Linotype / foundry type?

[JBL]

I Know there is Mono type, Linotype and foundry type and then there’s wheel weights. Can anyone tell me “about” what the composition is and how to tell one “type” from another? Also what’s the going scrap price? I have a friend that has several hundred pounds of type for sale . But what kind of type I don’t know.

[Arnie]

I have messed with Lino and Foundry type .The linotype is used when only one print of something is going to be made .Foundry type is way harder than Lino and is used to set type for more permanent printing .You can cast a bullet of Lino and one of Foundry and put them nose to nose in a vise and start scewing it shut and the foundry type will go right through the lino with out distorting the foundry type . Dont know any thing about Mono type .Arnie

[alfloyd]

This is what linotype looks like.

http://castboolits.gunloads.com/imagehosting/178454e3b599384c3a.jpg

This is what foundry or monotype looks like.

http://i442.photobucket.com/albums/qq149/beladran/monoblocks.jpg

Hope these pictures help you to tell the difference.


I took the pictures from other threads here at castboolits.
Hope no one is upset.

Lafaun

[MikeS]

Here's a link (I hope it works!) to a PDF file that will tell you all you need or want to know about type metals. WARNING: this is a large file (13.22mb), it might be better to tell your browser to 'save' the file rather than trying to read it online.

http://dl.dropbox.com/u/33510159/Type%20Metals.pdf

[williamwaco]

See:

http://www.lasc.us/CastBulletAlloy.htm

for more information on these alloys.

[runfiverun]

the second picture is usually monotype.
foundry type is usually not cast into letters or shapes but is used to bring lino-type back to the 4/12 composition as it gets used and loses it's hardeners.

[JBL]

You guys are great, thanks.
JBL