Injection Molding Die Part 2- Job Completion

[@TheFabricatorSeries]

The best thing about sending work your way is that even if this prototype doesn't work as intended, I still have a master crafted part to drool over. This part is so satisfying to snap together in my hands. Thanks again for always killin' it!

[@firstnamelastname-th2ju]

do we get to see what it does on your channel?

[@TheFabricatorSeries]

@@firstnamelastname-th2ju I'm sure I'll make some kind of video on it if it works.

[@TheUncleRuckus]

There he is lol

[@frfrpr]

Started watching KZbin about 5 years ago and this has always been a class act. You can't beat filming this good.

[@gmwally4537]

Hey Adam, glad to see you're ok after the storms. I hope you're family are all ok.

[@G0m3rPy13]

Wow those are some nice fits. Nice and snug without locking up with each other. The true skill is finding snug but not too tight. For those complaining about them remember this is a injection mold die NOT a jet engine part with thousands of lifes depending on it. Adom could get it that fine but he KNOWS there is no reason to take the time to do it.

[@dralexmclean]

Just damn good basic "How To" videos, I love your stuff

[@willgallatin2802]

3:30 Booth a plexiglass chuck shield helps that issue quite a lot.

[@jacksoncroyce6063]

I love all the different camera angles, the videos you make are very educational and also relaxing.

[@RobertGracie]

Yet another master class lesson from Adam, keep these coming!!

[@blackout7615]

Adam has some of the most enjoyable content. Great learning opportunities.

[@waikanaebeach]

Adam’s classic understatement, the fit is pretty good, no is excellent by any other measure!

[@standorf958]

You're the best teacher on the internet! Glad to see things growing for you with the new shop. (Kind of miss the sirens though.) Keep it up. Love the one-off stuff. Thanks.

[@RicksterX-92fs]

Such great precision done on manual equipment. There are those out there who don’t believe this is possible unless a robot does it.

[@AmiPurple]

Always a joy to watch, thank you Adam for putting this on youtube

[@andreabennett]

Nice, Adam! I really enjoy the manual machining videos. ☺

[@angelramos-2005]

Beautiful work,Adam and ready to go for a good use.Thank you.

[@phildegruy9295]

Get a sheet of Lexan and bend it to make a one piece removable splash guard to fit over the work area that will contain the coolant splash when using coolant. Lexan is easy to bend into shape with a heat gun or careful use of a propane torch. It is also impact resistant, generally bending instead of shattering in case of tool breakage making it suitable for a splash shield on the lathe.

[@CothranMike]

Also known as bulletproof glass .

[@LifcoHydraulics]

Plans, drawings and measuring. Nothing we love better!!! :)

[@ericsandberg3167]

Perfect type of job for that nice PM lathe.

[@life.is.to.short1414]

Love it when you tell us your feeds and speeds.. 👍

[@majorp6084]

such a pretty piece to have a scratch on it bummer. great job abom another fun video!

[@CaptainHook-j7u]

Micro 100 is in my hometown. I might be a bit biased but some of their carbide end mills work fantastic for my wood working projects. Different tolerances but very durable.

[@harlanmartin9964]

very cool parts, and drawings....nice!

[@angellopezbarroso7759]

MUY BIEN HERMANO! NADA MEJOR QUE UN TORNO MANUAL PARA DIVERTIRSE Y DISFRUTAR!!

[@michaelmurray3422]

Very Nice looking job. Well planed and great presentation.

[@johnboytrue]

Thank you for the video! Love it as always.

[@simonbarringer3415]

I just love all the gauges you have ❤

[@gregoryaul2005]

Great work Adam looks good

[@danorton7057]

Those chuck guards everyone seems to immediately remove are excellent at stopping coolant spraying off the chuck jaws

[@WaltJubal]

That split screen during the 1.25 drill process was nice.

[@TedRoza]

G'day Adam. Thanks for taking us through this precision process on the lathe. Just shows not everything has to be done on CNC. Well done. Ted

[@kendallvalverde7964]

Beautiful work

[@ПетрКурнев]

Well done ! 💥

[@garychaiken808]

Great job. Thank you 😊

[@frankdoner8402]

Fine job Adam

[@peterlee8982]

Great work ❤

[@demonknight7965]

Need tight tolerance's? ABom to tge rescue 😂

[@omaristephens2143]

@31:57 that's an amazing shot, with the shutter speed nearly synced up with the chuck rotation 👌🏽👌🏽👌🏽

[@MrScotty600]

always entertaining Abom nice job

[@Leroys_Stuff]

Looks really nice

[@carlbyington5185]

Friken Watch maker !!!! Excellent !!!

[@mfc4591]

Nice job Adam. Have a good week end

[@bdove7939]

Pretty slick. Very nicely done.

[@johnlee8231]

Did you and Abby weather the storms okay?

[@bernardwill7196]

Adam I hope you have no great impacts from the hurricane.

[@michaelkunzler9705]

Adam, you can build a removable shield where the coolant can't get over everything.

[@thor4038]

Hi Adam love your work and vids I've learn a lot do to you thank you but there is one thing iv been wondering a bout is pricing if you could would you talk about or explain how pricing is done and how you evaluate parts mostly small parts for manual thank you Adam for all you do your major in my learning

[@CothranMike]

Thor4038, Job shop pricing is not what he is here to show or teach. Try a junior college or talk to a local machine shop. Competitive pricing is an art form as well as a job practice, standard pricing is even more difficult for most to understand. Any accounting firm would tell you to calculate your price per hour first, then figure how long it will take you to do something, this sounds easy but it's not, good luck now.

[@jamesworsham125]

Max, at Swan Valley down under called Anchor Lube “Alien love potion” LMAO

[@enzogatto8029]

a very simple lathe tool for truing thin disks put a bearing on a shaft mount in tool post and rub bearing against part with chuck not to tight. it will push the part in until true

[@tsmartin]

He could have avoided that by not cutting the disc of the stock in the first place. All the features could have been machined and then parted off the correct width.

[@marley589]

​@@tsmartinyes absolutely, started the job with a mistake on the saw and the rest went downhill from there

[@paulmace7910]

Manual machining is great for hobby level work. The nice part about CNC for these one-off parts is the ability to use conversational programming to speed things up. It would be interesting if you could learn conversational for your CNC machines rather than having to do the whole CAD and CAM process. I think that would be an interesting journey for us to watch. The other channels do some amazing work but don’t show the details. JMHO.

[@snappingbear]

Adam has already done a video or two demonstrating conversational programing.

[@marley589]

One was copied and made the part in a tenth of the time.

[@Jay-lg7zb]

Abom you are a great machinist.

[@troglokev]

Correct me if I’m wrong, but I didn’t see any draft angle on that?

[@Panzax1]

It's probably some kind of rubber that will be made in there since it's a bushing. Will probably come out with no draft.

[@nophead]

Doesn't the plastic shrink when it cools? Might get stuck on the central pillar though.

[@Panzax1]

@@nophead God point. Hopefully they have thought of that. If not: Make new die :)

[@carlbyington5185]

That last fixture plate with the attachments, are like an erector set.

[@daviddyer7743]

How are you going to get the part out without some draft?

[@stephano6793]

3:00 Shield. Like a tire balancer. Magnetic.

[@tommyj7087]

What's the green goo @29:36? Never mind. 🙂

[@falksweden]

A nice thing would be to imprint a logo/brand and item number in the die cap with the CNC. That'll look good on the finished bushings.

[@Ryan_Lundy]

I dont know if you ever work with other machine shops but i just started a small machine shop in Northwest Missouri. We have a Brother Speedio and are setup for production type runs. We would be happy to help you out.

[@mrkevinp70]

Turn scratch into an A ?

[@CatNolara]

Hmmm, I see that you chamfer everything as many machinists are used to. But thinking about how this will be used as an injection mold, won't the chamfers result in burrs on the produced parts later? Seems to me like a case where you want only tiniest possible chamfers on the edges that are on the inside of the chamber. Oh, and to square up thin stock there's a trick with a roller bearing on a piece of steel in a toolholder that you can gently press against the workpiece as it's spinning. Can't have it chucked too tight for this of course, gotta gronk on it again after it's aligned. Wonder what good ways there are to align a piece on the backside tho without that spider, that's not as trivial.

[@seabreezecoffeeroasters7994]

Poly-Urethane bushings/blanks is what the mold is most likely heading for rather than Rigid Plastics (or you would need to add some draft). You get 1-3% of shrinkage typically so an edge break while you might see it won't be in the way in use.

[@ronnydowdy7432]

It's a prototype mold. The desired outcome results may not be what the buyer will expect or want. That being said is because of the plastics that are injected into this mold may have too much shrinkage or the type plastic may not be clear enough ect.. In order words another mold may need to be made to get the desired size. Adam did a great job with this project and I hope someone has learned something about the way a small injection mold is made and the tolerances that are involved.

[@petermartinez5573]

Maybe make yourself a plexiglass shield that can be held in place with a couple mag bases.

[@ljackson8220]

Nice. The 1st time it us used it will get more scratches

[@jamest.5001]

3:27 , make a little plexiglass and sheet metal shield that clamps to the back of the lathe With springs to keep it locked either up or down. A bit of 1/16" or 1/8" steel or aluminum with a 1/4"-1/2" x 1" flat bar, bent on a arc about 14-18" radius. Long enough to cover the chuck from about 3 o'clock counter wise to about 7 o'clock. Where ever it will reach to drip in to the drip pan. Heat the plexiglass enough to bend it to bolt to the sheet metal. Or just use sheet metal. Using 1" box tube to make the arm and hinge with a spring to hold it up and down maybe weld stops to keep it in place. Maybe mount it on a pair of 1/2" round bars. So it can slide to where the business is happening! With the round bars welded to a couple pieces of angle about 4" long, of 2" angle. The length what ever is commonly used on the lathe. Maybe 24"bars drill holes in the 1' box tube to slide over the bars , allowing any position over 24" sending drips into the chip drip tray. Just an idea, maybe add coolant nozzles to the shield and make them and sell them . I'm Shure no one likes the mess, and want the tools to last long as possible! ✌️

[@Dutchamp]

Adam, holding coolant in the machine not on the floor. i use a steal plate, its welded on a flat bar on one side on the bottem. when i want to drill i place the steal plate with the bar into a toolholder, and the toolholder on to the toolfixture. so the rain of coolant will splash againsted the plate and keep it in the machine. very easy and for drilling perfect.

[@silasmarner7586]

bottem?

[@tsmartin]

@@silasmarner7586 Steal ... againsted ?

[@CothranMike]

Yes, this comment does look like someone to whom English is a second language. Imagine what our posts, if done in our head would look like in their language... have a heart or are mistakes an opportunity for heckling? If it is an English speaker then still, why heckle the drop out of third grade, there was a reason I'm sure.

[@patrickgrochowy]

Shouldn't there be a security-hood that also serves as a splashguard for such a modern lathe?

[@billsimpson604]

They make it harder to see what you are doing and get in the way for tool changes and measurement checks. But they are probably available for it. The video quality would be poor because of contamination and light reflections.

[@patrickgrochowy]

@@billsimpson604 I meant one that's on some kind of hinge, so it can be swiveled out of the way

[@tates11]

Hoping that the accurately bored hole in the cap would remain concentric and aligned when you turned it around. Big rookie error, you always cut features that need to be concentric together. Cut the register and bore in the first setup, then turn it around and face to length.

[@Blue.4D2]

⭐🙂👍

[@terryjennings2356]

35:00 Flip jaws and face with a boring bar.

[@Jay-lg7zb]

You can't face hard jaws buddy

[@terryjennings2356]

@Jay-lg7zb Flip the jaws around and clamp on the part using the Edge spacer. This will get the part to the shorter part of the jaws. Since the longer part of the jaws will be outside, and you will be working inside the jaws, you have to use a boring bar to face the part. And yes you can face hard jaws with the right inserts. I took the outer section completely off a set of wore out jaws that I was purpose making for a specific job.

[@tates11]

Don't cut the bar, make each piece and part them off as you go.

[@ianmurray3820]

Beautiful part Adam, gives you the kind of satisfaction that you just don’t get from programming.!! However it would be interesting to reproduce those parts from scrap on the cnc machines To compare time and finish.!? 😁❤️💪🏻

[@majorphoto]

Adam, your print looks great except for a material designation in your information block.

[@marley589]

What angle projection is the drawing.

[@legend7ify]

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[@AllanBirch-yw4cc]

👍🇦🇺🦘

[@semperfidelis8386]

don't use the coolant...just squirt some oil on it

[@FireGodSpeed]

Or just buy/make a plexiglass shield when using flood coolant? (could be on a magbase stand or be in a dedicated tool holder). Complaining about a problem will not solve it.. I mean seriously?

[@jamesworsham125]

Very nice! “We don’t no stinkin CNC!”

[@melloman8210]

Longest content stretch for 3 parts I’ve ever witnessed 😂. I wonder how fast a real machine shop would crank that out to even tighter tolerances?

[@tates11]

They would not have cut the bar into lengths, for a start. They would have made each part and cut off or part off each piece as they are finished. The precise bore and locating features in the washer would have been machined in one setup to keep them concentric and aligned. They would set the X axis dro so there would not be so many cut and measure passes.

[@nigelsmith7366]

We have a winner of the dumbest comment on This video 🤣🤣🤣🥇

[@tates11]

@@nigelsmith7366 excellent contribution Nigel. Could you enlighten us further with your pearls of wisdom?

[@melloman8210]

@@nigelsmith7366 indeed we do! Congrats on your continued streak! 🤡

[@williampugh6699]

Wat too many commercials.

[@boothbytcd6011]

blame youtube

[@JerryOsage]

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[@boothbytcd6011]

@@JerryOsage uBlock Origin is the way.

[@marionschulze2791]

U don't trust yourself

[@MikeB0001]

This guy is a 1st year rookie compaired to CEE.

[@bernardwill7196]

I think you are the 1 st year rookie. Have you any any experince with a lathe and precicion building ? I knew both Abom and Kurtis for a long time and so I know what both are able.

[@westers1514]

Nice attempt at being a troll, but you failed. Both have been doing this stuff for years, and I suggest you go back to Abom's early videos to see him doing heavy turning, as well as welding.

[@markdavies9912]

The bleating of a failed troll.

[@Abom79]

It’s easy to watch one video and base your opinion off it. What you don’t know and fail to realize is the years of work I have behind me, doing the same exact type of work you see Curtis perform in his videos. I spent 10 years machining and building hydraulic cylinders, some up to 440” stoke and diameters of 16”. But who’s counting right. Im not nor am I competing with anyone else. My 27 years of experience in the machine shop can’t be taken away by anyone, especially some random comment on social media. I’ll continue to share my work, big or small and those who appreciate what I’m trying to deliver will appreciate it.

[@snappingbear]

​@@Abom79Don't sweat the trolls Adam. I've watched both you and Kurtis for years and your machining skills are second to none.