Objectives:

On the completion of this period, you

would able to know

•List of various hand moulding tools

•Uses of the hand moulding tools

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 Shovel

• Used for mixing and tampering moulding

sand.
• Used for loading the sand into flasks or
boxes.

Fig 1. Shovel
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 Riddle

• A sieve of wire mesh fitted into a wooden

frame.
• Used for screening moulding sand.

Fig 2. Riddle

3
 Rammer

• Made of hard wood .

• Has flat end for pressing the sand.
• Another end has peen for pressing sand into sides.

Fig 3. Rammers

4
 Trowel

• Used for smoothening and patching surface of

the mould.
• Used for cleaning the surface.
• The blade is made of mild steel and fitted in
wooden handle.

Fig 4. Trowels Fig 5. Finishing tools

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 Slick

• Has flat surface on one end and spoon on the

other end.
• Used for patching and smoothening the mould.

Fig 6.slick

6
 Lifter

• Has a small rectangular flat surface on one end.

• Made of mild steel.
• Used for repairing the mould and for removing
sand particles.

Fig 7. Lifter

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 Bellows

• Used to blow excess parting sand in

mould.
• Made of leather bags fitted in wooden frame.

Fig 8. Bellows

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 Strike off Bar

• Made of wood or metal with straight edge.

• Used for cutting extra sand.
• Leveling the top surface.

Fig 9. Strike off bar

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 Vent Rods
• A steel wire or rod with sharp pointed edge.
• Used for making small holes in the sand of
mould.
• Molten metal escapes from these holes.

Fig 10. Vent Rods

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 Sprue Pin

• A tapered wooden peg.

• Used for cutting risers through which gases
escape.

Fig 11. Sprue Pin

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 Gate Cutter

• Made of sheet metal bent into U-Shape.

• Used for cutting gate in the mould.

Fig 12. Gate Cutters

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 Swab

• A soft brush.
• Used for moistening the sand around the pattern.

Fig 13. Swab

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 Draw Spikes

• Used to lift pattern from mould.

Fig 14. Draw Spikes

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 Rapper

• A fork shaped rod.

• Drives the draw pins into pattern.

Fig 15. Rapper

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 Lifting Plate

•Made of Iron.
•Used to lift pattern from mould.

Fig 16. Lifting Plate

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 Clamps

• Used for locking the cope and drag together.

Fig 17. Clamps

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 Mallet

• It is a wooden hammer.
• Used for loosening pattern from mould by
applying blows.

Fig 18. Timmon’s Mallet

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 Spirit Level

Used for aligning the flasks

Fig 19. Spirit Level

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 Water Sprinkler

• Used for sprinkling the water to wet the moulding

sand.

Fig 20. Water Sprinkler

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 Summary

In this class , you have learnt …

Hand moulding tools and their uses

• Moulding flask – for making mould using pattern

• Shovel – used to lift and mixing the sand
• Riddle – for screening the sand
• Rammer – for packing the sand
• Bellow – for blowing the loose sand

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 Quiz

1. Use of slick is ___________________.

(Patching and smoothening the
surface)
2. Use of Bellows is_________________
(Removing excess sand)
3. Sprue Pin is used for _________________.
( For cutting the Riser)

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Frequently Asked Questions

1. What is use of Shovel.

2. What is use of Rammer.
3. List out the hand moulding Tools.

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