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Title: Making a sand mold without a pattern
Post by: ironman on September 08, 2015, 08:49:42 PM

Here is a video showing how I made the mold when ductile iron was melted.   

Title: Re: Making a sand mold without a pattern
Post by: vtsteam on September 08, 2015, 09:31:12 PM

Now there's a method of casting I hadn't seen before! Excellent, and informative.

Ironman are you still using cement and sand mix for your core sand, or is it something else?

Title: Re: Making a sand mold without a pattern
Post by: ironman on September 08, 2015, 09:55:31 PM

No I found that cement sand cores are hard to dig out in tight pockets so I use more expensive binders (Fiberglass resin) I still think that cement sand is the cheapest core sand around.

Title: Re: Making a sand mold without a pattern
Post by: vtsteam on September 08, 2015, 11:01:14 PM

Oh, fiberglass resin.....is it the common fiberglass polyester laminating resin, and hardener, or is it a special core sand resin made for the purpose?

The cores look very sharp and strong.

Title: Re: Making a sand mold without a pattern
Post by: mexican jon on September 09, 2015, 01:26:18 AM

Thanks for that  :thumbup: very interesting watch  :clap:

Title: Re: Making a sand mold without a pattern
Post by: mattinker on September 09, 2015, 02:49:29 AM

Thank you for a very interesting informative demonstration!

Regards, Matthew

Title: Re: Making a sand mold without a pattern
Post by: ironman on September 09, 2015, 03:03:49 AM

The shop where got it from sells all kinds of resins for molding and fiber glassing, not foundry molds. When I told him I was going to use it for foundry cores he said I was crazy, he does not know me very well.

Title: Re: Making a sand mold without a pattern
Post by: tom osselton on September 09, 2015, 10:04:17 AM

Very nice thanks for showing! I always look forward to your video's!

Title: Re: Making a sand mold without a pattern
Post by: vtsteam on September 09, 2015, 11:00:28 AM

Quote from: ironman on September 09, 2015, 03:03:49 AM

The shop where got it from sells all kinds of resins for molding and fiber glassing, not foundry molds. When I told him I was going to use it for foundry cores he said I was crazy, he does not know me very well.

 :lol:

It's a poor synonym for innovative indeed!

Title: Re: Making a sand mold without a pattern
Post by: joshagrady on September 09, 2015, 12:27:31 PM

Nice looking casting.

I assume that the advantage to using cores rather than a pattern is to avoid draft angles?  Or is it just faster?

Thanks for posting.

Title: Re: Making a sand mold without a pattern
Post by: vtsteam on September 09, 2015, 08:51:31 PM

In this case it's the multi piece core-box that avoids the need for draft. Casting in a core doesn't necessarily avoid draft. This whole molding session taken together for the particular purpose is very cool.  :clap:

Title: Re: Making a sand mold without a pattern
Post by: mattinker on September 10, 2015, 06:48:40 AM

Quote from: joshagrady on September 09, 2015, 12:27:31 PM

Nice looking casting.

I assume that the advantage to using cores rather than a pattern is to avoid draft angles?  Or is it just faster?

Thanks for posting.

Not only does it avoid draft, but the core boxes are much easier to make than a patern!

Regards, Matthew.