CNC Milled Injection Molds - Revision history

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			[[Category: Precious Plastic]]

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	*Will not have auto eject incorperated into the design, but perhaps make a version on a seperate page with this if the need arises		*Will not have auto eject incorperated into the design, but perhaps make a version on a seperate page with this if the need arises
	*The adapter and workflow of the Precious Plastic Method, with the Modularity of the Industrial Methods		*The adapter and workflow of the Precious Plastic Method, with the Modularity of the Industrial Methods
			Most Mold Plates Should be 10cm10cm1-2.5Cm or 25cm25cm*5cm

	=Basic Design=		=Basic Design=

Eric: Created Page + Added Basic Sections/Info

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=Basics=
*This isn't something that will be used for most products due to the versatility of 3D Printing and the lack of need for hoarding molds with that
*HOWEVER for commonly used parts that there will be many of such as [[Zip Tie]]s, or other commonly used parts needed in the hundreds in workshops etc, it may be useful to do small scale injection molds
*It is also a more simple process for use with recycled materials (Can go directly from shredded plastic flakes to product, thus no filiment maker needed, thus less energy use, and less thermal cycles)
*yet again shouldn't be used for EVERYTHING, but definetly has it's use
*Once a [[CNC Mill]] and/or [[CNC Multimachine]] are aquired, it is as simple as designing the mold, inserting a blank into the device, and then assembling the mold parts, attaching them to a [[Precious Plastic Manual Plastic Injection Molding Machine]] and removing the part
*For Smaller Parts Many Can be made in One Mold (Such as zipties or model building bricks)
*Sanblasting, Sanding with a Rotary Tool, or More Surface Runs, may be needed to acheive the required surface finish

=Industry Standards=
*[https://dme.net/xpress/ DME XPress]

=Existing Open Source Designs=
*[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZYFoWP-3MYE A Precious Plastic Video on Making Molds to Their Standard (Main takaway is the Connection Standard) ]
*[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Qz_MttWz20M A Video Showcasing how this can even be done VERY small scale (Dremel CNC and a Hot Glue Gun) ]
*[https://youtu.be/YrbQIN2TBhM A Video by NYC CNC on making a modular, auto ejecting, mold]

=Minimum Viable product=
*Modular
*Easily Reusable
*VERY good surface finish
*Usable with the precious plastic ecosystem, as well as various adapter plates for other machines if needed
*Able to be cloned with [[Greensand Casting]] to produce more without a cnc mill
*Will not have auto eject incorperated into the design, but perhaps make a version on a seperate page with this if the need arises
*The adapter and workflow of the Precious Plastic Method, with the Modularity of the Industrial Methods

=Basic Design=
== "Core" Mold ==
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==Mold Assembly==
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==Mold Top Plate + Injection Machine Adapter==
*Provides a seal, as well as adapts the mold to any injection machine, Precious Plastic should be the first/main design

==Base Plate==
*Either integrated into the lower core mold, or for larger molds, adds a base

=BOM=
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=CAD=
*[[CNC Mold Files]]

=See Also=
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=Useful Links=
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