DIY injection mold machine part 2

So while I was waiting on the electronics I started to make some parts for the machine. I decided to start whit the melting chamber since i had the measurements of the heating band. So i took a dive in the metal scrap box at work and find a fitting aluminum rod.

The diameter was 80 millimeter so i had to work on it in the lathe. And when i was done it looked like this. :-D

I took it down to 70 millimeters and made a hole for the  piston. And then the lunch break was over. but the next day I was able to do some more. 

Those flat parts are for mounting and thermocouple probe. And I used a reamer to get a snug fit around the piston. 

And for piston I found a Little piece of stainless steel rod. 

   

To be continued...

   

DIY injection mold machine part 1.

Ok so this is one of my current projects an I will start from the beginning.

I was visiting a store called creativetools on a big event called 3Dexpo here in Sweden since iv got a 3Dprinter they are a re-seller of the most common 3Dprinters out there. 

And when I was there i spotted this little injection molder machine

And right away I started to think that it would be nice to be able to use all the plastic from bad prints to make molded plastic parts. And since I like to build things my self I started to plan how to make one. :-D  

So what do I need. It's got some source of heat and that needs to be controlled and then the hardware.

Started to search the net for information and on Ebay I found this:

Plastic Injection Machine Heating Element Band Heater  

and this:

Digital PID Temperature Controller

So I order it it and started to wait. :-D

To be continued...

Itruduktion

Hello this is my first blog post in English so excuse my spelling.
I'm a 35 years old Swedish maker and I'm a big tech geek and i like to make stuff myself . I'm a professional welder and work in a mechanical workshop.

I already have a blog about 3D printing and R/C but it's in Swedish. But in this blog I will focus more on my maker projects. And will try to make it all in English. :-D

First here is some of my most popular post from my first blog. It's all in Swedish but it's possible to get it translated with Google translate 

This is my DIY frsky hack on my 35Mhz Grapuner radio. 

It got over 2k hits. :-D

This post is about soldering

Almost 1000 hits :-D

And this one is about how to get nice 3D prints on my reprappro

That's it for now coming up soon is my homemade injection mold machine how it was made. So make sure to check in soon again. :-D