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A Design Study in Steel - Cast Connex Steel Construction Connector

Option B -- Riser on the Two Plates 

The two plates on the connector are  relatively thin and have lower mass, compared to the thicker cylinder.  Those two plates will freeze/ solidify first, well before the main cylinder.  

A riser on the two plates will not provide molten metal to the heaviest  cylinder section which will freeze last and where solidification shrinkage will likely occur.

The riser on the plates is not a good approach for producing flaw-free casting. 
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