Hi Karl, this video is so helpful for new users! is there a downloadable 3D printed mold template for the two insert halves that come with hole locations, factored gap space for the silicone film, etc that fit your mold design? Thank you!
3D printed molds are very practical. You need to have a very high end printer to get good details, However, they get very brittle so fast. After 100 cycles, they get really brittle and takes much longer to cool down compared to aluminum molds.
Interesting vid! Did you find any differences between Stratasys, FormLabs and ASIGA molds? Did they need any additional work besides printing? Which turned out best?
Asiga and MarkForged are the best by far. But we still encourage people to use a small CNC machine for aluminum machining to make their own molds. It is much cost effective and the final products are NOT just a prototype. They are real parts.
how deep can a part be? I realize there is a gram limit on part volume but curious how deep a part can be. seems like those jaws can open pretty wide. thanks
For the 3D printed insert molds, the depth is very limited for several reasons. First, the 3D printed material takes much longer time to cool down. Second, that causes to limit the thickness of the part. And finally, the base molds eat up some space out of the available volume. Basically a typical part would be a flat shape geometry for 3D printed insert molds.
@@APSXLLCUA-camChannel thank you for answering the 3D printed molds question. sorry to follow up with another question, but i am also curious about max depth for 100% aluminum molds. thanks
upto 100 max. But we still encourage people to use a small CNC machine for aluminum machining to make their own molds. It is much cost effective and the final products are NOT just a prototype. They are real parts.
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at this very moment I am on designing my first 3d printed mould for my APSX :) Keep your fingers crossed for me!
You can do it!
Hi Karl, this video is so helpful for new users! is there a downloadable 3D printed mold template for the two insert halves that come with hole locations, factored gap space for the silicone film, etc that fit your mold design? Thank you!
Hi there. The drawings are available here: www.apsx.com/3d-printed-insert-mold-holder-for-apsx-pim
should I put the silicon pad only on one side or both?
Only one side.
What are the limitations of 3D printed molds? I'd like to understand how complex they can be before I need to use metal.
3D printed molds are very practical. You need to have a very high end printer to get good details, However, they get very brittle so fast. After 100 cycles, they get really brittle and takes much longer to cool down compared to aluminum molds.
Awesome machine! What kind of resins did you try? How high a temp can you inject at?
Please go to our website and see the type of materials listed there. The machine has 300C max barrel temp setting.
Interesting vid! Did you find any differences between Stratasys, FormLabs and ASIGA molds? Did they need any additional work besides printing? Which turned out best?
Asiga and MarkForged are the best by far. But we still encourage people to use a small CNC machine for aluminum machining to make their own molds. It is much cost effective and the final products are NOT just a prototype. They are real parts.
what's the maximum volume of plastic you can inject?
Max shot capacity is 30 cu-cm.
how deep can a part be? I realize there is a gram limit on part volume but curious how deep a part can be. seems like those jaws can open pretty wide. thanks
For the 3D printed insert molds, the depth is very limited for several reasons. First, the 3D printed material takes much longer time to cool down. Second, that causes to limit the thickness of the part. And finally, the base molds eat up some space out of the available volume. Basically a typical part would be a flat shape geometry for 3D printed insert molds.
@@APSXLLCUA-camChannel thank you for answering the 3D printed molds question. sorry to follow up with another question, but i am also curious about max depth for 100% aluminum molds. thanks
Nice video! I am really interested in getting more information about 3D printed injection molds. How many parts could you inject with each mold?
upto 100 max. But we still encourage people to use a small CNC machine for aluminum machining to make their own molds. It is much cost effective and the final products are NOT just a prototype. They are real parts.
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@@APSXLLCUA-camChannel want a plastic injection machine be greater than that in the video
@@APSXLLCUA-camChannel I want to produce a circular plastic piece of 10 cm diameter ... do you have?
@@APSXLLCUA-camChannel How much is the price of the machine and is it new or used and how big is it?
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