I tried Injection Molding using a 3D Printer!

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At https://www.kiwico.com/cnc and code CNC, you'll get 50% off your first month of KiwiCo's monthly subscription! I wanted to find out if I can use a 3D printer as an injection molding machine. I printed molds using resin and then injected the molten plastic using a hotend. But how well did it work, what are the limitations and what could this method be useful for? Let's find out more! Check out our *CNC Kitchen products* at https://cnckitchen.store/ or at our global resellers https://www.cnckitchen.com/reseller Volcano Adapters V3: https://cnckitchen.store/de/collections/volcano-adapters Formlabs Form 4 (affiliate): https://geni.us/kcc4wlA Formlabs Rigid 10k Resin (affiliate): https://geni.us/6nEl Prusa MK4 (affiliate): https://geni.us/CNCKPrusa Takoto He50: https://www.advanced3dprinters.com/products/takoto-he50 💚 Support me 🙏 Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/cnckitchen Join as a YouTube member! Shop at Matterhackers(US): http://www.matterhackers.com/?aff=7479 Buy a Bambu Lab printer 🐼: https://geni.us/BambuP1S Buy a Prusa printer: https://geni.us/CNCKPrusa Shop at SliceEngineering: https://www.sliceengineering.com?p=rJPWEcsm_ Shop at 3DJake(EU): https://geni.us/zHvnB PayPal: https://www.paypal.me/CNCKitchen 🎙Check out my Podcast with Thomas Sanladerer: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCzUgJrG-w_KQexroYkJR9XQ Follow me on Twitter: https://twitter.com/cnc_kitchen Follow me on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/cnckitchenyt/ *Chapters* 00:00 Introduction 01:11 Making a Mold 04:25 Sponsor 05:48 1st Attempt: PLA 07:31 High-Speed PLA 08:30 Why all of this? 09:42 Mold Pre-Heating 11:53 Switching Printers 15:25 Injection Molding with TPU 16:08 Building the Über-Extruder 17:39 Summary #3Dprinting #DIY #injectionmolding DISCLAIMER: Part of this video was sponsored by KiwiCo. FTC Disclaimer: A percentage of sales is made through Affiliate links