DIY Roto-molding machine

This is an at-home roto-molding machine I whipped up in about 3 hours one night.

To build one like it you will need:

-About 20 dollars worth of Fisher Price Construx from ebay
-A drill (DeWalt's fit nicely, but anything should work)
-A few wood screws to hold down the Construx
-A piece of scrap wood

For my casting material I like using Alumilite and Polytek resins, they are both REALLY easy to work with and fairly cheap. Any RTV resin should work well as long as it has a short set time.

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[mattybarbrey]

similar to what i work with but mine is on a much bigger scale lol

[mattybarbrey]

@GGmacD that what i do for a living

[chucks970]

is that thing made of legos? just asking.

[luistpuig]

Productivity is a result of Efficiency, and not energy efficiency like some are talking right now, but COMPLETE Efficiency...if you don't know the Baselines of your business how can you improve it?... if your Equipment isn't kept and operated properly how can you depend on it?...if your organization has no effective worker’s communication & training how can you get people to do the right things?...get it? Process, Equipment, Personnel, the core elements... get the Industrial Efficiency Triangle.

[GGmacD]

pure genius... thanks a million! now to build one big enough to rotomold a sea kayak! haha... wish me luck!

[rsqyou]

Quite clever and demonstrative.

Suitable as a classroom tool

[insylem]

There is a set of construx that comes with a drive motor. Hell used that instead of the Dewalt

[xINVISIGOTHx]

HOLY S*** !

[davetileguy]

AWSOME! don't pay attention to the moron's.