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REED,-PRENTICE
JUL
194
FULL
For
HYDRAULIC
ZINC,
TIN
DIE
or
CASTING
LEAD
BASE
MACHINES
ALLOYS
DillllL
No. 1½
FULL
WITH
Machine
operations
sible
are securely
anism
when
SPECIF
Appr
Cap
Space between bars
Die Opens
Max
Mini m
Die Cylin
Lock
I-I.
P.
H.P. and speed of motor, 50 cycle 7
Ga
ls. per M in. at 300 lbs.
St
andar
Arranged
trical equi
tric con
of f
urn
melring pot, nozzle and 2p
lun
ger.
is
fully
and
to
operate the
elim
in a
the dies
ICAT I
ox. size of
. o f
imu
um
ing
and speed
d E
tro
ace (either gas
die
Melting
m Di e Space
Die
Space
der, Diame
Pressure
of
quipment
for m
otor
pment
),
l,
hydraul
hydraulic. Two
are interlocked
plung
locked. A safet
tes
the
danger
are
open. Dies
ONS
.
plates
pot{Zinc)
ter
moto
r,
60
cycle 5-1200
includes:
drive (exclusive ele
semi-autom
ic pump,
or oil
),.gooscneck,
½"
HYDRAlTLIC
SEMI-AUTOMATIC
so t
er
cylinder until
y pi
of
shooting
No
. 1½
28x29 in.
700 lbs.
15x18 in.
10 in.
18 in.
6 in.
4¼ in.
90
tons
½-
1500
26
c-
atic
ele
c-
bri
cking
diameter
levers
hat
lot valve
provide
control
it
is
the
the
for
No
. 2
32x37 in.
900 lbs.
18x21 in.
12 in.
24 in.
8
in
.
4½ in .
1
10
tons
7½ -1200
7½
-1500
36
impos
dies
mech-
metal
auto-
ZINC
DIE
CASTING
ELECTRIC
mat
ic
ejection
-
ished
atta
chments.
on all
dies are
controlled
Time
requ
Pl
unger Diameter,
Plunger Stroke
Pl
unger
Ti
Tic
Weight,
Weight, box
Boxed dimensions I
N
ote: Oi
500 lbs. to 10
ired to close dies
oil
available
1000 lb s. sq. in.
me
per cycle 10 sec. 10 sec.
Bar
s d iame
skidded
ed
l pressure
of
four sides to prov
In
clos
ed
by
an automatic
Max
at
ter
and
crated
for expor
in plun
00
lbs. per sq. in.
CORP.
MACHINE
CONTROL
castings
semi-automatic
manuall
.
t 17,000 lbs . 19,500 lbs.
ger
Extr
El
p
yrometer
ment
ing
and
die
plates
ide
for core
operation
y after
cylinder adjus
a Eq u
ectrica
for f
pots, goosenec ks, nozzles, etc.
which
timing
No
. I½
1.35 sec.
3
J{ in.
7¼
in.
7 gal.
3 in. 3!'i in.
14;300 lbs. 16,500 lbs.
3'x6½'x6'
ipment includes:
l eq
uip
men
equipmen
urnac
e, e
the
device.
No. 2
1.5 sec.
3¾in.
8
7½
table from
Circul
14½'x8'x6'
t for
driv
t and burner eq
xtra plungers, melt-
ar
are
pulling
cycle
in
.
ga
ing pum
1 ½-2-141
fin-
the
l.
uip
is
p,
-
Page 2
REAR
VIEW
No. 1½
REED-PRENTICE
FULL
HYDRAULIC
ZINC
DIE
CASTING
MACHINE
Size
Es
timated
Locking
Pr
essure
Di
a.
Pist
Area
Pressure
Stroke
Plunger
Di
1½
1¾
2
2¼
2½
2¾
3
3¼
3½
3¾
4
a.
on
8.3
8300
Pressure
on
Mc
t.t1
L
bs.
Sq
.
In
3460
2640
2070
1
690
1
380
Pressures
Zinc
90
Ton
s 180,000 Lbs. 110
3¼
Sq.
In.
Lbs
.
7¼
Max.
Ar
ca
l
Coating
Sq
.
In
.
.
.
43
56
72
88
108 2100 71 26.5
* Based
Pr
essure
Die
1½ 2
4
12.5 Sq. In.
12500 Lbs.
7¼
PrC88uro
Metal
Lbs
Sq.
5200 29 5.1
1
3140
2550
OD
In
1000
1770
15
00
on
.
of
Mnx.
Arca
Cost
Sq
Die Ope
150,000 Lbs.
on
REED-PRENTICE
Casting Machines
11 Sq. In.
11000
Cu.
In
ing
Pe
.
In
.
Shot
•
37 9.2
48
14
20.2
59
135
33.6
10
0 42
nin
g
.
r
.3
Pressure
Lbs
.
OD
Wt
.
Metal
in
Lbs.
Zi
nc
Sq. In
1¼
3500
2¼
2750
3½
5 2240
1830
6½
15
8¼
1325
1
0¼
70
Tons
3¾
Lbs
. 15900 Lbs.
8
Max.
Arcn
Caeling
Sq
.
In
.
.
•
51
65
80
98
11
4
135 1920
*Based
Pr
220,000 Lbs.
4½
1
5.9
Sq. In.
8
Prcssu
.re
Mox
Arca
Casting
Sq
.•
In
.
35 4.1 1
.
.
on
Mo
Lb
Sq.
5100
lal
s.
In
4000 45 10.2
3250 55 16.3
1680
2250
67
72 31.6
94
1650
1440
essure
on
Die
of
180,000 Lbs .
109
125
Openin
Cu. Lbs
In.
Pe
r
Shol
Zinc
24
.5
41
10
49
12
60
14¾
g
Wt
in
2½
4
6
7¾
.
.
Page 3
DIE-CASTING
LTHOUGH
A
modern
castin~
for
printers'
Important
recent
greatly
This
die-cast
alloys
Large
The
success
which
as
in
the
because
caused
also
very
45,000
defects
The
The
hand
end
er
incorporating
of
the
meter
A
cylinder
machine
in
the
A
goosencck
The
in
conjunction
Nitrogen
1q
.
inch.
machine
type
developments
years
and
extended
is
because
has
teen
and
magnesium
quantities
of
is
99.99
early
of
the
the
castings
low.
lb
s.
per
described.
operation
zinc
is
of
the
metal
is
and
thermo-couple
and
pot.
plunger
is
the
dic-ca.tting
development,
was
patented
in
lead.
the
.
the
increased
of
die-ca.stings
this
alloy
per
cent
days unsatisfactory
presence
to
Modern
square
is
briefly
melted
machine;
a
motor-driven
automatically
in
which a plunger
the
lower
leads
up
is
operated
with a nitrogen-charged
introduced
have
u&c
of
range
of
to
metal.
is
due
p:.irc. This
of
small
warp
zinc
inch
as
in
an
this
in
end
to a nozzle
into
history
in
die-casting•
metals
include
to a method
and
alloys
and
follows:-Scc
alloy
pot
maintained
the
is
submerged
by a hydraulic
the
of
metals
shows
1849
.
This
been
made
in
which
brass,
arc
made
is
of
the
ca.stings
quantities
crack. Tensile
the
cast-iron
blower.
pot
works
and
accumulator
have
castings
is
fired
which
is
thence
accumulator.
were
tensile
by a gas
by
controls
rigidly
in
it
thought
that
was
in
indu1try
can
aluminium
in
zinc
of
producing
greatest
of
lead
arc
diagram.
pot
The
mcaru
the
into
cylinder• working
to
the
first
actually
die-casting
has
be
succcufully
base
importance
often
produced
or
tin
strength
strength
free
from
at
the
or
oil
temperature
of a Pyro-
the
Bame.
bolted
molten
the
die
at
600
lbs. per
and
alloys.
which
right-
be
dic-
used
been
zinc
was
up
the
burn-
to
the
metal
.
in
its
to
a
When
the
duced
injection
to
the
Nitrogen
and
oil
The
prevent
One
is
water-cooled; the
plate
and
finally
halves
To
bas
solidiJied,
electric
operator
both
accidents;
Hydraulic
tained
example,
at a pressure
By
new
square
The
and a very
Many
castin~s
ment
main
at
1,000
cylinder
plunger.
is
vapour.
end
of
the
metal
half
of
which
is
locked
of
the
die
prevent
control.
merely
mechanical
the
on
the
wing
means
the
same
inch.
high
pressure
fine
pressings
using
10
the
appearance
pump
lbs. per
at a high
used
to
the
gooscneck
solidifying
the
die
closed
by a powerful
arc
accidents
the
machine
The
moves
and
toggle
operation
metal.
a
1¾
of
3,
400
of
larger
machine
finish
could
cheaper
on
the
sq.
inch,
velocity
prevent
adjacent
is
mounted
other
half
by
mean&
also
water-cooled.
through
is
cooling
one
lever
hydraulic,
mechanism
enables
The
Recd-Prentice
in.
plunger
lbs.
per
interchangeable
will
ca&t
available
to
be
obtained
with
dies
and
of
the
machine
therefore
explosion
and
thus
on
of
the
of a second
toggle
opening
furnuhed
time
is
to
start
are
is
efficiently
very
will
square
10¼
enables
advantage
resulting
part
is
started,
oil
imparting a high
of
the
to
the
blocking
the
back
die
is
hydraulic
arrangement.
of
with
pre-determined
the
provided
high
pressure,
No.
cast
1 ¼
inch
.
plungers
pounds
thin
on
the
castings
be
in
itself
.
oil
is
admitted
compressed
dies
is
up
die-plate
on
the
dies
before
semi-automatic
cycle. Interlocks,
to
guarded.
1 ½
machine
pounds
and
at
1,000
sections
replaced
a
great
u
heated
the
nozzle.
front
cylinder
and
prevent
to
be
of
lbs. per
to
be
.
by
improve-
intro-
to
the
,peed
air
which
die-
Both
metal
the
ob-
for
alloy
goose-
cast
dic-
to
Diagram
to
obtain
Note
the
the
piston
.
ncc
.k
arc
alloy
cast-iron
illustrating
the
pressure
water
cooling
rod.
made
of
.
the
The
special
principle
on
the
arrangement
pot
and
heat
resisting
u.,cd
metal
.
for
goosc-
! _ . I
0
i
-
••
• 1
i .
-~;-::
=--~~~~
~~5~
~~
-j
NOTE: -Above
gooseneck
construction
and
pot
without
permits
removing
ready
dismantling
hydraulic
of
.::ylinder.
plunger,
-
.--
-·
----_
_:..
_
Page 4
NO. 2
REED-PRENTICE
FULL
HYDRAULIC
ZINC
DIE
CASTING
MACHINE
(
Rear
View
) NO. 2
WITH
REED-PRENTICE
SEMI-AUTOMATIC
FULL
ELECTRIC
•
HYDRAULIC
CONTROL
ZINC
DIE
CASTING
MACHINE
Printed
in
United
States
of
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