Hobby injection molding
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Hobby injection molding machines, also known as benchtop injectors, hold molds on a smaller scale.
Description
Benchtop injectors have become more common as inexpensive CNC milling machines have reduced the cost of producing molds in a home workshop.
In hobby injectors injection pressure is generated manually by the operator, with a lever or gear translating the operator's effort to the required pressure.
The most common hobby injection machine uses a handle to press down with. This enables the user to generate roughly 250 pounds-force (1.1 kN) of downward force, through the use of leverage.
Materials
Polyethylene (both LDPE and HDPE), polypropylene, and polystyrene (including HIPS) have all been used successfully with lever-actuated benchtop injectors.
See also
- High-density polyethylene
- Injection molding
- Low-density polyethylene
- Computer numerical control (CNC)
External links
- Hobby injection molding @ Wikipedia
