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Injection molding molds have precision requirements well beyond any 3d printing. They're very expensive for that reason. It's hard even for precision machining
by frognumber 3y ago
Injection molding molds have precision requirements well beyond any 3d printing.
They're very expensive for that reason. It's hard even for precision machining.
- naasking 3y agoYou can print molds that you literally cannot machine.
- numpad0 3y agoBut how do you get the product out!?
- lazide 3y agoYou break the mold
- frognumber 3y agoFor injection molding? Or other types of molding? Injection molding processes I've seen have super-tight tolerances. Something like plaster or sandcasting do not.