Re: Small Injection molding unit? Thanks Dan

--- In CAD_CAM_EDM_DRO@y..., dan.eaton@c... wrote:
> --- 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)