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satisfactory, providing sufficiently heavy material is used in their 
construction. 
The advantages of the sheet iron mold are many. They are 
^ light to handle and easy to keep clean. If properly made they are 
nearly water tight. This insures the user against the possible loss 
of cement by leakage. Another marked advantage of the sheet-iron 
mold is that the surface being smooth, imparts a very smooth, 
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A Home Made Mold Giving the Proper Shape to the Post.—1. Base 
fastener. 2. Base end piece. 3. Ground line fastener. 4. 4, etc. Tie 
hole pins. 5. Top piece pin. 6 . Top end piece. 7. Top fastener. A. 
Side of mold. B. Pallette. 
glossy finish to the surface of the post. This not only adds beauty 
to the post, but aids in keeping out water, which might otherwise 
enter the cured post. 
As the sheet-iron molds are made in one piece, no pallette is 
necessary. In hot weather the post may be removed after 48 hours, 
but in cold weather a much longer time is required. 
