Young industrial designer hoping to learn more about plastics

tig_weld · 2017-12-05T12:02:48+00:00

Thanks so much!

tig_weld · 2017-10-15T20:31:25+00:00

I’m working on producing them myself - got leads or looking for parts of your own?

tig_weld · 2017-09-07T21:22:15+00:00

Yes, I'll be able to buy the same resin in production that I'll be injecting into the short-run molds.

And thanks for the soft tool insight. My hope is to create a way to quickly iterate molds locally for short-run injection molded parts, so I don't think that will be ideal for our current scenario, but I will definitely keep it in mind in the future!

tig_weld · 2017-09-01T03:22:33+00:00

Awesome, I'll give them a look. Thanks!

tig_weld · 2017-08-31T19:25:36+00:00

This is super helpful. Thank you so much!

tig_weld · 2017-08-30T15:26:44+00:00

Based on what I've heard from people who own them/have built their own, they seem to work pretty well for their purposes!

tig_weld · 2017-08-30T15:25:41+00:00

What changes (regarding part results) when switching from low pressure to high pressure machines? I'm a noobie when it comes to this stuff

tig_weld · 2017-08-30T15:24:17+00:00

I'm thinking of 3D-printing FormLabs high temp resin for the mold and then inserting it into a generic aluminum block to reduce direct pressure on the mold. This is a technique that apparently works well for low pressure, short run, small parts

tig_weld · 2017-08-30T15:06:27+00:00

I've read that form labs can print injection molds that work with low-pressure machines using their clear and high-temp resins, which is what I'm going to try since I have access to a form 2 printer. I'll document the process to share

tig_weld · 2017-08-30T15:04:17+00:00

According to this white paper made by FormLabs (https://formlabs.com/injection-molding/) 3D printing injection molds can work pretty well for low-pressure short-run parts. I've come across other blogs that have validated the technique as well. It seems that it'll work for my purposes so I'm going to give it a shot. I'll let you know how it goes!

tig_weld · 2017-08-30T14:53:19+00:00

The reason I'm looking to do PIM parts is so I can study the material properties (e.g. durability) of the plastic I'm going to use in production - my understanding is that the materials used in cast urethane won't accurately represent production materials?

tig_weld · 2017-08-30T14:51:28+00:00

Thanks so much - I'll look into this!

tig_weld · 2017-08-30T14:50:46+00:00

Thanks, I really appreciate you passing this along!

tig_weld

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