It's been a little while, so I wanted to give an update. I've created two test molds so far for one of the outer parts. I was able to fill the first one with my machine, which is good news. But I did identify a few things I wanted to change to make the part a little easier to mold with my small machine. The second test molds was to test out gate locations for filling the mold. I was given some advice on how to do it correctly, as it had been pointed out to me that I was doing it the wrong way. Well, what they said would be true if I had a much bigger injection molding machine. But it certainly isn't true for the small machine I have. The way I was doing it is correct for my machine. Good to know.
The next step is for me to start making some production molds. I was about ready to start on that, but then broke my leg while playing soccer (grrrr). So it will probably be a few weeks before I can get back into the shop. In any event, I've been documenting the process with YouTube videos, which you can find here:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=viwbxM6 ... EN45oEwj7z
I was also schedule to pick up a 30-year old machine today (postponed) that has much more clamping force, and therefore will have no problems at all making these parts. I'm really excited about getting back to it.
