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An Example in Steel Casting    Hinge/Bearing Assembly for Log Forwarder

Bearing Plate
Final Design of the Cope and Drag Patterns

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Cope Pattern for the Bearing Plate

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Drag Pattern for the Bearing Plate

  • The photos show the patterns for making the cope and drag molds for the bearing plate. The mold design uses a horizontal parting line on the ring.
  • The mold is a “2-on” design with two separate pours, one for each casting. Molten metal flows down each center sprue (white cylinders in the cope) and spreads through four gates into each cavity.
  • There are four risers positioned over each casting in the cope mold. (The full height risers are not shown on the cope pattern, only the base posts on which they sit)
  • The tabs sit facing down in the drag mold. Four cores produce the tab features on each plate.The yellow cores are positioned to show their placement in the drag mold.

 

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