Pattern Shop

Introduction:
The pattern shop has to produce pattern and all other tools that enable foundry to produce a
casting that is “conform” to the customer (and foundry) requirement. The pattern is one
time cost where casting is repetitive cost. So the cost of the pattern is less important if the
casting will be lower cost, although most of the customer does always find the pattern
cost too high. To produce the pattern, the shop needs information. This information can
be partly delivered by the customer, partly set after a discussion between engineering,
production and pattern shop.
Pattern: Fig 1: Dovetail lap joint
A pattern making may be defined as a replica model of desired casting which, when
packed in a suitable molding material, produces cavity called mould. The cavity when filed with molten metal, produces the desired
casting after solidification of the poured metal.
Types:
1. Match pattern 2. Skeleton pattern
3. Gated pattern 4. Single-piece pattern
5. Multi-piece pattern 6. Loose piece pattern
7. Sweep pattern 8. Follow-board pattern
Pattern Allowance:
The metal when they cooled, they contract. So in order to keep the size of casting
constant, the size of pattern must be a little bigger. This is called pattern allowance. Fig 2: Types of pattern
Types:
1. Machine allowance 2. Sprinkle allowance
3. Draft allowance 4.Finishing allowance
Tools and Equipment used for Pattern Shop:
1. Steel 2. Try square
3. Marking gauge 4. Rip saw
5. Tannon saw 6. Mortise chisel
7. Mallet 8. Jack plane
9. Wood rasp file 10. Nail set
Job title:
To make dovetail lap joint.
Fig 3: Tools for pattern shop
Operation to be carried out:
1. Planning 2. Marking 3. Sawing 4. Chiseling 5. Finishing
Apparatus:
1. Steel rule 2. Try square 3. Marking gauge 4. Rip saw 5. Tennon saw 6. Mortise chisel 7. Mallet 8. Jack plane 9. Tannon saw
Procedure:
1. The wooden pieces are made into two halves and are checked for dimensions. One side of pieces is planned with jack plane and for
Straightness. An adjacent side is planned and checked for sureness with a try square.
2. Marking gauge is set and lines are marked at 40-50 mm to make the thickness and width according to given figure. The excess
material is planned to correct size.
3. Using tannin saw, the portions to be removed are cut in both the pieces. The excess material in X is chiseled with mortise chisel.
4. The excess material in Y in chiseled to suit X. The end of both the pieces is chiseled to exact lengths.
Precaution:
1. Wood should be free from moisture . Marking is done without parallax error.
3. Care should be taken while chiseling. Matching of X and Y pieces should be tight.
Submitted to: Engr. Mohsin Iqbal Qazi Submitted by: Shafi Ullah
Shahmeer Khan
Sawera Rehman