Mold build·Pump Volute

A long core needs a print at both ends

Mold buildA413Dimensional4/5 confidence

What we learned

What worked

Adding a core print at the discharge end. The core stopped shifting immediately.

What failed

Cantilevering the full spiral off a single print at the inlet. It shifted 2mm on the first pour.

War story

Obvious in hindsight and still worth writing down, because the print costs almost nothing to add at design time and a full trial to discover.

Mold build conditions

Clamp force
Unchanged. The issue was core support, not clamp.
Die spray
Water based
Cycle time
320 s

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Captured Apr 26, 2026