DIY Metal Injection Molding with INJEKTO M
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We made a DIY Metal Injection Molding Machine. Yes, you read that correctly. We managed to take our INJEKTO (plastic injection molder) and convert it into INJEKTO M which is capable of injecting MASTE (our Metal Paste).
Simply put, once we shape MASTE by injecting it into a mold or even just sculpting it by hand, we can then cover it with our FUSION MIX powder and place it in a furnace. After a two hour cycle in the furnace, we let the MASTE part cool, and what we pull out is a pure metal part.
This Metal Injection Molder along with MASTE is going to change the way we make parts for our projects. Enjoy and comment your questions 😃
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Thank you! 🙏 I’m so excited to try it out.
@@davidcohlman8937 Looking forward to your order.
Awesome!
@@ActionBOX new subscriber 😍
keep it up 🌹🌹😊
Freaking amazing guys, can't wait to see the metal 3D printer version of this 😃
Its amazing.....peope dont actually seem to understand the amount of effort it takes to make a system to work for general audience outside of an industrial setting.......thise things give rise to innovations and give more power to smal scale buissnesses
This is simply sintering and your implementation of this is brilliant! As a tech in the field of metal injection molders I’m impressed with the simplicity of what you have achieved, and I love that this is a far lower temperature process than other options out there, while still flowing like a liquid. I might have to buy and give this a try!
So basically it is sintering
Yes indeed. Next week we are releasing a video of our DIY ultra high vacuum furnace which will actually touch on sintering. We hope to enlighten people on this process. Hope you enjoyed this video in the meantime.
I quite like this basic method to do it tho
It seemed to be from the first moment I saw it. And I think it's worth to emphasise that the final part shrinks during this process, known for years now, especially in art/jewellery craft world as Japanese "silver clay" with the little difference as precious metals don't require inert environment so silver clay can be sintered with a simple gas torch.
Doesnt sintering strictly involve powders, this is something sinilar but not the same
@@RubbinRobbinno your thinking about sls but but sintering isn't restricted to powders
Also please send one to integza, I'd love to see what that man could do with this
I would love to give him one for free. See if you can have him reach out to us 😉
@@ActionBOX I left a comment about this on his latest short, hopefully he reaches out. He does a ton of rocket nozzle experiments so this would be awesome for him as it's a few days for him to get his designs sent to him after printing.
@@RvnKnight That would be great. Thanks for doing that. Perhaps the more people who comment the more likely it is to get his attention.
he already sintered some nozzles
@@peteabc1 This would allow him to keep it all "in-house" instead of relying on out sourcing as he currently does not have the setup for metal parts. Resin mixes, yes, metal (sintering or otherwise), not so much.
The Maste 3d printer looks pretty cool
haha, thanks I thought so as well. Im excited to share that video in the near future.
@@ActionBOXwill you be selling that in the near future?
This is bloody brilliant! The biggest advancement in diy metal working since....well probably cheap welders, oxy/acetylene kits and grinders!
Hahahah, thank you. I appreciate that 😃
Great to see you back with another video, amazing as always! Also excited for the Metal 3D printer!
We appreciate you watching, the new printer is coming along nicely!
Didn't know I needed this, and yet, here we are. Can't wait to see what else you come up with.
This is awesome! How consistent is the shrinkage on these parts and what's the purity post sintering? Also are there multiple materials in the works or just the copper?
Cool!
Do the parts shrink in size after firing? If so, how much percentage? That's been an issue in a lot of casting I've done and we have to prepare moulds with specific tolerances for the metal we use.
yes the parts will shrink about 6%. we just make out molds 6% larger.
Wow this is awesome. I never thought it was possible but you did it
Thank you very much. Use promo code "ACTIONBOX" for $400 if you are interested.
Interesting process! What is the shrink ratio of the parts? And is the shrinkage dimensionally stable?
This is awesome! Can't wait for the metal 3d printer!
Check out our video from last week on INJEKTO M and you will see our FDM style metal 3D printer. It's much better. video coming soon.
I'm impressed, Self sintered parts is a pretty groundbreaking development for Diy metal work, is copper the only material you're planning to release?
We are working on several other metals already including Silver, Bronze, and Iron based metals.
@@ActionBOX alum bronze please! then I can 3d print injection molds
0:55 simpler is not better. This is why fighter and airliner cockpits still run redundant tech from the 80s. It forgoes aesthetics for control.
This is insane yall creating the next Industrial Revolution and putting it on TH-cam!
Also I may be dumb but what is maste? Is it a mix of ceramic or plastic or just a slurry of copper particles or what?
As a maker, this opens up so many possibilities, I'm genuinely excited to try something like this
Thats awesome, Im glad you see the potential.
ABSOLUTLY AMAZING WOW I NEED THIS PLEASE
Pretty cool, look forward to your success.
Is there any shrinkage in the parts after putting it into the furnace?
Good day! Is there any chance there will be a public DIY version of Injekto?
Wow just imagine printing metal safely this is the coolest devise this year 100%
Thank you very much my friend
Do the parts shrink after you bake them in fusion mix?
This is simply AMAZING!
Thank you Billy, I appreciate that 😊
It's really good but does it have aluminum
OMG if this is true this could revolutionize 3d printing. Pouring metal into molds vs putting the ready parts into a crucible is a huge ass difference. I can do this in my shed. Heck wich a electric furnace i can do it indoors. We can literally put one of these inot an office along with the furnace. This could mean real desktop metal 3d printing.
The MASTE Product is blowing my mind. Now if you can only achieve something similar with cast iron you will go down in history as LEGENDARY.
[Cast Iron Gear Molding]
Dont worry, we are already working on that haha. Stay tuned.
Awesome. Been a subscriber for a while and just now became a member. Awesome setup. Starting a makerspace in my bfe town. I see an order for this in my near future. Awesome again
Thats awesome Steve, Welcome aboard 😃. We look forward to helping you with your launch and are more than happy to offer additional free MASTE and FUSION MIX to our community members.
Wow! Very interesting tool!
Another thing people can use for pickling or cleaning the oxides from the metal is sodium bisulfate pool acid. It works just the same as jeweler's pickling acid for a lot less money.
This is a pretty sick concept! Congrats!
Haha, I'm glad you like it! We've put a lot of work into it.
This is a much cooler use of the jewelry clay idea
1:56 happy halloween 🎃🎃🎃 + Congratulations on launching an amazing new product!
Thanks so much!!
i assume your material is coper powder plus flux. how do you get the copper powder? do you melt it and force it through a tiny hole?
Propably grinding, hammer mill or similar what only let less than millimetre parts do drop out.
Yo twins.. guys brah!!
Demolishing the big gangs duds out there!!
The power of young bood
That’s what we’re talking “
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Forget about patents and copyrights
They don’t gonna
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Genius at work”
Lol, thanks Max
at what temperature maste works? (both for injection and for sintering) what metal contains? have you mechanically tested the final result?
Id be curious on the shrink rate of the sintering process. Its trival to scale up though to make it work, just never even heard of it before this.
Can we see more 😊. Great invention, great tool. The negative forms are made from some kind of heat resisten silikone, or ? What temp in C they need to stand ? Asking , bekause of the idea making negatives with a 3d printer.
Yup, thanks for your inquiry. We will definitely be posting more videos soon.
Did you think about making copper molds for plastic injection molding?
very interesting idea. no I have not.
I know it sounds silly, but could I still use this model with plastic?
Hello from Iceland🖐🇮🇸. Brilliant mind, hope you move forward and upwards 👍
Hello my friend, Thank you very much for your support.
Do the parts shrink during the baking process?
Are there any other metals going to be available besides copper?
Thats amasting!
hahah, this made me laugh. took me a few times to read it before I got the joke though
😂
haha clever!
Sintering desktop version 10/10. I'm already looking forward to seeing the results with the Maste printer.
We think you are going to love the results.
Great product guys. This could come in extremely handy for short run projects!
Glad you like it! It's a game changer for prototypes.
Is maste stronger the carbon fiber glass filled nylon? For the 3d printed maste do you need a hardened steel nozzle?
this is really cool! My parts are only 17g of filament, so a mini (or even micro) injection kit is very welcomed!
Honestly really cool. I’ve been going down a rabbit hole of trying to find ways to make copper cookware at home, as buying it is so crazily expensive it’s mind boggling. Deep drawing is done commercially but isn’t really feasible for at home use. I wonder how much this could be scaled up and does the additives to the metal have any negative health effects? Really cool product and I’m glad I stumbled across this video and channel. Subbing for sure :)
Very interesting, how stable is the dimensional accuracy of the Maste pre/post firing? Also, how hot does it need to be to liquify for the molding process?
Very interesting metal injection system.
That's so cool, i could make so many parts with this
Very cool concept!
Has the fusion compound eliminated the need for vacuum sintering? What is the principle on which works?
Yes, it eliminates the need for the big vacuum furnace when using MASTE. it serves several functions that help the MASTE come together into a single pure metal piece.
will you be making precious metal Mastes ? this would be amazing for jewelers (like myself)
Yessir, it is in the works.
This could be really useful... I have some ideas...
We need to make these temperature sensor parts and I looked up metal 3d printing and casting. But wow this is it.
Haha, thank you. Feel free to reach out to us directly on our website (actionbox.ca) if you are interested in buying.
NEAT! Looks a lot easyer than using Art Clay - this is something I can envision using in the future
Holy!
That's awesome!
THis is amazing, I hope will have enough money soon to buy it.
Sure. Reach out to us for a discount if that helps 😃
Interesting. What kind of density is your maste able to achieve after sintering?
8grams per cubic cm.
Hello this is really amazing bro i just want to say to you bravo 🎉❤
I m a 21 years old men from tunisia and i really hope to win this ❤❤
Anything in aluminum or steel? Or just copper?
We have more metals coming soon.
neat tech. Hopefully I get one of these! p.s. i just subscribed!!!
Interesting idea. I think I saw something similar with 3D printing, but I cannot remember if it was SLA or FDM.
That is just plain cool
Is the metal 3d printer in this video lpbf?
is the MASTE temperature stable after the printing process?
Or is it necessary to support the material with the stabilizer, like in a mold?
Would be cool if you could print complex shapes in ABS, fill it with MASTE and then dissolve it with acetone. if MASTE were also acetone resistant.
😅
Is it?? 🤔
Is it possible to mix gold and silver powder with the maste to create for example 14k yellow gold maste?
What is the maximum amount of maste it will generate for a single project? Could you feed it continuously?
INJEKTO M can extrude 230 grams of this material in one shot. I’m not sure what you mean by feeding it continuously. Can you elaborate?
With 3d printing it may be challenging or not work at all because of cavities in print, no? Other metals are possible too?
Pure genius!
Great for safety and modularity, especially for farming. My only thought is that a tabletop furnace is too small for a two hour run, perfectly nice for the demo, but I would want a bigger furnace and batch larger for efficiency reasons (Seems Correct at least). Have you thought of an Industrial model? I'd push it. ;)
I love where this is going, good job!
Thank you, We appreciate it
Will there be more than just copper available as a metal?
Yes indeed! We are currently working on that. We have successfully made silver parts and are currently working on iron/steel. A future video will also demonstrate our testing with Titanium.
Do you know the density of the parts once cleaned?
@@ActionBOX How about aluminium ?
@@werewolf00000 No Aluminum will not be an option unfortunately.
@@trkoo It is upwards of 93% the density of pure molten copper.
Oh yea, now we're talking, great project!!!
Thanks Kyle. More to come as always.
This would be a great addition to my Digital Fabrication class I teach. Will other MASTE metals be offered in the future, like Brass and Silver?
Hi, that’s awesome, we offer educational discounts and have already sold to some schools. Yea we will offer silver maste soon as well as bronze. Feel free to reach out to us for the educational pricing.
Cheers,
Mike
So how consistent is the sintering?
Do you use the same sintering schedule for all parts?
Sintering is very consistent. The parts seem to shrink a very similar amount between batches.
@ I was more referring to the size of print or cast and different thicknesses in the same parts.
You guys are doing so many very interesting things!
Yeah, we are having a lot of fun with this one! We appreciate the kind words.
Wow, who would have thought metal parts could be made so easily! Maste sounds really cool and like it will have so many applications! Where can you get more material?
Thanks Jonah, Glad you like it and always love seeing your comments consistantly on our videos. You can always get more material directly from actionbox.ca or from our TH-cam store.
What metal is this?
@@trkoo The one demonstrated in the video is Copper. we are currently working on other materials as well.
You definitely work at this company lol
@@nonapplicable1013 no, unfortunately I'm not in Canada. I do love their products though!
very interesting, so once complete after the furnace is the part basically copper? Also would like to know if it is a good conductor ie resistance per inch with a given circular mill area. Anyone do any measurements as such?
yes it comes out as pure copper. The electrical properties will be similar to those of pure copper as well.
@@ActionBOX thanks for the quick response. Also wondering if it is printed as thin strips that would be used in electrical switch contacts similar to what is used in pinball machines where a thin 1/4 inch wide by say .100 thousands thick and 3 inch long piece, printed and oven cured would have the ability to be used as a spring loaded contact ?
How much do the part dimensions change after sintering?
Very cool. Definitely interested in the final result/ future improvements and the filament as well.
i think 3d print will outgrow filament to pellet hopper just making filament dont make any sense if you want to melt the thing its energy waste then is super moisture absorbant but a heated vice like in molded injection can provide super accurately
@ I agree but manufacturers probably find it profitable to stick to filament otherwise we would be using pellets more often. I do think this will happen eventually if pellet extruders continue to become popular.
Guess this is so cool keep up the work!
can I just hit the casting with a propane/air blowtorch to finish it?
No unfortunately that wont work. It has to be put into the furnace with the FUSION MIX
Are you planning to make maste in other metals, like iron or aluminum?
Yessir
1:55 OH NAH that metal be evil, it even smirked back at you 😂
hahah, nice
I so want one! Life changer!
Reach out on actionbox.ca we can help out.
This true Canadian innovation! ❤ Not o Ly you came up with a way to extrude you found the chemicals to be used as raw materials!
hahah ,thank you my friend.
What about shrinking ratio
Very impressive. Does the part shrink (much) during the final heating process in the crucible?
Hi, Yes the part shrinks about 6% which needs to be accounted for in the design. We just 3D print our molds 6% larger (before pouring the silicone into them)
@@ActionBOX many thanks
@@gbspikyfish absolutely.
@@ActionBOX this is exciting. Is it possible to calculate the shrinkage precisely enough to create precision parts? Like a spare part that fits?
@@NickSpirov Hmmm, interesting question. We have successfully made a bolt and a nut that threads on it (in a video that will come in the future) but I would need to know exactly what you have in mind to comment further.
Very impressive!
Wow , its amazing!
Glad you liked it!
I want to see a stress test between a traditional cast part, and one of these fankenparts.
wow this is great, is it just for casual uses or it can actually make high quality metal for industrial uses?
That really depends on your mold. If you make a professional mold then you can definitely use and sell the parts. I will make a followup video at some point about how we 3D print our cavity, then cast silicone into it which gives us really nice and complex silicone molds that this can be injected into. Hope that helps, and thanks for your support 😊
Hey super cool invention. I teach highschool chemistry and maker classes. I'm curious if you are able to mark the maste before putting in furance with a laser (CO2/diode/IR) it would be a cool project for each student to make a small coin and engrave it then put in furance. I see you can just scratch it from your video would something like a CNC or dremel work well? I get the feeling it might just crumble. Also i'm guessing the maste is copper metal? if so the parts are probably similar strength to copper metal correct?
Hi Michael, Great question. Yes you can use a laser but I would recommend a fiber laser instead of a CO2 laser, although by playing with the setting both could work. Yes you can definitely cast a block into a silicone mold and then carve away that block with a Dremel a CNC or by hand. It will not crumble away when it is a large block. The final parts are pure copper, so you can assume all of the same properties for MASTE once it is cured.
We can offer educational discounts, just reach out.
Cheers,
Dave
Amazing !
can the final part be used as a plastic injection mold?
Will it be possible, before purchase, to know the temperature required for heating the oven? Can I access a potter's kiln so ...
Thanks !
Email us and we can help you out with all your questions.
Amazing work, will be buying this at some point when finances allow
Awesome, Looking forward to your order.
will you make maste for high grade industrial metals like steel , titanium or even tungsten ?
Already working on it 😉
This looks pretty sweet. What precision levels are you getting for parts post-sintering? Also, are you planning to set up an EU based distrubtion mechanism?
there is shrinkage of around 6% so we just scale our designs up by 6% and the parts come out pretty good. We currently sell to the EU directly. you can place the order directly from actionbox.ca