Lifter or Cleaner and Slick

Lifter or Cleaner

It is a finishing tool that is usually employed for repairing and finishing the sand mold after withdrawal of the pattern. A lifter has been displayed in diagram. It is as well used for removing loose sand from the mold cavity.

Figure: Lifter

Slick    

Slick is as well used for repairing and finishing the mold surface and the edges after the pattern has been removed from mold. The shape of slick is either as a heart and a leaf or a spoon and a heart. The slick (a spoon and a heart) is displayed in below diagram.

Figure: Slick