Principles of Centrifugal Rubber Mold Casting: Index
Table of Contents
Acknowledgments
Introduction
- Intro 1: Who can use this book?
- Intro 2: What is Centrifugal Rubber Mold Casting (CRMC)
- Intro 3: The costume jewelry industry and the CRMC process
- Intro 4: A word about the alloyer
- Intro 5: Some thoughts on the future
Chapter 1: Introduction to the Moldmaker’s Job and Basic Pewter Moldmaking
- 1.1 The pewter moldmaker’s job and qualifications
- 1.2 A word about safety
- 1.3 The pewter moldmaker’s tools
- 1.4 Classification of pewter model molds
- 1.5 The moldmaker and the pewter model
- 1.6 Classification of pewter production molds
- 1.7 Basic pewter moldmaking procedure
- 1.8 How to make a simple pewter squash mold
- 1.9 References
- 1.10 A note on pewter moldmaking and this book
Chapter 2: Introduction to the pewter caster’s job and basic pewter casting
- 2.1: The pewter caster’s job and qualifications
- 2.2: The pewter caster and the pot
- 2.3: Techniques for pouring molten pewter
- 2.4: The pewter caster and the mold
- 2.5: The pewter caster and the casting machine
- 2.6: Shimming
- 2.7: Pewter casting law summary
- 2.8: Equipment and supplies for the pewter caster
Chapter 3: Equipment and casting shop layout
- 3.1: Equipment
- 3.2: The Pewter Metal Furnace
- 3.3: The Crucible - Seasoning and Maintenance
- 3.4: The Vulcanizer and Its Parts
- 3.5: The CRMC Machine
- 3.6: How to Lay Out a Pewter Casting Shop
Chapter 4: All about pewter alloys
- 4.1: Introduction to pewter alloys
- 4.2: How modern pewter alloys are manufactured
- 4.3: Pewter alloy contamination: secondary metals and carelessness in the shop
- 4.4: How pewter casting alloys behave when they are melted
- 4.5: Why pewter casting alloys behave the way they do
- 4.6: Metals used in pewter alloys
- 4.7: Pewter metal alloy weight and how to substitute one alloy for another
- 4.8: Dross: what it is, where it comes from, what it tells you
- 4.9: Fluxing, what it does and how to do it
- 4.10: Pewter alloy cost
- 4.11: Pewter scrap and drosses
- 4.12: Notes on pewter inventory control
- 4.13: Other casting materials; fusible alloys and plastics
- 4.14: A note on the re-use of gates
Chapter 5: How to select pewter alloys
- 5.1: Introduction
- 5.2: Factors that affect pewter alloy selection
- 5.3: Generic Classification of pewter casting alloys
- 5.4: The role of temperature in pewter casting
- 5.5: Classification of pewter castings by design and function
- 5.6: Reference Tables
Chapter 6: Rubber and vulcanization
- 6.1: Uncured rubber: how it is made, what is in it, and how long will it last
- 6.2: Rubber mold sets: lamination, shrinkage, and durometer
- 6.3: Vulcanization
- 6.4: Variables and problems and how to deal with them
- 6.5: A note on mold size and production efficiency
Chapter 7: Models for Pewter Casting
- 7.1: The Prototype
- 7.2: Model Nomenclature and Classification
- 7.3: How to Design Practical Models for Pewter Casting
- 7.4: Shrinkage, What Causes It and How to Control It
- 7.5: Short Run Pewter Casting
Chapter 8: Placement in a Pewter Mold
- 8.1: Positioning models in the pewter mold
- 8.2: Spacing allowances in pewter molds
- 8.3: Distortion
- 8.4: Pewter mold layout guide
Chapter 9: Gating Pewter Molds (Part 1)
- 9.1: What gates do and how they work in pewter moldmaking
- 9.2: The parts of the gating system
- 9.3: Gates and the solidification shrinkage feeder head
- 9.4: Gate Size for Pewter Molds
- 9.5: Types of Gates for Pewter Molds
Chapter 9: Gating Pewter Molds (Part 2)
- 9.6: A note on turbulence
- 9.7: How gate design affects the way a cavity fills
- 9.8: How to cut a gating system
- 9.9: Cutting Review
- 9.10: Gating and venting guide for pewter molds
Chapter 10: Venting a Rubber Mold for Pewter Casting
- What vents do and how they work in a pewter casting mold
- Vent configurations
- Types of vents
- Where to vent a cavity in a pewter mold
- Channeling vents
- How changing rubber or pewter metal alloy affects venting
- Using venting to improve flawed or inferior pewter castings
- How to cut vents and vent channels for molten pewter