shot tower

• Torre alta utilizada históricamente para fabricar perdigones de plomo dejando caer plomo fundido desde arriba a través de un tamiz, formando esferas perfectas mientras caían y se enfriaban en agua en la base.

A tall tower used historically for manufacturing small lead shot by dropping molten lead through a sieve at the top, allowing it to form perfect spheres as it falls and cools in water at the bottom.

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   A tall tower used historically to produce small lead shot by dropping molten lead from a height, allowing it to form spherical droplets as it falls and solidifies in water.

   torre de munición

   • The old shot tower in the city is now a historical landmark.
   • Workers used a shot tower to create ammunition in the 19th century.
   • The process in a shot tower relies on gravity and surface tension.