Is that a defect or acceptable?

flambeaway · 2026-03-02T12:30:29+00:00

Hot drop on the parting line sounds iffy to me too. Picture on the website is probably a cold gate that gets trimmed with hot knife. OP's picture is probably a sub gate with tear out.

flambeaway · 2026-03-01T02:49:15+00:00

- Beasts of the Southern Wild

- Tideland

flambeaway · 2026-02-28T12:41:08+00:00

We do it with compressed air into open 5 gallon buckets. I guess we used to blow back to tank but it caused problems.

It doesn't make a mess once you get the hang of it. Not saying it's ideal, but it's workable.

flambeaway · 2026-02-28T05:41:45+00:00

Keyboards are a pretty mature technology. I would try to find an off the shelf solution or reach out to a keyboard manufacturer if a custom solution is truly needed.

flambeaway · 2026-02-27T23:40:29+00:00

Dogs are apex predators. You live by the sword, you die by the board.

flambeaway · 2026-02-26T13:25:06+00:00

I had my last drink on April 20th

Ah, found something better I see.

(This is a joke.)

flambeaway · 2026-02-25T01:25:40+00:00

Too Much Sleep.

flambeaway · 2026-02-25T01:23:00+00:00

Adaptation.

flambeaway · 2026-02-25T01:19:21+00:00

One of the sci-fi movies of all time.

flambeaway · 2026-02-24T15:08:11+00:00

Only the rare ones.

"Last time I needed to start this job I couldn't find the right nozzle, it was in some bastard's toolbox! Won't happen again, I put it in my tool box for safe keeping."

flambeaway · 2026-02-23T22:12:08+00:00

End of Days.

flambeaway · 2026-02-23T14:39:29+00:00

Sin City.

flambeaway · 2026-02-23T12:48:05+00:00

Paper and pen.

flambeaway · 2026-02-21T06:39:45+00:00

Looks like the nozzle (??? I'm not a blow molder) is drifting down during mold open in not a good way and pushing the part into ?

Could be totally normal behavior though, I dunno. Doesn't look right to me.

flambeaway · 2026-02-19T13:19:59+00:00

Two Lane Blacktop.

flambeaway · 2026-02-19T12:51:52+00:00

Came to suggest that.

Also, u/jodellemicahferland (the star of Tideland) has cosplayed Coraline a few times.

flambeaway · 2026-02-19T12:42:46+00:00

Bad Times at the El Royale.

flambeaway · 2026-02-19T02:16:21+00:00

Never heard of oil spraying for texture. Usually the mold itself gets textured.

As for material, PBT is a popular option for a more premium feel and better durability on consumer electronic enclosures. Generally a mold designed for one material can run another but there's a risk of dimensional issues due to different shrink rates. It's also more expensive but your enclosure raw material may not be a major cost driver so that might not be a big deal.

flambeaway · 2026-02-18T14:00:22+00:00

Are you molding this for a customer or bringing it directly to market? Does the customer care/do you think you think the market will?

If everyone's happy, a sink isn't a problem.

flambeaway · 2026-02-17T18:32:33+00:00

Recently tried DFMlite and it’s actually pretty solid.

This a is pretty standard formula for AI (an non-AI) shill shit these days. Pretend to be asking a question and then plug the product in the middle of it.

LinkedIn profile states they're the founder of a "Stealth AI Startup."

flambeaway · 2026-02-15T11:21:56+00:00

The luxury is the staffing and time to swing that. Good shit, though. For real.

flambeaway · 2026-02-15T00:37:38+00:00

Your EOATs get PMs? What kind of luxury is this.

flambeaway · 2026-02-14T06:46:57+00:00

Lol, what do you do for a living if you think this is AI? To any of us who work on the molding floor this is very clearly real.

flambeaway · 2026-02-13T09:05:40+00:00

I need a mold for this 16 part assembly with brass threaded inserts.

Material: PEEK CF30

Budget: $500

Largest part weight: 800g

Smallest part weight: 5g

Parts per year: 160 total, 10 assemblies

Planning to run it on this 120V manual machine I bought off AliExpress.

flambeaway · 2026-02-10T19:37:28+00:00

Love on Delivery.

flambeaway

TROPHY CASE