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Finally got the hang of that tricky cope and drag setup on the old Disamatic
Three years ago when I started at the plant in South Bend, I could never get the flask alignment right on that machine and we'd get flash on every third casting. Last month, our lead guy showed me his trick of checking the guide pins with a feeler gauge before each run. I tried it my way for a week and cut our scrap rate on that line by almost fifteen percent. Anyone have a different method for keeping those old vertical lines running true?
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stellahayes10d ago
That feeler gauge trick is a solid start for sure. Honestly though, checking pins before a run is just putting a bandage on the real problem. On our old line, we found the root cause was usually worn bushings letting the whole flask tilt during the close. We started a weekly check with a dial indicator on the moving platen. It takes ten minutes but you catch the slop before it makes bad parts. Fixing the worn parts is the only way to keep it true long term.
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christopher6710d ago
Right on @stellahayes, we did the same thing!
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