Experimenting with Budget Injection Molds

A series of experiments in making cheap molds for an injection molding machine to avoid CNC milling costs

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24.02.26 - 24.03.05
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*Made for the sake of making.
Evan Monsma

[Miscast]

I had good feelings for that epoxy putty, glad it worked!

[ronin]

I don't speak English but with your slow and calm way of speaking I can understand something! Thanks Evan for what you do, almost 20k well deserved!! Support from Italy🇮🇹

[_IanOfEarth]

well, i thought i was done watching YouTube for the evening. i was wrong.

[HunterLikesCameras]

There’s something so beautiful about watching someone creating with such apparent passion. Thanks Evan

[yert]

Ok, this has absolutely made injection molding seem so much more attainable for me

[jmzcolton]

This is excellent work, even more so that a lot of it is improvised with available materials.

I have to recommend Robert Tolone here on YouTube for learning more about mold making and casting. He's the absolute best for techniques and materials and I've learned so much from him. His approach would be to make one large silicone mold to produce a dozen or more pieces at once.

[themat]

I stumbled upon your channel with the Will Osman handle, and I'm so happy that I did. Your visual style and storytelling is distinct and relaxing, differentiating your channel completely to most stuff out there, and I'm here for it. Thank you for pouring your heart and soul into your projects and the videos about them. It's very inspiring to see all the upcycled and repurposed bits and materials :)

[SugarGlider]

Keep in mind that you're breaking bonds when you recycle plastic; if you get some virgin beads to mix into your recycling it will probably help quality.

[cdigames]

I still think the most underrated thing about this channel is the amazing music. I feel so lucky that YouTube not only pushed some of your videos my way, but that you are someone who wants to share creativity with the world. Keep being awesome.

[muniz]

man its amazing to see your injection setup and the will your putting into those props, i kid you not when i say you are an inspiration, making for the sake of making is the greatest motivation a creator can have (imo) and i really apreciate you and your content, amazing filmography and editing, love you color grading its so cozy, im really happy i found you

[JnnyTheJw]

Awesome video! Short, sweet straight to the point. The Crafsman tested using 3D printed resin for injection molds, which also seemed to work pretty well! I imagine if you wanted to make a mold of a physical object you had, you could scan it into an .stl file and make the mold from that, but it would lose all of the surface texture of the original sculpt.

[LindonSlaght]

You should leave easter eggs for future videos in the bokeh. You don't have to I just think it would be engaging. Cool molds 😎the last frame is pure art. So satisfying.

[chosenstatus]

Fuck yeah dude. Best channel I've found yet. It's like you're doing stuff that's inside my head---shit I've thought of doing but haven't bothered. Thanks for sharing Evan.

[watchthelight]

I hope the world recognizes your effort and rewards you with resources so you can keep this up :) We need more people like you, especially in YouTube.

By the way, what mic are you using?

[alexbergen]

The Copilot pieces are shiny now!!!! 👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏

[theabactor]

Keep up the videos, Im excited to see what you keep bringing us

[bigkamo]

I've just discovered your channel today and started looking through a few videos and have really enjoyed them. Good to see you making your own things!
I look forward to seeing more in the future.

[bwinston]

Great video!! Really enjoying this dive, always been on the fence about injection moulding but this is swaying me

[NoNameAvailable]

Great to see you pumped Evan. Good luck with the move!

[chucknology_]

Casting a mold out of epoxy is pretty dope.