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Initial Prototype Update #3

by HunterInjection Molding Machine August 30, 2023No Comments

Today was a pretty big day. Although I only started building this prototype about a week ago, this idea is a long time in the making. Over this past winter, I tried something similar and achieved nothing but burnt plastic and some softened plastic that stuck together and was extremely brittle. That was the crude …

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Initial Prototype Update #2

by HunterInjection Molding Machine August 29, 2023August 29, 2023No Comments

Despite still being quite crude at the moment, the prototype injection barrel has been attached to the frame and the plunger lapped to it. We are getting close to melting some plastic! Next up is the nozzle, these are often highly engineered components that are meant to flow lots of plastic with little resistance. Mating …

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