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A Design Study in Steel - Cast Connex Steel Construction Connector

Option A -- Riser on the Main Cylinder 

The main cylinder of the connector is the heaviest mass in the body and will be the last section to freeze/solidify, well after the two thinner plates have solidified. 

The best position for the riser is into the main cylinder, to feed molten metal into that slow-cooling section.

A riser on the cylinder is best  location for producing a flaw-free casting. 
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