Injection molding is the obvious onward step from 3D printing when the making of a few plastic parts becomes their series manufacture. The problem with injection molding is though, that making a mold ...

This video shows a simple and practical trick for making silicone molds at home using easy-to-find materials. It walks through the basic process, key tips, and common mistakes to avoid for clean and ...

Producing parts with injection molding requires the creation of a mold of the part that will be produced. Each mold will be custom and some could be quite complex. A mold basically consists of a ...

This course will give students the knowledge and the tools to be able to replicate an object in one material in a different material such as plaster, plastic, cement, clay and other non-metallic ...

3D printing has made it incredibly easy to produce small runs of plastic parts, but getting rid of the 3D printed look can be tricky and time-consuming. When you need a smooth and polished finish, or ...

Should you clean your mold every time you remove it from your machine? Why not? It’s an inexpensive means of protecting a very valuable investment.Don’t assume the first few shots will remove ...