The next project that's on the bench clearing todo list, is this Travin TP1 injection moulding machine that I bought on a whim on eBay for a pretty good price several years ago.
The main reason it's not progressed, is I've struggled to think of an actual use for it, however several ideas have surfaced, plus combined with my current (un)employed status, means I have time to work on some of mydaft brilliant ideas.
Key issues with it, are no air pressure regulator, no safety guard, the hopper is there but the feed assembly/handle are missing, and the various end stops are missing.
I have spent the past couple days looking at what information I have regarding the moulds, which is where my post of a CAD model in another thread comes in-
This is a model of their original T1 mould for ejection through the cavity, created from the diagrams in the manual they sent me several years ago.
However their latest version has done away with the 4 tubular supports, using 2 bits of flat bar instead, and uses clamp bars for mounting to the vice.
I could purchase a pre-made blank mould, but when you have a CNC milling machine and spare time, making the complete assembly is more appealing.
They also detail a T2 mould, which is for plate ejection.
T1 there is pin(s) mounted on the moving plates that push the parts out when opened for solid parts, whereas T2 the mould cavity moves so you can slide parts of pin(s) protruding into the mould cavity.
For a first mould, I have no intention of going that complex, but I wanted to model the assembly for future use.
The main reason it's not progressed, is I've struggled to think of an actual use for it, however several ideas have surfaced, plus combined with my current (un)employed status, means I have time to work on some of my
Key issues with it, are no air pressure regulator, no safety guard, the hopper is there but the feed assembly/handle are missing, and the various end stops are missing.
I have spent the past couple days looking at what information I have regarding the moulds, which is where my post of a CAD model in another thread comes in-
This is a model of their original T1 mould for ejection through the cavity, created from the diagrams in the manual they sent me several years ago.
However their latest version has done away with the 4 tubular supports, using 2 bits of flat bar instead, and uses clamp bars for mounting to the vice.
I could purchase a pre-made blank mould, but when you have a CNC milling machine and spare time, making the complete assembly is more appealing.
They also detail a T2 mould, which is for plate ejection.
T1 there is pin(s) mounted on the moving plates that push the parts out when opened for solid parts, whereas T2 the mould cavity moves so you can slide parts of pin(s) protruding into the mould cavity.
For a first mould, I have no intention of going that complex, but I wanted to model the assembly for future use.