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Appendix I
ZCast Design Guide - 5
2 General Safety
This manual has safety information and instructions to help users reduce or eliminate the risk of
accidents and personal injuries. This section briefly explains hazards associated with fabrication
of metal parts using the ZCast process.
2.1 Safety Precautions
The making of molds and casting of metal parts using the ZCast process involves steps, such as
mold baking and handling molten metal, that have particular safety hazards. Designers,
fabricators, and foundry operators should be experienced or under supervision to perform these
process steps using safe operating procedures.
The mold-baking step emits smoke and gases that are toxic and irritating. Refer to the ZCast 501
Powder MSDS for more information on these health hazards. Ovens must have exhaust fans
and be vented to the outside.
Operators must wear heat-resistant Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) while handling molten
metal. Molten metal can cause serious injury to unprotected eyes and skin. Operators must
wear at least heat-resistant gloves, face shields and aprons suitable for foundry operations.
Other protective clothing may be necessary depending on the casting operation.
2.2 Safety Symbols
An exclamation mark inside a triangle is a safety alert symbol. The safety alert symbol is used to
draw attention to safety information in this manual. It is followed by a signal word, WARNING or
CAUTION, which tells the level of risk to the user.
WARNING
Means if the safety information is not followed someone could or
can be seriously injured or killed.
CAUTION
Means if the safety information is not followed someone may be
injured.
The following symbol is used for information purposes only, for example:
NOTICE
Ensure that the any loose material on the mold is removed before proceeding
to the next step.
- Z406 System User Manual 1
- September 2004 1
- Z Corporation 1
- Table of Contents: 2
- APPENDIX I 5
- Table of Figures 6
- 1 YOUR Z406 SYSTEM 8
- 1.4 Z406 SYSTEM COMPONENTS 14
- 1.6 USEFUL TIPS 15
- 2.1 HARDWARE CONTROLS 18
- Technical Tip 19
- Wash Fluid Binder Solution 26
- Color Binder 26
- Solution 26
- Waste Fluid 26
- 3 USING ZPRINT SOFTWARE 29
- 3.2 ORIENTING THE PART 30
- 3.4 PRINTING THE BUILD 33
- 4 POST PROCESSING THE PART 34
- 4.2 DEPOWDERING THE PART 35
- 1. Turn on air compressor 36
- 2. Turn external vacuum on 37
- Press down on 38
- ON/OFF Switch 40
- Suction Control 40
- Air Pressure 40
- 4.3 DRYING THE PART 45
- 5 INFILTRATING THE PART 49
- 6 APPLICATIONS 54
- 6.2 PAINTING PARTS 56
- 6.3 POLYESTER RESIN 57
- 6.4 ELECTROPLATING 58
- 6.5 WATER TRANSFER PRINTING 59
- 6.6 INVESTMENT CASTING 62
- 6.7 FLEXIBLE PARTS 64
- 6.8 THERMOFORMING 65
- 6.9 RTV MOLDING 67
- 7 MAINTENANCE 73
- All targets are 80
- 7.3 COLOR ALIGNMENT 82
- 7.4 FLUSHING THE BINDER 84
- 7.5 GREASING THE FAST AXIS 84
- 7.6 GREASING THE SLOW AXIS 85
- 7.7 OILING THE SNOWPLOWS 86
- 7.8 CLEAN UNDER THE GANTRY 86
- 9 CHANGING MATERIAL SYSTEM 92
- Change Powder Type 94
- Recommended Saturation 95
- 9.1 USING ZCAST POWDER 97
- 9.2 USING ZP250 POWDER 100
- Use a paper 104
- 10 TROUBLESHOOTING 106
- 11 Z406 SYSTEM DETAILS 110
- 12 SYMBOLS USED 111
- 12.1 SYSTEM SPECIFICATIONS 112
- 12.3 ERROR CODES 113
- 13 INDEX 117
- 501 Direct 119
- Metal Casting 119
- 1 Introduction 122
- 2 General Safety 123
- 2.1 Safety Precautions 123
- 2.2 Safety Symbols 123
- 2.3 Safety Instructions 124
- PREPARING AND BAKING MOLDS 126
- POURING MOLTEN METAL 126
- FINISHING 127
- 3 ZCast Advantages 128
- 3.1 The Material 128
- 3.2 Design Freedom 128
- 4 Locating a Foundry 130
- 4.1 Foundry Trial Parts 130
- Direct Pour 132
- Shell Method 132
- Combination Method 133
- 5.3.1 Direct Pour Method 134
- 5.3.2 Shell Method 135
- 5.4 Printing Your Model 136
- 5.5 Conclusion 136
- 6.1 Direct Gating 137
- 6.3 Shelling your Mold 137
- 6.4 Stiffening Ribs 138
- 6.5 Venting 138
- 6.5.1 Venting Cores 139
- 6.5.2 Venting the Mold 140
- 6.6 Parting Lines 143
- 6.8 Mating Surfaces 144
- Rubber Hose 144
- 6.9 Geometry Guidelines 145
- 6.12 Chills 146
- 6.13 Printing 146
- 6.13.1 Machine Settings 147
- 7 Mold Preparation 149
- 8 Pouring Metal 151
- 9 Material Handling 152
- 9.1 Storage 152
- 9.2 Disposal 152
- 9.3 Powder Recycling 152
- 10 Finishing 153
- 10.1 De-molding 153
- 10.2 Secondary Operations 153
- 10.3 Ovens 153
- 11 Foundry Consumables 154
- 11.1 Sand Casting Glossary 155
- 11.1.4 Pouring Cup 156
- 11.1.5 Sprue 156
- 11.1.6 Well 156
- 11.1.7 Runners 156
- 12 Conclusion 157
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