Gingery injection molding attachment for a drill press (making of)

An overview of the making of a Gingery injection molding attachment for a drill press. A gingery lathe and Sieg X3 mill were used to make the parts.
(this is the first of to videos. The second video shows the injection molding process) Thanks to http://coppertunes.com for the background music!

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• Gingery
• plastic
• injection
• molding
• lathe
• X3
• mill
• milling
• machine
• home
• made
• homemade
• diy

[BSAMP12]

I'm making an injection molder too and was wondering how you wired up your box. I have my heater core and frame done for a drill press. As well I have my PID controller, thermocouple, and cartridge heater. I'm curious as to the wiring schematics of your set up and if you used a SSR. Great work!

[scorch1974]

@BSAMP12 I didn't use an SSR. My PID controller has a built in mechanical relay. If it ever wears out I will deal with it then.

[kenmorto]

Great video! Where did you get the heating elements from? How did you know the flow temps of the various plastics? Great concepts!

[scorch1974]

@kenmorto I got the heating elements from McMasterCarr. The book from Gingery publishing has all the details and recommended temperatures. Temperatures can also be found around the web if you search enough. When I started I dug some up to compare to the numbers in the book.

[kenmorto]

A cheaper version could probably be made by using a simple dimmer switch. Just food for thought out there! And incase Scorch's relay ever burns.

[kenmorto]

@scorch1974 Thanks scorch! Great Vid by the way...

[richardarichter123]

@scorch1974 ok thanks alot for the feedback

[scorch1974]

@richardarichter123 With the power vent the fumes are not an issue. It doesn't take much to get rid of them. I used a cooling fan from an old microwave oven and some standard 5 inch ducting to blow the fumes out the door. My vent setup is shown in my "Pen Cap Connector Injection Molding (complex mold)" video.

[richardarichter123]

@scorch1974 how is it with the power vent used used fiberglass rthat stuff is pretty bad,thinking doing some molding

thanks

[scorch1974]

@richardarichter123 The short answer is yes it smells. It is not terrible but I wouldn't do molding inside of my house. (I have it in the garage) Recently I built a box around my molder and have it power vented to the outside.