Injection Molding Machine for under $100 in parts using less than $700 worth of machinery!
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- čas přidán 5. 08. 2024
- Here I build an injection molding machine for less than $100 in raw materials! WARNING! I use some tools in this video that cost me less than $700, so don't go into hysterics about a multi-million dollar machine shop. See me build the same parts with nothing but a hand drill here.... • But What if I Don't Ha...
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$100 in parts and 30K in machinery?
Friends, we have another live one! I used less than $700 worth of tools in this video and I made a response video for people who think it's all about the tools. I could do this with nothing but a hand drill and I prove it in this video... czcams.com/video/84q3qjjJiV8/video.html
Haha! Great with respons video! :D
Just remember, you're the only one that makes excuses for why you can't do something. Everything done in this video can be done with hand tools, some creativity and patience. Don't be lazy.
Hey Wildman,. . I didn't mean to be offensive. The truth is that in order to produce some of what you did in this video requires some "Not Cheap" equipment. So to say that it costs under 700 dollars is just a little off the mark. Again,. . I'm not trying to offend you but that stuff's expensive. I know the 30K is a HUGE leap but I meant it metaphorically. Sorry.
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If you watch this video, I outline in detail exactly what I used and what it cost me (under $700), then I show how to do it with nothing but a hand drill. czcams.com/video/84q3qjjJiV8/video.html
Man I think your mix of fast forward, nomad speed video and verbal communication is spot on. To bad it'll be another 100 years before our education system catches up.
One thing I really appreciate with your format is no goofy music in the background. Many thanks.
you right kkkk
So true and I really appreciate it, a big thank for that!
I dig your no BS, straight forward approach to making. I'm subbed! Thank you for teaching us that you don't need to spend several thousand dollars to make an injection molding machine. I can see how applying an Arduino controlled stepper system could expand this into endless possibilities for less than $300 which is absolutely amazing. Again, thank you very much, Wildman!
Since you asked I give you my 2 cents: show the finished part at the start of the video, use it a bit, to build interest... then go on with the making process
Thank you for sharing your project with us. U asked for comments on the format, well I was pleased, very pleased. Not to be bored to tears with trivial information that was obvious. You gave me enough information where it was needed and didn't waist my time with repetitive stuff. This works for me, keep it going, Bill In Canada
Showing the project assembly in high speed is great. It helps me a lot to see the finished project at the beginning and sometimes during the build. Especially if the project has complexities. I look at this type of video to see if it is a project I can do. Knowing the end point makes each step easier to understand. Thanks
I think fast forward and voice overs a great. When I need to slow it down if I need more detail CZcams gives me the ability to do that. Fast forward sections enable me to watch more videos in a short amount of time and return in future to pickup details. voice overs a great for everybody because it makes production faster and more accurate because redoing voice alone is easier and has more complete/accurate info for viewer.
I very much enjoyed this vid and look forward to learning more of this project and others! 👍👍👍👍
Absolutely fantastic... I was looking for something like this! Thank you very much for sharing, this will make my project come together sooo much easier. Keep up with the videos man.
I like the way you did the video. Lots of good information. Going to be interesting.
I'm in the wrong job, I love this stuff. I could watch videos like this all day long.
A journey of a thousand miles begins with but a single step.
Wildman Tech Wow! Well said. It may seem out of reach but it only takes one step.
I am an electronics guy (comp science) and im here because I feel incomplete in my field. I intend to learn metal work, wood work, economics and other general things because I want to be able to fully understand the whole manufacturing process of items to sell as a business so that i can help people in my community. (Zambia)
After watching your creation, I knew that I found a new creative hero. As a "maker" in my own right, I am inspired by the machine that you created and shared through your CZcams. Thank you for again for the inspiration.
Thank you! There are a few follow-up videos to this project and there will be more to come. Playlist is in the description.
Cool! Your timing on the fast part vs the explaining part works well.
I love the way you presented this video. Thank you for sharing your valuable experiences in this great manner.
I like the format just fine. Sped up the footage where needed and explained where necessary.
Nice build. Thanks for sharing!
I might have to build this. Im a scale model hobbiest, and i've been looking into ways to create terrain and scenery stuff on a larger scale, quicker and this is right up my alley. good stuff :)
The fast motion is excellent. I like keep it. I'm new and have lots to catch up on. It's very interesting. Great job
I liked the commentary during the fast forward. The shots like where you were just placing the metal down one by one, I did not find necessary. I think the time saved not showing that could've been filled with a pause in the middle of the assembly fast forward segment, perhaps when you encountered an interesting problem or roadblock. I always find the honesty and problem solving in those kinds of situation to be the most educational. Thanks for the video!
Good job! Clear information and demonstration I'm going to give it a go as there is nothing complicated about it and a shop bought one is £2000 here in the UK. The folks that complain about makers that use tools make nothing but noise.
Love the speedy pace of this video. It shows all of the elements that make up the whole enchilada. It's comfortable to watch, not frantic at all. The calm, yet informative and entertaining narration matches up well to produce a nicely polished presentation. Oh and at 7:27, your "circle-cutting chisel thing" is, I believe, called a "punch." I may be wrong, but that's what I've always referred to it as. We use them to pop holes into flexible substrates just before we install metal grommet rings.
Thanks again!
Gallery Street yeah, that's a punch.
commonly called a "wad cutter" or "wad punch"
You work is very professional and high standard. I have learnt alot thank you
I built an injection molding machine about 10 years ago. It was similar to yours, except it was as an attachment to my drill press. I had a friend with a machine shop make the cylinder and piston, with a threaded end to accept different nozzles. It would sit on the drill press table, with the nozzle through the center hole, and the plunger went in the chuck. I used heaters from cheap dollar store glue guns. It was a big block of aluminum, I drilled holes in it for the heaters and used pc thermal compound to seat them. I just used the harbor freight temp gun to monitor temperature, and plugged the heaters in. I was kind of just playing around, trying to make a mag-safe adapter like Apple uses for other laptops. I was using these plastic pellets that melted in hot water for experimenting. The best thing I saw you do was the silicone gasket, I had a lot of blowback.
This was pre-$159 monoprice 3d printers.
Anyway, other things demanded my time and it was eventually abandoned. 3d printers would probably be more appropriate for initial prototyping, injection molding is for when you are actually mass producing the thing. My machine shop buddy sent me the link to yours.
dont change a thing you have a really nice balance of info and content that flows in a real natural way thats light harted without over selling yourself .
its nice to see that in this day and age where a lot of people trying to make you watch them lol.
At 4 minutes into the video, I subscribed. You are clearly someone i want to follow. Very educational stuff. Thanks!
Great user name
I like the style you're making and telling about processes! :)
This was an amazing build! I'm gonna watch the follow up right now! xD
Awesome vid, glad you enjoyed the project
very nice piece Marsh. can't wait to you start demonstrating how it works.
I really enjoyed watching this video. You have a lovely style and very easy going way. The idea of explaining things over fast video is great. We get to the see the cool bits and it become very inspiring.
I most enjoy the fast forward with narration over the top. Fantastic project! Very exciting
Thanx for posting
Looking forward for more projects
I think your style of videoing is on point, super informative entertaining!
Wow, thats cool. Ive been trying to figure out the best way to make/attain some small plastic, slide a display down into, stands. Thanks for the demonstration.
Fantastic job and great camera work! Love it!
Thank you for your polite pleasant tone.
Note to self assemble box last. I like this build. Really nice job
I think you’re doing a great job with the pacing your voice is clear you’re a good teacher and you’re very kind to make these videos I struggle with my format a lot I wish I could find consistency of my videos but I certainly enjoy making them
Just keep making them. It gets easier and they get better.
That is a great idea and a very clever build!
Cool build. I have been working with "real" injection molding machines for over 30 years. In the old days the used direct plunger injection. Instead of trying to seal the plunger against the barrel, the barrel should be longer and the part where the plunger rides should be cooled. Then the plunger pushes against non molten plastic and sealing is no problem.
The way to go! Let me tell you, that is great, 3D printing is so slow! I think this is a better option.
nice man. cant wait to see it in action
Great Video & Awesome Machine ... !
awesome project well done love it
I'm in love with your mill+lathe :)
Good job! Very informative, thank you
while everybody and his dog is on about 3D printing your up here doing this. good effort
The look of intensity on your face as you were cutting the silicone out! haha
I like the combination of fast forward and commentary where needed. You put in enough detail to explain what you did and to tell the story of construction. I'm interested to find out what you can do with it!
I enjoyed the video in the format it was in.
Wow pretty amazing work!
Thank you so much for posting your Plastic Injection Machine. ((the name of the tool you couldn't think of the name of), is a GASKET HOLE PUNCH. Works best when backed up by a piece of wood covered in hard rubber. It keeps the part being cut, pristine, as well as not dulling the cutter.))
I'm a retired Machinist/tool & die maker/electrician/volunteer firefighter...so I was into a lot, thru my life. I'm close to 70, now. I"ve designed and built a bunch of tools, thru my lifetime. It would be lots easier to make my prototypes out of the finished type material, instead of all metal. I'm trying to find a partner that knows how to do the Legal end. I design and build the prototype and they run it thru the legal system and sell it to a company and everybody's happy.
I'm looking at the various CZcams vids to see how the best way to do what I need to do and stay clear of the scammers, too!
Thanks for your video series! I also, like the fact that you tell us what we need to know, for the subject at hand, instead of ratchet-jawing about everything under the sun, but the main thing, you allow us to hear the sounds of the machines and the sound it makes to remove metal, not having to turn it down because of bad taste stuff some people call music! I thank you, from the bottom of my heart!
this is awesome! bravo!
Great format thanks!
I really like the way you edited the video 👍
great man! you are very experienced. respect the price of the tools.. some people wants life for free. even a car cost money
Man you’ve got some nice machines and tools... Can I come over your house n play? ROFL. Nice video. Very interesting topic.... Good work..
When makers are at Walmart, they look at items and think “can I take this apart for any useful components?”
like your vid format is instructional. good job!
Neat box for the parts. I did not think to put an off/on switch on mine, that is a nice touch. I am ready for the mold building; and plastic melting.
Great video, well done!
Thank you for the educational and informational video
Fascinating. I can't wait to see you pump some plastic through it.
Great inspirational video, I wish materials were as cheap here in the UK as they are in the US. But apart from that I may well have a go at this project, well done Wildman.
Check eBay. Most of it ships free from China.
It's so great to have the right tools. Super jealous.
I appreciate that, but you know most people with lots of tools have been collecting them for many years. Start now and you'll get there.
Great video!
amazing! great job man
Nice run through and informative vid. The round punchy cutty thingy chisel you used I think is called a wad punch. Keep up the good work.
Your video was well edited. I am also struggling with what my video style is but I think content trumps it all. I belive that a tripod and good audio is the most important. my videos on the bench top rebuild and shop organization had me playing with all kinds of editing techniques. I haven't settled on a favorite. Want some fun...go watch old @NYCCNC videos. Everyone improves.
Thanks for this video Buddy
Nice build, looking forward to part 2!
This guy rocks!
Everybody is asking for comments so I guess CZcams is trying to institute something new. You have a good channel
Thank you, but commenting on videos has long been a measure of engagement on CZcams.
Nice edit. Nice commentary. Mean machine! And I like your dog too! Thumbs up from me sir. Greetings from Greece..
I used to work at a plastics company.... we used auger type screw in the extruder that could be controlled by speed and volume.. wouldn't that solve the issue of the piston?
great video...
Nice build!
Hi, I really enjoy these videos. As far as formatting goes, I prefer the fast motion bits but a voice over would be nice, maybe slowing the videos down when you're explaining a specific part.
Very cool Marsh.
awesome content learned alot.
Good stuff. I'm just setting up some experiments with HDPE at the moment and I'm looking for ways to build my own gear. Had to sub.
Nice want to see more!
Nice built! Looking forward to seeing what you'll do with it. I think the fast forwarded stuff is great. Especially when you have something to narrate over it, it's better than just skipping to the finished step.
One piece of constructive criticism: try to mount your screen closer to your camera lens, or right above it. It looks kind of weird when you look off to the side while you're talking to the camera. Just a tip.
That’s awesome great job
Good format dude
maybe you can sell some custom parts to assambly the injection machine.excellent project. thanks for your videos
neat build. as always great video.... hard to choose how u wanna do vids. I've experimented w narrating and clips/pix etc. my opinion is it depends on the length of the project. also your time BC it takes longer to record and set up which slows the project but the other aspect being that editing takes longer haha! I do like the fast fwds often times I get bored and get sick of watching ppl drill holes for 30mins. the only other suggesting I think u should stick with is shorter vids 10-13mins won't discourage ppl from watching ESP via cell phone on lunch break etc. anyhow that's my input!
thanks for posting and take care!
Отличное видео!!! Thank you!
Nice video
After viewing pt 2 (which has comments disabled), I'd like to mention a couple of things.
1.The spark may have been a short to the frame. Hoping your have the frame grounded.
2. If you use a ball-nose end mill to mill into a rod or tube, you may have a better hole.
3. I noticed your machine's chuck rotating while you were angle-milling into the tube.
4. You can mark a piece of paper (tape) and affix to the chuck to provide a minimal rotary index. The overarm on these machines is a very nice item to have in a shop (a mill dead over a lathe).
5. If you will terminate your injection procedure with strips of milk jug (polyethylene), you will have a much easier-to-clean piston/cylinder/nozzle.
6. Your local library can obtain some books on injection molding (process) machines. In them you will see some ideas for a nozzle valve that will prevent dripping.. most designs have a slip-ring that backs up slightly when you remove pressure. The slight backup seals the cylinder from the nozzle, stopping drips.
7. If you alter your design slightly, you can have a clamp to seal to the mold. This becomes a 2-stage press, a) to clamp the nozzle to the mold, and b) to inject the plastic into the clamped mold.
Consider PE (milk jug), cheap, obtainable, easy to peel/clean.
I do like your designs simplicity.
Beware of shorts from heater power to ground, and theromcouples are know to short to their cases, too.
As to the PID controller, I'd like to know the model you chose. Many are CREX-100 knockoffs, some with no relay, some with relay, some only able to switch a solid-state relay.
The only books I've ever seen on injection molding are Vincent Gingery's "The Secrets of Building a Plastic Injection Molding Machine" and college level textbooks on the subject that cost hundreds of dollars. The former was my guide in building this. There's link in the description to the PID controller I used. It requires an external relay. An additional follow-up video is scheduled for release Sunday.
Local library obtained these for me on inter-library loan, cost nothing, learned a bunch:
Injection Molding Handbook ISBN 1569904200
Plastic Injection Molding ISBN 0872634728
Injection Molding ISBN 1569901937
These are process books from which I drew ideas. I found a pair of DR-BOY 2-ton presses (in bad shape) and fixed them up to run.
Whoever ran these last sure didn't clean them with PE, as the screws were stuck. I had to bake the cylinder/screws to get them apart and clean.
They pretty much operate like a relay-type pinball machine, switches, relays, timers.
Nice dog you got there by way! Love the video
Best dog I've ever had!
Sweet, i want to see it being used!
great job
What an awesome channel! Subscribed
Welcome. The next vid on the injection molding series releases Sunday!
Love the way you fabricated this, be sure to dry your pellets per manufacture recommendations or your finished part will have splay!
awesome kind regards from mexico
You doing great! My humble advice... maybe a small section showing the critical parts... like "I use this temp-controller to regulate this heater-band keeping the cylinder.... bla bla", just so someone not used to the concept can understand. Otherwise just be yourself... find your own style... Diresta does the fast forward thing... if you like it great... if not try something else. You seem to be a very nice guy... your explanations are clear and the topic sounds great as well... so what should go wrong? Be yourself... DO WHAT YOU LIKE... there will be others that like it too!
I subscribed (looks very promising to me) and I of course are looking forward to see you making some molds and hopefully dozens of other interesting projects in the future.
Take care and have fun! ;)
Very professional!
It might be more interesting if you edited it to show the finished product, point out a feature, and then show how you made that feature. A lot more work, but it might get the viewer more involved.
As you know, in the initial test run several bugs surfaced. I think I'll make another video showing what those bugs were and how I resolved them along with a more in depth look at the theory of operation. Here is the link to that video. czcams.com/video/fZ8EvI2D2vM/video.html
You are an expert
Hey, I’m trying to assemble my injection molder but I can’t seem to figure how to connect the band heaters. How did you hook them up and also that other cable coming off of the SSR on the same side of the band heaters at 9:04 ?
My band heaters just clamp around the tube like a hose clamp. They came with ceramic blocks to interface to the power feed. The SSR only has four wires. Two from the PID controller to turn it on, a hot coming in, and a switched hot going out.
You know what! Bless you.