First time INJECTION MOLDING! | Bench-top plastic injection molding. 

It's exciting! Now when I go to the grocery store, I'm flipping over bottles and containers to see which plastic it's made of. :) And the Precious Plastic stuff is a great resource! I'm using some of their info right now to set up a simple air filtering system for my shop.

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Took me a minute on that one. Then I remember, "No, THAT'S a knife."

I was hoping somebody would get it. Probably not my best joke so far, but I said there's GOTTA be another Crocodile Dundee fan out there. :)

@@TheCrafsMan Ha~ I don't think many people got it, I thought it was really funny! I wonder how many I've missed or have gone over my head in your past videos. Love ya!

My man, thank you! But I hope some more reasons to smile start trickling in. :) You've been a big encouragement to me.

I appreciate this so much. There's the argument that since "designer figures" are sold to people over 14 (to bypass the Consumer Product Safety certification) that they won't be played with, and strength shouldn't be that important. But even if it's never taken out of the package, I still really like the idea of a figure being as TOUGH as possible. :)

@@TheCrafsMan youve got the attitude of a true craftsman. those others are just making excuses for producing low quality product. they take no pride in their work.

Most definitely not! These videos have the same effect on myself as well.

When I found the Crafsman about a month ago, I binged all the videos. When I'm super anxious, I watch a video.

I don't understand a word he is saying,but it calms me.

Elio Vittore nope ☺️

nope, these videos are a medicine

Free range chicken Gundam!

@@lukasketner It's even better: ABS Free Range Chicken Gundam!

PET is known to be hard to work with, but I'd enjoy seeing him try anyway :)

By that I mean.. as much as I know about plastics from Precious Plastic, I think only Crafsman would be able to explain the properties of PET as a craft material in a way that I would understand. Maybe he'd find a clever way to work around the heat problem!

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I've added it to my list. Thank y'all! :D Wonder if we can make a robot from a milk jug. Probably! :D

Congratulations to y'all on the shop! :D This is a bigtime encouraging comment to me. THANK YOU for that! Wishing you guys the best with your business!

You are 100% right about the mold stop. Plastic knob end should go to the outside, metal to the inside (touching the mold). It hasn't caused any issues, but it is COMPLETELY backwards. (Well, it WAS... in the video. Fixed now.) Can't believe I even set it up that way. I'm going to pin your comment for educational purposes. Thank you! :)

@@TheCrafsMan +1 for the plastics vid!

@@TheCrafsMan Loving your videos (I just subbed), and how you say sweet stuff about your wife at the end of each video :). I'm also an artist/toy maker, and I'm considering investing my stimulus checks into an injection mold setup since art is my living (been casting with resin since 2008)...the main thing holding me back is I am hoping to find a slightly larger machine, but mainly I want a affordable way I know will work well for creating the molds. I know you're planning on releasing a video on creating the silicone mold for inside the metal mold frame...but do you mind telling me if you're having any issues with the cast pieces being warped from the pressure of the injector? I am really eager to get one of these, and I'm trying to find out more about the possibility of doing silicone molds. Thanks for your time, and the awesome videos, you're a sweetheart! This is my Instagram if you'd like to see my art toys and sculpts in progress :) instagram.com/meadowknightcreations/ .

@@angelapileggi6031 Hello there! I really like how you're thinking. I completely understand the desire to go for a larger shot size. (If you're feeling very adventurous, you can look at the designs used by Precious Plastics and them. Fairly LARGE parts are possible with that setup.) As far as the silicone mold, I'm editing that video now and I can say that, even with Mold Star (not designed for heat), I've had repeated success. The possible down-side (and it's different for each mold - chunky vs. thin parts) is the hold-down time is extended, to keep pressure against the object while it cools. Cooling may take longer (silicone vs. metal) and melted plastic will want to come back out the top. Not a huge issue. BUT, I'm also going to mention in the video - and will tell you now - that things like Mold Max 60 (more firm, withstands over 500 degree heat) or high-heat EPOXY... probably even better! :) I appreciate your kind words, and I sincerely hope this information is helpful to you in your upcoming (ad)ventures! :D

@@TheCrafsMan Thank you so much, that's a huge help :D! I have been contacting a bunch of people left and right, and contacted Reynold's Advanced materials where I get my molding and casting supplies, and they suggested the Mold Max 60 as well! That is super encouraging that you've been having success :). Having to have a little more cool down time is not too bad of a thing, it's still gotta be way faster than the resin slinging we do. I will look into Precious Plastics too and see what they're up to, or if there's anything they have within my budget if they're selling equipment, thanks for the lead! And thanks for the friend request on FB :).

You can get them with literally anything in now-a-days. I'm surprised someone hasn't proposed by putting the ring inside one.

​@@Fractus lol probably cause it is too expensive, but you could probably get one in a chonky d20. Most people hand making dice out there spend very little on actual material, most of them even use entry level cheap resin.

Don't dice have to go through a special process to ensure even weight distribution to remove bias? That might only be casino dice, but I was under the impression all dice were

Steam-Powered Fox no. It isn’t crucial for gaming dice. Real money isn’t really won or lost with them. There are tons of dice production outfits, most of which use injection molding.

@@SteamPoweredFox That's a big fat no. Casino dice are made to insanely exacting standards, and have to be as close to perfectly fair as possible. That's why they cost so much despite being machine made. Tabletop gaming dice just have to be "close enough". Most major manufacturers even put out dice where you can find uneven faces, or very small air bubbles, fairly often.

So glad to hear it, Graham! :D Thank you for watching!

My man...don't forget Jim Henson. 👊😉