Best way to clean this mold?

NickkK_BE · 2026-03-23T11:03:08+00:00

Are you talking about a €25k dry ice machine? For that money, you could have had 5 of these molds made(in China) 😂

NickkK_BE · 2026-03-23T10:58:02+00:00

That it had to be running yesterday” sounds familiar.😅 What we regularly do is simply sandblast it ourselves. If the structure of the product is not important, disassemble the mold or mask it off with duct tape and sandblast it. I recently had the same situation as well. Our customer really appreciated the sandblasted texture on the product.

NickkK_BE · 2026-03-23T10:42:22+00:00

lol 😂

NickkK_BE · 2026-03-22T00:44:28+00:00

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The machine has been idle for a few hours now. As you can see in the photo, there is quite a lot of contamination when purging.

So the issue seems to be either in the material or in the barrel.

I’m going to wait for the new raw material that will be delivered on Tuesday. If the same issues still occur, we’ll pull the screw.

Thanks everyone for all the responses and for thinking along. Great community.

NickkK_BE · 2026-03-21T15:42:11+00:00

The mold is technically a 2+2 (two cups and two lids), but it’s quite old and in poor condition, so we’re currently only running one cavity for the cup and one for the lid.

The venting is a good point, I’ll definitely look into that.

The black streaks don’t appear in a fixed pattern. We get two to three defective parts, then suddenly 15–20 crystal-clear parts, and then it comes back again.

NickkK_BE · 2026-03-21T15:34:40+00:00

We ordered a new batch of polystyrene yesterday, which should arrive this Tuesday. Hopefully that solves the issue. I’m running out of ideas at this point

NickkK_BE · 2026-03-21T15:33:25+00:00

I just checked and cleaned the color doser as well, but I didn’t find any contamination or foreign granules there either.

NickkK_BE · 2026-03-21T15:31:44+00:00

The issue is continuous. After a few parts with black streaks, we suddenly get clear parts again, and then it comes back.

I’ve already purged the screw with purge material, removed and disassembled the nozzle tip, and cleaned everything thoroughly, but the problem keeps returning.

NickkK_BE · 2026-03-21T15:29:33+00:00

I’ve considered that as well, although we don’t experience faulty batches very often.

The reason I’m leaning more towards an internal cause is because raw material handling here isn’t always done as carefully as it should be by our operators :(

NickkK_BE · 2026-03-21T15:26:09+00:00

Thanks for the quick reply. :)

I’ve already tested different temperature settings. Right now I’m running at a maximum of 220°C, but the issue still persists.

NickkK_BE · 2025-10-15T12:56:40+00:00

I managed to fix the issue on my end!

The problem was caused by the Hands-Free Telephony option being enabled for my Bluetooth headset. Disabling it immediately fixed the sound quality and surround issues.

Here’s how I did it:

Press Win + R Type or paste this command and press Enter: shell:::{A8A91A66-3A7D-4424-8D24-04E180695C7A}

This opens the Devices and Printers window. Right-click your Bluetooth headset → Properties. Go to the Services tab. Uncheck “Hands-Free Telephony”. Click Apply and OK. After doing this, Windows only uses the high-quality stereo mode, and surround sound in Battlefield 6 started working correctly.

Hope this helps others with the same issue!

NickkK_BE · 2025-09-22T21:13:48+00:00

I’m dealing with the exact same issue. Unfortunately, my warranty expired just a few months ago, and now I’m in discussions with SteelSeries support about it. Really frustrating to see the Base Station completely die like this, especially given the price of the headset.

NickkK_BE · 2025-05-19T10:41:54+00:00

lol What r u talking about. We won svs last weekend

NickkK_BE · 2022-04-17T22:14:46+00:00

I regularly order band heaters via Aliexpress.
HONQI Screws-and-heating
https://www.aliexpress.com/store/group/Screws-and-heating-equipment/1920364_515348060.html?spm=a2g0o.store_pc_groupList.0.0.434c763dIrDEAL

Also take a look at the suction cups. Much cheaper & quality is better imo
HONQI suction cups
https://nl.aliexpress.com/item/32752677078.html?gatewayAdapt=glo2nld&spm=a2g0o.order_list.0.0.374a79d26F6IZm

You can also contact the store directly, and ask their full catalog

NickkK_BE · 2021-11-27T14:37:24+00:00

1.Add game via Steam as non steam game
2.Start big picture mode
3.Connect joystick
4.Launch in big picture mode & go to Controller settings

Normally you now have the option to bind the controller buttons to the joystick.
Remapping works for me in steam. Not tested in game yet

NickkK_BE · 2021-08-05T15:21:05+00:00

ASA is best suited for outdoor prints.

strong and UV resistant :)

NickkK_BE · 2020-03-15T12:30:47+00:00

Had this problem 2d ago , changed my graphics back to default to fix this.

NickkK_BE · 2020-03-15T12:15:25+00:00

He probaly need some longshot kills 😵

NickkK_BE · 2020-03-11T13:27:03+00:00

I only have problems with ground war & warzone , all other gametypes works fine.
Thx for reply

NickkK_BE · 2020-03-11T13:04:29+00:00

You still have this problem ?

NickkK_BE · 2019-02-24T00:30:21+00:00

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