This video introduces plastic Injection Molding in general, and our home-made machine in particular.
Bench-top injection molding machines are hard to come by by in the UK. Here are the two featured in the video:
This is Galomb’s machine £2495 https://www.injectionmolder.net/order_items.htm
This is the Travin TP1, at £2750 https://www.travin.co.uk/tp1.html
In the USA you can find the cheapest item we know of; the LNS unit at $1500 (£1000)
https://www.techkits.com/model_150/home.html
Our unit does the same job just as well, but we made it for a lot less. This is our third iteration – it’s not easy. We’ve used this one extensively and it works perfectly.
The unit specifications:
220 Volts, 400 Watts
Welded steel construction
Stainless steel (303) barrel
Digital temperature control unit for high accuracy, reliability & ease-of-use
Solid State Relay switching for silent operation & zero wear
About 1 cubic inch capacity
Works like a charm. Highly practical and great fun.
Opens up a whole new world of learning and possibilities for the hobbyist or engineer.
If you’d like to own a machine like this one, we can build on e for you for a fraction of at commercial machines cost in the UK.
Your questions are very welcome.
Post time: Sep-02-2017