| sprue |
A pouring funnel in a mold, which conveys molten metal to the main body of the sculpture. It then flows through the mold to the form, gates, vents, and risers.
Ãâó: www.svsu.edu/mfsm/educational/glosstrmhs.html
|
|---|---|
| sprue |
(downsprue-downgate) The channel, usually vertical, that the molten metal enters.
Ãâó: www.swscc.com/making/making_terms.htm
|
| sprue |
The channel through which liquid casting material is poured during the casting process. After the cast has hardened, some material (typically resin) will remain in this channel, and must be removed before the model is built. Injection molded models will come attached to a rectangular sprue, or "part tree," as it is sometimes called.
Ãâó: www.gremlins.com/garage/terms.html
|
| sprue |
passageway through which molding material is channeled to a mold cavity.
Ãâó: www.alliancereps.com/glossary/plumbing_terms3.asp
|
| sprue |
Waste plastic material created during the injection molding process when the runner area between the gate and the component is filled with plastic.
Ãâó: www.filminsertmoulding.com/Design/glossary.htm
|