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| This is one way of pattern making i havent seen before. |
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| NeoTech:
Well he does a two part pattern the usual way.. The core box is quite ingenious as well instead of using plastic tubes and what nots. The thing that differs is the use of a "match plate".. this i hadnt seen before. =) |
| MetalCaster:
That's a good tutorial on match plates. Very handy if you want to make multiple copies of the same piece, but rather overkill for a one-off piece, where a loose pattern would work just as well. Good to know how it is done. I wondered about alignment on either side of the board. |
| vtsteam:
One of mine. Makes two per flask. Definitely overkill for a one-off. |
| MetalCaster:
I have seen some put the gates, runners, sprues, risers, etc. on the match plate. |
| vtsteam:
Yep, But rather overkill in this case. A lot harder to carve and finish gate patterns, to fit them to the crankcase patterns, to ram all the new nooks and crannies of the joints evenly against a hard backing, and then unmold without breaks... than the ten seconds it takes to cut a couple of gates in sand. |
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