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They were put into a vibrating tumbler with steel shot- it removes the "green" sand and burnishes the casting sealing the pores and giving it the sheen.
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They were put into a vibrating tumbler with steel shot- it removes the "green" sand and burnishes the casting sealing the pores and giving it the sheen.
I would sure like proof that NEW Winters Intakes were Tumbled in Steel Shot .........as I "think" Manifolds were placed on a large Diameter steel table and the table rotating inside
an enclosure while metal shot is being hurled at the parts................
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