Build Your Mold
Assemble a sand casting mold piece by piece. Drag each component into its correct position, learn what it does, and complete the mission to unlock what comes next.
Next up: Drag
Learning Objective
Understand the anatomy of a casting mold by building it yourself. By the end of this lab you should be able to:
- Identify the seven core parts of a sand casting mold.
- Understand how the cope and drag form the cavity along the parting line.
- Learn how the sprue, runner and gate guide molten metal into the mold.
- See why the core and riser control internal shape and shrinkage.
Components
Drag into the mold or tap to select.
Drag
Lower mold half
Cope
Upper mold half
Core
Internal cavity former
Sprue
Vertical entry channel
Runner
Horizontal distribution channel
Gate
Cavity entry point
Riser
Feed reservoir
Information
Select or drag a component to learn what it does and why it matters.
Assembly Instructions
Build from the drag upward, in order.
- 1
Drag
Lower mold half
- 2
Cope
Upper mold half
- 3
Core
Internal cavity former
- 4
Sprue
Vertical entry channel
- 5
Runner
Horizontal distribution channel
- 6
Gate
Cavity entry point
- 7
Riser
Feed reservoir
Feedback
Drag a component into the mold, or tap a component then tap its slot.