I think small[er] scale injection molding has a ton of potential for local/recycled/lower volume projects that 3d printing isn't necessarily suited for. Brother

I think small[er] scale injection molding has a ton of potential for local/recycled/lower volume projects that 3d printing isn't necessarily suited for. Brothersmakes [1] sells recycled plastic combs and more using a similar process, products that really wouldn't work well with any modern 3d printer. I've seen similar projects for disc golf discs as well from TrashPanda. [2] The market for hyper-local small scale products is growing, and I think downscaling injection molding fits in well to this. I could order a custom steel mold (that I've designed) from a machine shop for a few hundred bucks, and with an injection machine and a supply of some plastics, conceivably make a few thousands parts on a relatively short time scale, with minimal manual labor. [1] https://www.brothersmake.com https://www.brothersmake.com [2] https://youtube.com/@TrashPandaDiscGolf?si=LWdw3gV9rtNQdlUD https://youtube.com/@TrashPandaDiscGolf?si=LWdw3gV9rtNQdlUD