A pattern is shaken by striking it with a wooden piece. A negative allowance is provided for this. Which allowance is it?

A pattern is shaken by striking it with a wooden piece. A negative allowance is provided for this. Which allowance is it? Correct Answer Rapping Allowance

In rapping or shake allowance, the pattern is taken out of the mould and it is rapped or shaken, so as to free it from the adjoining sand. Due to this, there may be a little increase in the size of the mould cavity.

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