The conservation for the cast iron of a storaged big vessel in Kyongpok Palace

주조철제 유물 보존처리-경복궁 드므 보존처리를 중심으로

The Dumu of casted iron objects which is the big vessel for the prevention of fire to wood building is conserved in Kyongpok Palace(Dumu sizes：diameter 97cm, height 42cm, thickness 2cm, weight 250kg). The treated objects which some parts were lost, were not corroded, but cracted and broken by an external power, and strongly attached an cement layer on inside surface. First of all cement layer was mechanically removed by pneumatic needle scaler, welded to electric method for broken and cracked pieces, and then the lost sections were restored to use a epoxy resin and glass fiber. In order to prevent a damage during the handling, the restoration section of the inside surface was treated different colour in comparison with original part.