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[Kurt Schaefer] was watching YouTube videos of people making molds for injection molding purposes using what he considered to be the toy 3018 CNC machines, and looking at the results, …read more Continue reading DIY Injection Molder Built From a Cheap Pneumatic Press
With 3d printing continually gaining ground, some hackers might not see the need for traditional injection molding. After all, you can tweak the code or the model and print dozens …read more Continue reading Tiny Homemade Injection Molder
Back in August we covered a unique modification for the Nintendo Game Boy Advance SP which replaced the handheld’s rear panel with an expanded version that had enough internal volume …read more Continue reading THICC GBA SP Mod Gets Easy Install Ahead of Release
You’ve likely seen many tutorials on making silicone parts using 3D printed molds online. The vast majority of these methods use a simple pour method to fill the mold. This …read more Continue reading Injection Molding Silicone Parts for Under $50
Last time we checked in with [CrafsMan] he had bought a benchtop injection molding machine. This time, he shows off how to 3D print molds. If you have ever had …read more Continue reading Injection Molds from Your 3D Printer
3D printing is all well and good if you want one of something, but if you want lots of plastic parts that are all largely identical, you should consider injection …read more Continue reading A Plastic Injection Machine You Can Use At Home
Glass is one of humanity’s oldest materials, and it is still used widely for everything from drinking vessels and packaging to optics and communications. Unfortunately, the methods for working with …read more Continue reading Injection-Molded Glass Breakthrough Shatters Ceiling of Work Methods
This mass manufacturer movement towards electric cars is one thing, but what about sustainability on the plastic part production line? Ford and HP have teamed up to turn used 3D …read more Continue reading Ford and HP Teamed Up to Drive Down Plastic Waste
While 3D printing has now become easily accessible and cheap, there are still several use cases where you need the advantages offered by injection molding, even for small batch runs. Professional small-batch injection molding can be pretty expensive, and buying a manual machine can cost quite a bit. Of course, …read more
Recently, I was offered a 1997 Volkswagen Golf for the low, low price of free — assuming I could haul it away, as it suffered from a thoroughly borked automatic transmission. Being incapable of saying no to such an opportunity, I set about trailering the poor convertible home and immediately …read more
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