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Tapered pot casting material.

Measure the outer taper and the prescribed internal cavity starting above the base.

Read the right quantitative data

Prepared yield per complete selected package.

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Subtracting a cavity that starts at the wrong height changes the side-wall volume.

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The supplied cavity must fit the outer taper; wall adequacy is not assessed.

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This illustrative set of supplied inputs demonstrates Tapered Round Pot Casting Shell Material Calculator. Replace the example measurements and product figures with your own before ordering.

Supplied inputMetric displayUS display
Selected mixed volume yield per kit or bag10 L/bag0.353 ft³/bag
Supplied tapered pot 1: Outer bottom diameter0.4 m1.31 ft
Supplied tapered pot 1: Outer top diameter0.4 m1.31 ft
Supplied tapered pot 1: Outer height0.3 m0.98 ft
Supplied tapered pot 1: Inner diameter at cavity base0.3 m0.98 ft
Supplied tapered pot 1: Inner diameter at cavity top0.3 m0.98 ft
Supplied tapered pot 1: Supplied base height0.05 m0.16 ft
Supplied tapered pot 1: Identical castings1 1
Shell volume = outer circular frustum volume − inner circular frustum volume; the inner cavity starts at the supplied base height.Shell volume = outer circular frustum volume − inner circular frustum volume; the inner cavity starts at the supplied base height. Does not choose shell thickness, material, reinforcement, load capacity or planter suitability.

Selected mixed-material packages: 3 packages

Mixed material volume
20.03 L

Straight-sided centred circular frusta with the same top plane. Endpoint checks retain containment throughout the linear taper. Product suitability, curing, strength and mixing specifications are not selected.

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Measure the outer taper and the prescribed internal cavity starting above the base.

Prepared yield per complete selected package.

Subtracting a cavity that starts at the wrong height changes the side-wall volume.

Input for Tapered Round Pot Casting Shell Material Calculator. Record the value with its unit and quantity basis.

Input for Tapered Round Pot Casting Shell Material Calculator. Record the value with its unit and quantity basis.

Input for Tapered Round Pot Casting Shell Material Calculator. Record the value with its unit and quantity basis.

Input for Tapered Round Pot Casting Shell Material Calculator. Record the value with its unit and quantity basis.

Input for Tapered Round Pot Casting Shell Material Calculator. Record the value with its unit and quantity basis.

Input for Tapered Round Pot Casting Shell Material Calculator. Record the value with its unit and quantity basis.

Input for Tapered Round Pot Casting Shell Material Calculator. Record the value with its unit and quantity basis.

Input for Tapered Round Pot Casting Shell Material Calculator. Record the value with its unit and quantity basis.

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