Anyone read this?-building an injection molding jig for drill press

[Sulla]

Amazon just suggested this book to me. Looks interesting. Anyone here read it or made a jig like this?

http://www.amazon.com/dp/1878087312/ref=pe_606_10442220_pe_ar_t3

 

[Serafino]

Cool idea. Got the metal lathe? I suspect the temperature controller is going to be mildly pricey–the ones I’ve looked into start with a $100 part and go up from there. Heating cartridges are around $20-$30 each. Presumably the book tells how to make short run injection molds from epoxy resins.

 

[Reactor drone]

It does then leave you with the problem of fabricating you own injection moulding dies.I suppose it might work for low melt gear like friendly plastic but I suspect you'd have to preheat the die to prevent the plastic freezing off as you inject it so I doubt it'll be a fast fabrication method.

 

[Sulla]

Hmm, interesting. I may read it, I may not. Knowledge is power! :lol

 

[darth_myeek]

Hmm, interesting. I may read it, I may not. Knowledge is power! :lol

I've not read it, but for $15.00 it's worth the risk as a read.

-DM

 

[drusselmeyer]

Aluminum is a common mold material. If you were to sand cast or CinC a mold you would be in business.

There is also the possibility of using a forgotten technology of semi-flexible molds. These are made with graphite and vulcanized rubber.

This concept looks like it has possibilities.