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NOTE
ALWAYS USE CLOSEST TENTH
WHEN USING THIS GRAPH
Figure 2-4. Stone Dial Setting Graph.
(5) Water Setting - Dry Sand (5, fig. 2-2).
In this calculation (X) refers to the answer of your first calculation and
(Y) the answer to your second calculation with (S) referring to the water setting for dry sand.
(6) Water Setting - Normal Sand (6, fig. 2-2). In this calculation (M) refers to moisture or gallons of water in the
amount of sand required for the mix design,
The (R) refers to the required gallons of water to be added. The (Y) refers to
the (Y) in your previous calculation (5) with (W) being the final answer for this calculation or water setting for normal sand.
The .006 is a constant used for 5% moisture by weight used in all calculations of this type.
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