Re: Small Injection molding unit?

--- In CAD_CAM_EDM_DRO@y..., cadman@p... wrote:

> Sometime ago I had some information on a small drill press operated
> injection molding unit.

Lindsay Books (http://www.lindsaybks.com/) carrys Vince Gingery's
book, "Secrets of Building a Plastic Injection Molding Machine".
Check out my web page to see the version of it that I built
(http://home.swbell.net/eatond/). Look under Home Machinist / Photos
of Recent Projects.

I've played with the machine and made one mold to see how it works.
Like any of the Gingery projects, there's probably better ways of
doing it but at least you end up with something that works.

If your interested in building one I suggest changing the angle iron
he used to rectangular steel tubing like I used. It let's you put the
thing together with out having to weld anything. Or if you'd like to
know the thing would work for what you want to mold I'll be more than
happy to try your mold on our machine. It be nice to see it do
something useful. 8^)

Dan Eaton (Saint Louis, MO)