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JOHN WINTER

STEEL HARDWEAR FOR MOULD ASSEMBLY AND CORE SUPPORT
CHAPLETS, STUDS, NYLON VENT AND SPRIGS FOR CORES & MOULDS

Studs and Steel Hardwear to support and Strengthen Foundry Cores and Moulds

John Winter has a range of Morgan crucibles, slag bowls and graphite plungers for manual and rotary degassing aluminium and aluminium bronze. Steel Casting Ladles for pouring aluminium are available in mild steel and stainless steel.

In stock is a vast range of metal hardwear for core and mould production like studs/ chaplets, sprigs, core wire and nylon vent. 

Hardwear for Sand Cores  
For Sand Mould and Core Production & Assembly 

Steel Hardwear
Perforated Chaplets
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Steel Hardwear

Perforated Studs/ Chaplets

Mould Assembly

Perforated studs stay fixed in place long enough to hold a core but also have a faster melting rate so they can often be place in machined areas on castings or used in pressure tested castings. 

Studs/ Chaplets
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Steel Hardwear

Studs/ Chaplets

Mould Assembly

Single Studs/ Chaplets have multiple uses to support cores and moulds when casting iron and steel. They are available in hundreds of shapes and sizes. Contact Us for more information.  

Pin Studs
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Steel Hardwear

Pin Studs/

Chaplets

Mould Assembly

Pin Studs are predominantly for greensand mould applications. The pin is pressed into the Greensand mould surface and secured in place for the core to be placed in position.  

Plated Studs
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Steel Hardwear

Plated Studs/ Chaplets

Mould Assembly

Plated, Single, Double or even Triple Layer Studs for heavy cores and moulds are all available from John Winter. There are hundreds of variations. Contact Us for more info.

Sprigs / Brads
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Steel Hardwear

Sprigs/ Brads

Mould Assembly

Sprigs/ Brads/ Core Nails....whatever you call them, we have them. We have multiple sizes in stock. Contact Us for more information.

Perforated Steel Filter
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Steel Hardwear

Perforated Steel Filters

Mould Assembly

Perforated Steel filters are cost effective filters for casting aluminium. They prevent some dross from entering the casting and help to regulated the metal flow into the mould. Also available are steel blanks. 

Core Wire
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Steel Hardwear

Steel Core Wire

Core Strenghtening

Annealed Core wire is malleable so it can be easily bent into complex shapes to fit inside narrow coreboxes and also placed inside deep 'pockets' on patterns to help moulds 'strip' successfully. 

Available in bundles and in various diameters.  

Wire Pins
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Steel Hardwear

Wire Pins

Core Strenghtening

Steel Wire Pins are excellent for strengthening thin cores where sand strength alone will not prevent a core from breaking during casting. 

Available in various lengths from 2'' up to 8''. 

Nylon Core Vent
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Nylon Hardwear

Nylon Core Vent

Sand Core Venting

Nylon core vent is excellent at removing gases that can become trapped within cores and moulds and produce scrap castings.

Available in 50m coils and various diameters from 4mm to 16mm. Typically in stock ready for next day delivery. 

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