[sdiy] Injection molding and stuff

[Paul Maddox]

Bert,

We did something similar at school, we even tried several different
methoids.
Depending on how thick the plastic is.

if its this then vacuum forming works well, you can make your own jig easy
enough out of blocks of wood and a hoover.

If its thicker then you can get plastic that is designed to be heated, then
shaped and left to cool.
Again, make a jig with some wood, heat it, put it in the Jig and let it cool
for an hour or so.

Paul


----- Original Message -----
From: "Bert Schiettecatte" <bschiett at etro.vub.ac.be>
To: <synth-diy at dropmix.xs4all.nl>
Sent: Thursday, August 12, 2004 10:00 PM
Subject: [sdiy] Injection molding and stuff


> Hi All,
>
> I know this is not strictly synth DIY but it is DIY! :-) I'm trying to
> figure out an easy way to make 5cm x 5cm x 2cm hollow boxes made of
> clear plastic .. I need about 20 of those so I'm not really keen on
> buying acrylic sheets, cutting them and glueing.. So I thought about
> creating a metal mold somehow and then pouring plastic into the mold.
> Any ideas on this? I'm not very good at shop skills and stuff but
> willing to learn.
>
> Thanks!
> bert
>
>