Style "B" Inserts consist of two parts specifically designed for matchplates and matchboards including automatic molding machines. Both halves telescope together, and interlock at the parting lines in a hole through plates or boards of various thickness.

Their interlocking creates the deepest matching buttons possible. On 3/8" or 1/2" thick plates they produce 3/4" or 1" deep buttons. They can be mounted from either side, and one screw will keep both halves securely mounted. Style "B" Inserts are made out of a tough new, non-sticking and acid - resisting plastic and are available in 4 different sizes and 3 different depths. Checkout Our Cope & Drag Inserts Installation & Applications Video

Cross-section of Mold Halves showing Cope & Drag Insert alignment system.

Now available: Style "B" Gray Inserts with
ZERO - TOLERANCE on the diameter.
Sizes 1.5 B-O-T; 1.75 B-O-T and 2.5 B-O-T for green sand molding only.

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How to Modify Style "B" Inserts for Thinner Plates or Boards Inserts #1.5B  are produced for plates of 1/2" and thicker.  Remove 1/8" from the length of the stem of the cope insert halves, and it will fit on 3/8" plates.  Then hold the drag insert half in a jig in a lathe, and remove .010" from the inside wall.  Also reduce the height of the collet and ribs by 1/8". Inserts #1.75B are produced for plated of 5/8" and thicker.  We have changed our drag die, so that only the stem of the cope insert half needs to be reduced by 1/8", and both halves are ready for 1/2" plates.  We left the stem 1/8" longer than they originally for 5/8" plates for better interlocking on thicker plates or boards. Inserts #2.5B are produced for plates or boards of 3/4" and thicker.  To make them fit on thinner plates remove just like for #1.5 "B" Inserts the amount of material needed (minimum 1/2" plates). All our style "B" inserts are made out of a tough new, non-sticking and acid resistant plastic, and are  available in 4 sizes and 3 different depths.

To install our inserts easily into wood we designed a cutterholder with a long 1/2" diameter pilot, and with interchangeable cutting blades for all sizes of our inserts.

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