PREPARATION OF MOULD CAVITY USING SPLIT PATTERN

PREPARATION OF MOULD CAVITY USING SPLIT PATTERN

Aim: To prepare a green mould for casting using only two boxes.

Tools And Pattern: Wooden pattern made in two halves, dowelled together, the division passing throughย the center of the grooves; cope and drag moulding tools parting sand, brick dust etc.

Stage Sketches:

The mould can be prepared by using three boxes without any difficulty. However the same can be preparedย using two boxes using an ingenious method known as false-core method.




Procedure:

1. One half of the pattern is molded in the bottom box, the parting being cut an incline as shown. The otherย half pattern is then placed in position and sand poured and rammed to form the second parting with a slopeย down wards from the upper flange of the pulley

2. The top box is next placed on the bottom box and properly located. Sand is poured and rammed withoutย damaging the false core.

3. The top box is gently removed; the upper half pattern is gently taken out from the top box.

4. The top box is replaced on the drag and the entire mould is turned upside down. The bottom box, whichย now is at the top, is gently lifted and the remaining half of the pattern is withdrawn.

5. The bottom box is replaced and the mould id inverted. The spruces are removed, pouring basin is cut andย the mould is finished after piercing holes (vents).

Observations:

1. After ramming using moulds hardness tester check the mould hardness on all the four sides of the pattern.

2. Locate the rumen and riser 900 exactly.

Precautions:

1. Ramming should be uniform to impart uniform strength to the mould.

2. Apply parting sand at the partitions for esy separation of boxes.

3. Locate the two halves of pattern properly to avoid mismatch.

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