Making molds for the Buster Beagle 3D Injection Molding Machine
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- This is video goes over a brief explanation about different ways to create injection molds for the Buster Beagle 3D Injection molding machine.
Buster Beagle 3D DIY injection molding machine:
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Plastic Injection Molding by Bill Hammack:
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Fusion 360 Tutorial by Evan and Katelyn:
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Creating a mold in CAM BAM by Bob La Londe:
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Mold blanks, and Aluminum Frames:
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Speedy Metals:
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Creating a epoxy mold:
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FORMLABS White pages on SLA printed molds.
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Will keep you updated on my progress Ryan.
Please do!
This is gold! Really appreciate your dedication in this series of videos
Thank you Ignacio!
This video has given me new hope! Thank you for putting this together - great, detailed explanation!
Can't wait until i get my own! Once again a great video.
Oh man I'm glad you went over this I had so many questions at first
Your injection molding video is one of the best videos I have ever watched. I want to build one even tho I don’t need it. Great info!
Thank you! I appreciate it!
im building one, stil dont know what to use it for :/
Great advice thanks would the cnc 3018 cut simple moulds without the complicated upgrade
Nice job on the video, thanks for posting, I'll be watching and plan to make one of these machines myself.
Awesome video mate
Thank you!
Awesome!
Excellent 👌😊👌
Thank you!
You're welcome.
Hi there ! Thanks so much for posting this valuable information and helping others learn from your cost effective approach! How many units can one make using this type of set up. Is 500 ( 1 inch units) possible/month??
Awesome Molding Machine and video tutorial! I would also like to see a video about your CNC 3018 Pro! :-) About the Mods you have made to cut aluminium, tools you use, cutting speed, settings, your process, etc.
On it! Be sure to subscribe to find out when I have a chance to put it together.
@@BusterBeagle3D Already subscribed! ;-)
Thanks for sharing
Thanks for watching!
where do you get the thermo plastic. if i do a search i find the stuff that is mouldable after laying in hot water?
How large of a mold will this work with? I want to mold hand props for on set.
Okay I was impressed with the first video, but the subsequent support has earned my subscription. Thanks for such a great series and I can't wait to see more from you, be it for this or any other projects
Thank you so much and welcome!
Hi Ryan, ...I just finnished making the press. I have A lathe so I made some of the parts from 6061 alum. instead of ss because I have alot on hand. now i'm contemplating making the molds... thinking of using a silicone rubber mold enclosed in alum. plates so the rubber mold will not expant . the machine was so easy to make and the 2 presses were under 50.00 bucks on ebay. thanks for the videos .
Glad you like it. Thanks!
Or what is the maximum number of units that can be made in 8 hours using the "$250-300" home made injection molding unit if the shape is very simple and 1 inch in size? I am working on a supply agreement and curious how much an individual can make per 8 hour day over the course of a month.
If I have my aluminum plates and want multiple objects to be made coming from this one mold, and will be using your injection mold machine that you showed how to build in your other video, do I just machine the individual mold patterns into each half of the mold whereby leaving a particular amount of separation between each pattern and then drill a gate for each separate object in the mold and thus I would only be filling each object at a time in the mold? Meaning I will start by lining up the injector to the first gate and fill the first cavity, and then I will slide down the mold to the next gate to fill the cavity, and then slide down the mold to the next gate to fill the cavity, and so on and so on?
My objects are just approx 1 1/8" tall by .410 diameter and so your injection machine's fill-volume should be more than adequate enough to fill several of these objects with each pull of the handle whereby I assume would be filled one at a time with each object having its own gate versus having one gate in the mold that the plastic enters by and then spreads to each object through connected pathways inside of the mold.
When doing a mold of this size and with multiple objects of this size will I need to have a heater that keeps the mold hot enough in order to prevent problems of the plastic solidifying too quickly because of heat transfer out through the other areas of the mold?
The heat from the injection into the other parts of the mold should be enough to keep the mold heated enough so that you wouldn't have any issues. If you parts are so small you may want to consider using runners to let the plastic go to multiple cavities at the same time. Think of a toy model kit where you have the break the pieces apart from the plastic.
Thanks for the video as you answered several questions that I had (from your last video). If you are looking for video ideas I would love to see one that focuses on the modifications you did to your 3018 CNC machine as I am using the 3018-MX3 and would love to cut my own molds (until then I plan on using the epoxy method you linked to).
I agree - a video on producing moulds on the 3018 CNC mill would be great.
I second this. I just received my 3018 (not Pro) and couldn't imagine it cutting aluminum. So to see that you can make simple molds with one is eye opening.
Hi. I'm glad it helped. You can also look at this video below that I followed to upgrade my 3018 Pro to a 500W 52mm spindle with a separate speed controller. th-cam.com/video/2wmaL2CFXVI/w-d-xo.html The other part you see on there was a passive vacuum that I had made to pick up the chips when cutting. To be honest I removed that part anyway because it hid the cutting and I wanted to be able to see everything but you can find it here: www.thingiverse.com/thing:4622651 You can also see a little bit of the spindle setup in my enclosure video here: th-cam.com/video/Vh99XRgdl1w/w-d-xo.html
@@Onsanity @ZachTriplett I guess I need to make another video ;)
Hello. Sorry for my English. Im just interesting. Can I use this for htv or lsr silicone? aluminium molding and this injector machine?
I'm not sure. I think the melting point of silicone might be higher then the max temp of this machine.
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Have any in stock?went on the site I don't see any machines available
New stock in on the way. Im hoping to have a large order delivered to me in the next week or so. It has already been made but do the the weight of the order it take a bit to get it.
Not sure how much time you have but is there any chance you would be able to release some pre-built machines? This one is perfect and I loved watching you make it, but I'm really not fond on DIY electrics and wouldn't trust myself. If you could bring it out at a fair price which is still good vs others I'm sure many people would be interested alongside myself.
I may eventually offer a pre-built machine in small quantities and have sold them before. I have been keeping pretty busy just fulfilling the orders for those who want to build one themselves. If things slow down I might definitely consider it.
Do you sell a complete kit of all the parts you're using? (Other than the 3D printed pieces.)
Hello. I do not currently sell entire kits but may do so in the future. The best and cheapest way to make the machine is to source the parts. I do have the parts to make a few machines and may offer a very limited run of mostly prebuilt machines but do not have a time frame for those currently.
@@BusterBeagle3D -- Thanks for the info!
Would a silicon mold work for this?
I have not tried one yet but as long as there is not too much flex in the material and it can handle the heat it should be fine.
Ha. I had just left a comment on your injection press build asking about this very question.
Can you give a link for the steel pins? I'm bouncing around wanting to find the ones you have.
Thanks.
I just found some from Grainger. not the cheapest but they were cheap enough -.50¢ .ea. for 100.
If you are talking about the Steel Pins I used in the MK2 version I bought them at Ace Hardware in the nuts and bolts section. Think I paid $1 for it.
@@BusterBeagle3D Thanks, Ryan. I should have checked Ace. Lowes near me didn't carry them. I now have enough pins to make 25 molds...I better get busy!
What size tool did you find worked best for engraving the vent holes (width/depth)?
By the way thanks for responding so quickly EVERY time!
@@coulterjb22 Oh those steel pins for the mold! I thought you meant the cotter pin on the MKII. I bought those steel pins on Ebay for $20 for 100.
For the vents I have tried a bunch of different things and they all seems to be pretty good. Sometimes it is a 2mm Flat endmill .1mm deep, Other times I have used a V-Bit and just barely scratched the surface. If I am trying do general venting I use the flat, if I'm trying to prevent an air pocket in a certain spot I use the V-Bit.
Hope this helps!
Hello. Greetings, I need to buy this manual machine for the purpose of injection from 90 to 110 PVC
You can find the custom parts are www.busterbeagle3D.com
Thank you
Can this machine use rubber pellets ???
I haven’t used them personally but as long as they melt under around 350 degrees Celsius it should work. If you check out the Facebook group for this machine I think someone might have used a flexible material but I’m not sure what it was.
When will you have more parts available in your store?
I have an order for the stainless steel parts that are estimated to arrive mid March. I am taking pre-orders on the Etsy store to reserve one from the coming batch or I will post more stock to both sites in March.
@@BusterBeagle3D l already reserved one. Looking for switch and heater sleeves.
@@husanume That's great! I literally just got some of the band heaters back in stock about 20 minutes ago. You should see the listing up on the Etsy or Square shop now.
I also just found 6 switches (non-wired) in my stock. I'll add them to the Square shop now.
How well does SLA resin printed molds work?
It would depend on the resin used. I know that Form Labs has a specific High Heat resin used for injection molding. Not sure how other resin holds up but I have seen some promising results.
@@BusterBeagle3D Ah allright, will make some tries when the parts from you have arrived and the machine is built. I don't have a CNC so this is my only hope
@@vesslades There are also ways to make molds from epoxy and other types of resins as well. A quick search on youtube and you might get some other ideas.
@@BusterBeagle3D All right, will do! Just placed an order from you now :) Not sure why I need one of these except for the fun. I've got loads of failed/trashed 3d prints in PLA and ABS so I want to do something with that. If nothing else it'll be a nice project to help endure the pandemic.
For me, making a cut mold from STL file is a blowing my mind thingy
Working on a video on how I do it right now! Hopefully have it out soon.
Waiting for a video that show how u can add parts to the mold injection machine to make larger molds like 5 to 10 square inche or larger molds if possible.
That would be quite the jump! While I'm not sure that it is possible to do that much with a desktop machine I am working on an add on to the machine to extend the volume to 2 cubic inches.
@@BusterBeagle3D I was thinking of making a mold thats the size of a pc game controller . So I guess its too big for a desk top set up... thanks so much for the fast reply.
@@MarcusJ973 1 or 2 cubic inches refers to the amount of plastic and not the size of the mold. Think of it as more of a hollow object vs a solid one. If you had 2 cubic inches but it was a 2mm thick sheet then that sheet would be 5 inches by 5 inches. Hope this makes sense.
@@BusterBeagle3D yea . That makes sense. Thanks much. Well I look forward to seeing what upgrades that u can come up with .
@@MarcusJ973 More coming up soon. Just waiting on parts to arrive.
Have you tried Mold Max 60 instead of an aluminum mold?
If that works I'd be all over this. Print, make molds = factory
I haven't yet but was thinking of trying once I got some free time. Also will be looking into creating the molds with high heat resin on a SLA printer.
@@BusterBeagle3D I'd like to see what you come up with there. I looked into Siraya Tech's "Sculpt' resin but that falls short of the temps ABS needs.
Are you using ABS with that machine?
If so, how many parts per hour can the machine do well?
I'm actually rather impressed they sell those drill press stands so cheap..
Steel is cheap + automated mass production
Prices seem to have doubled on that website
The price of the regular chamber has gone up $12 due to a huge increase in sea freight shipping and stainless steel prices. If you look at the Crafsman video it seems the footage of the site he took was from back in Feb since it says in the description "Shipping mid March". The new longer MK2 one piece chamber is actually brand new and is a little more expensive due to the extra long milling time it takes to produce that one in piece.
@@BusterBeagle3D your video already made my dream piece of machinery a reality to make. Still relatively cheap. I own a cnc and 3d printer but want to mass produce big objects one day. And this helped me so much. Thanks
@@helpmeget100subs Glad I could help! Thanks for watching!
I can make bionicle masks and parts with this
Great video, thank you. 👍
The aluminum you bought looks exactly like extruded bar, just cut to short lengths. In my experience extruded bar like that is terrible to CNC machine because it is hard to cut and gums up the cutting tool. Even worst on a small hobby CNC machine because of its lack of rigidity.
I think it is much better to use cast plate aluminum, and not much more expensive. Read the CNC forums, they often discuss which grades of aluminum are best for CNC machining on small hobby machines. Cheers! 🙂
I'll have to check out cast plate aluminum. I haven't had any major issues with what I was using but being able to make it better is always welcome.
Extruded or cast is no different machining... If it's the same material 6061 is 6061,
@@joshuasimmons2412 nope. That extruded bar, like the type you get from hardware stores, is terrible to machine and really gums up the endmill.
I hate the stuff, and have had a lot of issues with it. Something to do with the crystal size or that it behaves more like forged metal. Or possibly it's just a nasty grade of metal. It's awful gummy to drill too.
@@wizrom3046 I literally work in machine shop it's not because it's cast or extruded, it's the composition... I machine extruded cast and heat treated metals....
@@joshuasimmons2412 Cool, thanks for the info! 👍
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Good grief... theyre gouging the h-ll into us charging a 1000.00 and then there will be tax and shipping costs just for a piece of aluminum put into a cnc machine that does 99 percent of the work automatically
Yeah they initially have the cost of the machine and spent a LITTLE TIME programming such a basic design for the their aluminum mold blanks and then after that, it's all just pushing a button each time a mold is cut to the shape
Theyre not charging customers whereby based on them making a modest profit .... they, like most other greedy businesses anymore, charge you what they think can get out of you and then hype up their explanations (otherwise known as lying though their teeth) as to why they 'have' to charge the prices they are.
It's like the story about the consulting engineer brought in to fix a machine and giving the company a bill for $10k once he fixed it by whacking it once with a hammer. The company asks for an itemized bill and he thinks about it for a few minutes, then writes it out and hands it over.
Hitting machine with hammer $5
Knowing where to hit machine $9995
Wages, material, electricity, maintenance, rates, taxes, tooling, coolant, oil, compressed air, insurance, software subscriptions all add up.
Businesses gouge everyone. It ends up with the end of the supply line, the consumer, paying the price.
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