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CLOSE THIS BOOKForming Techniques for the Self-Reliant Potter (GTZ, 1991, 194 p.)
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VIEW THE DOCUMENTAcknowledgements
VIEW THE DOCUMENT1. Introduction and scope
2. Products and options
3. Main product lines and forming options
4. Plastic clay forming
5. Semidry foaming
6. Mouldmaking and Plaster of Paris
7. Slip casting
8. Finishing and quality control
9. Drying of ware and moulds
10. Work flow and factory layout
VIEW THE DOCUMENTGlossary
VIEW THE DOCUMENTTables of weights and measures
VIEW THE DOCUMENTTable of sieve mesh sizes
VIEW THE DOCUMENTDensity
VIEW THE DOCUMENTTwaddell scale
VIEW THE DOCUMENTDry content of liquid
VIEW THE DOCUMENTPint weights
VIEW THE DOCUMENTBibliography

Table of sieve mesh sizes

Table of Standard Sieves

Germany


Britain


United States


France

DIN


B.S.I.


U.S. standard


AFNOR

Openings


Openings


Openings


Openings

mm

mesh/cm


mesh/in.

mm

mesh/in.

mm

6.000











5.613

3


5.000






5.000





4.76

4


4.000




4.00

5

4.000



3.353

5

3.36

6


3.000






3.150



2.812

6

2.83

7


2.500


2.411

7

2.38

8

2.500

2.000


2.057

8

2.00

10

2.000

1.500

4

1.676

10

1.68

12

1.600



1.402

12

1.41

14


1.200

5

1.204

14

1.19

16

1.250

1.000

6

1.003

16

1.00

18

1.000



0.853

18

0.84

20

0.800

0.750

8

0.699

22

0.71

25

0.630

0.600

10

0.599

25

0.59

30


0.500

12

0.500

30

0.50

35

0.500

0.430

14

0.422

36

0.42

40

0.400

0.400

16






0.340

18

0.353

44

0.35

45


0.300

20

0.295

52

0.297

50

0.315

0.250

24

0.251

60

0.250

60

0.250

0.200

30

0.211

72

0.210

70

0.200

0.177

35

0.178

85

0.177

80


0.150

40

0.152

100

0.149

100

0.160

0.120

50

0.124

120

0.125

120

0.125

0.100

60

0.104

150

0.105

140

0.100

0.090

70

0.089

170

0.088

170


0.075

80

0.076

200

0.074

200

0.080

0.060

100

0.066

240

0.062

230

0.063

0.053

110

0.053

300

0.053

270

0.050

0.040

130



0.037

400

0.040

Mesh means the number of threads per linear cm or inch of sieve cloth. Openings indicate the distance in mm between to threads.

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