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Secrets of Building a Plastic Injection Molding Machine , by Vincent R. Gingery, published by Dave Gingery Publishing, Rogersville, MO, 1997. 5½ x 8½ paperback, 127 pages, ISBN 1-878087-19-3
Please note this book is a new third printing. It is not used.
Creating with plastic can be fun and can be a profitable hobby as well. But most plastic components these days are created by huge, expensive plastic injection molding machines. Molten plastic is forced under enormous pressure into intricate molds. On the surface it appears to be a technology well beyond the realm of the home shop.
At last, here is the book that simplifies this technology making it possible for you to inexpensively injection mold small parts from common recycled plastic.
You get complete step-by-step instructions revealing the secrets of building a small inexpensive table-top injection molding machine capable of molding up to a half ounce of plastic. Although a half ounce may not appear to be much plastic, the truth is, that it is more than enough to produce many small useful items.
Best of all you'll be molding with plastic recycled from milk jugs, soda pop bottles, plastic oil cans, and more. Your raw materials are free and plentiful.
You will learn the basic principles of injection molding and how to design and make your own molds. You will start by making a simple mold to test the machine. Then you will mold a plastic knob for the machine itself. Next, you'll progress to a mold that creates a small plastic container with a snap lid.
Before long you will be creating new products of your own design. You will be able to cast replacements for broken or missing parts, or you can make copies of plastic components. The possibilities are endless.
The moldings are incredibly professional in quality. Your friends will never understand how you were able to do it. Injection molding is a technology that has given us an incredible standard of living. Here are the secrets that will allow you to put this technology to work in your home shop. Build a molder and explore a whole new technology today.
This is the usual top quality info that Gingery Publishing produces. You get detailed step-by-step how-to, great drawings, sources of supply and more. You'll build a small, simple machine that will get you going off on a new adventure. Once you have built your first molder and have learned to use it, you'll probably dream of building a larger one.
Please note: This machine molds thermoplastics, not thermosets. In other words this will NOT mold phenolic (also known as BakeliteTM). This is a machine that uses plastics that can be remelted, and thus, recycled, such as old milk bottles. Surprisingly, recycled 2 liter soda jugs produce very hard, durable moldings. Polyethylene milk bottles produce a softer, waxier type of moldings. You'll see once you get started. You can machine precision metal molds if you have a machine shop, or you can produce simpler molds with castable epoxy (expensive) or, believe it or not, plaster of paris. Vince has done it, and shows you how.
* How Injection Molding is Done
* Identifying Types Of Plastic
* Tools and Construction Methods
* Mounting the Heater Block and Guide Busing
* Installing the Thermometer
* Installing the Cartridge Heater
* Injecting Plastic Into Your First Mold
* Troubleshooting Your First Project
* A Knob Mold for the Adjustable Table
* Injecting and Installing the Knob for the Adjustable Table
* Making a Mold for a Plastic Container
* Making a Mold for a Snap Lid for the Container
* Using Molding Plaster of Paris
* Casting a Mold for a Small Knob
* Sources for Parts and Material
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