cold work

(Metallurgy) the craft of shaping metal without heat

vb (tr)

(Metallurgy) to shape (metal) in this way

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cold work - shape (metal) without heat

coldwork

work on, work, process - shape, form, or improve a material; "work stone into tools"; "process iron"; "work the metal"

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Summaries cover the tools of forging, their uses, and the essential equipment in the work space; the differences among free-form forging, drop forging, industrial, hot work, and cold work; the steps of the process, such as bending, joining, riveting, welding, chiseling off, and splitting; and the chemistry of iron and steel.

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He started work on the project on May 1 last year and around 35 to 40 men a day are now busy transforming the 1929 City Pool - which replaces an earlier swimming baths on the site - and it's become increasingly cold work over the winter months.

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He started work on the project on May 1 last year and around 35 to 40 workers a day are now busy transforming the 1929 City Pool - which replaced a previous swimming baths facility on the site - and it's become increasingly cold work over the winter months.

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"It was cold work. We had to fight the cold and sleet to get the work done, but we did it."

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