the mother letters & type-setting: natural beeswax ③ Mold materials: clay mixed with soft stone + yellow clay + sand ④ Metal materials: mixture-materials with bronze, tartar, lead ⑤ Used fuel: charcoal & boneblack ⑥ Experimental temperature and humidity: 20-30℃/40-70% ⑦ Place of experiment: Goesan-gun, Yeonpung-myeon.