Scaling A Resin Casting Workflow With 3D Printed Jigs

[@nizyvy2040]

Would you consider making a course or a KZbin series where you go into detail about designing in Fusion 360, explain the differences between resins, silicones, etc., and show how to create molds from a design perspective?

[@panth3r729]

Would love that to happen

[@thomashelm7450]

Angus from Makers muse had some good videos for learning fusion. Not sure if they have kept up to date though.

[@fg594]

gumroad it!!

[@callebecruz]

Would love that to happen too.

[@JaydenLawson]

Or OnShape instead of Fusion 360, as it's free

[@diogocarvalho2934]

Your attention to detail is amazing. The little window for the scale screen at 14:58 Genius!

[@havenotchosenyet]

Yes, nice catch, very clever indeed, I love seeing people optimise with design like that, one of the perks of 3Dp

[@ValorArc_Designs]

"Discussing The Workflow"; This is something that I've struggled with and never heard anyone else explain it like you did. The problem solving stage is awesome and that's what I love,, but that repetitive stage of continuing casting items is not super motivating for me. I could never put my thumb on it until you explained your process, thank you so much for taking the time to talk about this. Keep up the awesome work!!

[@VagiPeti]

Love the whole procedure, you are absolute nailed it! I love that you told in the video that you are not organised... I can mock up what would happen if you are organised to your satisfaction LOL this is absolutely amazing how your workflow is organised! 😂😂😂😂😂😂😂 I am absolutely blown away!

[@aaron6050]

I cannot express how much I have enjoyed this series. Thank you!

[@RenegadeADV]

For your pouring with the scale, I would look into getting a large syringe, figuring out the volume of fluid you need and then use the syringe to exactly dose it, you will save your sanity that way.

[@16018591]

i have truly enjoy your video, i can see the your love of the processes, and you really put in value the role of the industrial designer with the craftsmanship of doing the between 0-2000 batch, is amazing how you manage to keep the quality of what you are doing besides the volume you are achieving thank you very much for sharing your experience, is truly refreshing.

[@PatrickHoodDaniel]

When I make a comment, I feel compelled to ask a question or make a statement that could help, but your videos are so well documented, I can only comment on why I have no comment!! Well done as always. A long time subscriber!

[@Renwark]

15:00 maybe fill with a syringe? You could eventually level up to having a jig with multiple syringes you could push at once. The multi-syringe jig could also be mechanized and made to put out a precise amount of volume into the mold. This could say a lot of time.

[@konkr_5891]

Great inspirational video, I can see how much you enjoy the process! But this video is also about what not to do if you want to make money, from choosing the product to the manufacturing process

[@loganseibold5065]

Your quality and attention to detail are inspiring. I don't know anyone who is so focused on what I would call best practices, doing things in the best possible way to maximize efficiency, quality, workflow, and even just how cool things look. I like that that matters to you. Keep up the good work mate.

[@xtraply]

I love the attention to detail and the foresight into each step of the process. Keep up the amazing work!!

[@aleshkovalev]

Kinda crazy design implemented in every item you make even in some turnaround tooling stuff. So nice to see this.

[@unshanks]

The planning and detail you put into your process is really inspiring. Love that you're sharing a bit of your process with us.

[@VEDEMRACING99]

This project has been a huge inspiration for my current and future work. Thank you for sharing all the details on this project and I can't wait to see what you do next after this project is completed.

[@kosielemmer]

Good stuff! You are teaching people to be as good as you are (with a lot of practice). What a great example to makers. Thank you !

[@Hatch3dLabs]

Only saw this video, but wow! You are a modern day wizard! Crazy mad skills.

[@florain4532]

For the flexible front pad you can maybe also consider it printing on your x1c. Filaments like TPU come to my mind for this job. But I dont know if the layer lines (at least on the side of the pad) would destroy the clean and flat look of the whole charger. Very interesting and nice to watch series :)

[@jimbit22]

Try adding talc powder on the outside of the molds to lubricate them, they sit better in their cases with it. With fast cycle molds like these I've found out that it is good to let them sit and breathe without a part in them at the end of the shift. For the parts that you take out on the soft state the pressure chamber is not needed. You can try putting a taller filling spout and vent tubes and put it in the vaccum chamber for a few seconds to get most of the air out. If you cast in atmospheric pressure you need a pressure pot. If you cast in a vacuum and take the part out of the vacuum, the atmospheric pressure becomes your pressure pot.

[@cyro5945]

Really love your attention to detail in your process. It’s been a huge inspiration. As a periodic design student

[@jasonrouah514]

First off, I must say I am a huge fan of your work and as an industrial designer you inspire me to do more each day. After watching this video and listening to you speak about the challenge of having the insert not float during a single pour. Since you are using a flexible mold, maybe you can consider having a cutout in the mold that the tabs in the insert can fit into that would suspend it off the bottom as well keep them from rising up. I know this would not work great for injection molding since you would need cams in the mold. But for small batches in flexible molds this might save you the time of having to do two pours.

[@IGazeYouInTheHaze]

Love your content! Just got into 3d printing and making mold, your process is next level. I can't feel the exhaustion of going back and forth at some points, such a rollercoaster of emotions but so rewarding

[@cad9design478]

I've been doing this type of work for a few decades. Your skills are top notch, your designs are impeccable, and your workflow is art. Having said that, you will never make a living doing this without some hard lessons. You can do something like this profitably in-house, but you'd have to change a whole lot about your process. Outsourcing it is out of the question. No vendor will follow this process without making it a lot more production friendly. Not trying to be negative, I'd just hate to see you not succeed. We all start out like you. No idea if you'll read this, but if you do, reply, and if you want particulars, happy to help out. You are very talented but cleverness is the enemy of production. Production is an art all its own, and it has nothing to do with beautiful tooling.

[@Mr.McWatson]

i would be curious to know what you'd improve

[@TSSolutionsPro]

been watching you on and off doing this project. Your ingenuity is amazing. Its fun to listen to your creative process for manufacturing process. Thanks, defiantly learning from what you have shared.

[@Yerbalessence]

This is incredibly fascinating and informative. Great production work on the videos as well. Audio and video is spot on with no distractions. Thanks for the great work.

[@SwissplWatches]

Love the series and work! very inspiring.

[@jamescarman8417]

please get an electric torque screwdriver! I'm getting carpal tunnel just watching you screw those in! Plus it will make things faster and more consistent. Cool stuff though. Satisfying workflow. I appreciate the tidiness and aesthetic sensibility of the process.

[@mrmrtomita]

Great video. I didn't know what those little bumps on my AMS was until I saw you swivel yours. Thanks!

[@RichardThompsonCA]

I found when batching out cast parts multiple pressure pots were the answer. I guess it depends on what you have access to purchase economically, for me I repurposed relatively cheap ($160) pressure paint pots for hvlp spraying from Amazon. I built a cradle that fits and has multiple shelves, so I can pre-load it with empty molds, pour the resin and drop it in the pot, which is useful for quick cure resins. That's a great workflow you've got.

[@bohye7778]

hello, if u know the approximate volume of the weigth of the casted silicone and since u already have a pump, u can try to use a pneumatic syringe wich have the volume u need instead of spending time having the precise weigth on a scale.

[@ghostshadow1]

Damn dude this is awesome! I cast and mold resin blanks for turning on the lathe and have been thinking about building some jigs to help with the workflow. I love the rack for the chamber pot. Definitely need something like this for my set up because it's a pain trying to layout multiple parts in the pressure pot. Utilizing the vertical space would certainly be a huge help to fit more in the pot. I also love that vac chamber. So much nicer than the one I have where the lid sits on top instead of sealing inside of the chamber.

[@victord.moraes]

Very good video of process. Great work!

[@laboratoriomts8129]

On the bottom part, you could try to print also a top part to clamp down the insert and don't allow it to be pushed up by bubbles. this could make your work easier.

[@RadianFilms64]

I've watched all the video in this series. Very informative and really enjoyed them. A Q&A would be nice, yes. Can't wait to see more of your work!

[@demijebus6831]

Your process is incredible.

[@derelictmachine7671]

This series has been A-grade all the way through.

[@seangould8511]

Great breakdown of the process, love the bespoke element to the work. Credit to you for your hardwork.

[@Kyran31]

This series has been mega, really enjoyed it. Video production is so good and the whole process has been really really interesting

[@_IanOfEarth]

Loved this series so much, man. Every video showed an inspiring level of detail and passion.

[@danny3man]

12:55 you can print a jig that holds the part in the resin and is fixed on that black pad. This if the product becomes a series one.

[@goosenman2]

The design work is superb, but the planning of the workflow is brilliant.

[@emberprototypes]

I just discovered your channel and video. I've always been very interested in casting, having outsourced urethane cast parts a lot for my job. Been curious about doing it myself but don't really have the space... happy to live vicariously through you for now though. Love the content, I'm sure I'll learn lots!

[@mariusscott7901]

You're a legend dude....Respect! Well done!

[@markstevensfpv3722]

Been loving this series - I get that you feel it’s been drawn out, but what you do is fascinating, we just enjoy coming for the ride 😆

[@NWMcCabe11]

Maybe grab another pressure pot/vacuum chamber for that specific step

[@omono-art]

Question for a Q & A: How do you make sure your materials meet all legal regularities when selling them? Usually when producing stuff elsewhere and importing it to europe you need to do chemical tests and so on done by testing institutions (like TÜV) to prove it. Can you explain the regularities on this topic? What do you need to do sell these products from a material POV.

[@cbshipper5719]

Awesome jigs! I'm scaling up in a similar way and am going down the route of many molds as I'm going to wear through them anyways. I'm looking forward to "mega pours" and mixing in 5 gallon buckets!

[@legacygoods]

This is my favorite channel on YT. As a micro-scale manufacturer and maker myself, it’s incredibly inspirational. Thanks.

[@work_stuff]

Thanks a lot for the video (it's the first one or yours I've seen), it's a really interesting workflow. The Design details of the jigs are very satisfying. The video work is excellent too. I really recommend getting a little electric screw driver like the Vessel 220USB-Plus or similar - I have a few of them and use them all the time, they are excellent for those small machine screws.

[@garethevans92]

I find your videos so satisfying and therapeutic to watch! Really enjoy how you overcome problems and develop the designs, and explain why you’ve done certain things. Would love to see more on another product/design! 🙌👏 Could you incorporate an iWatch addition?

[@Scrogan]

Consider making a little machine that weighs out the right amount of ball bearings. You can also buy those pipettes that measure precise amounts of a fluid, though unless you could wash out the nozzles before the resin cures you might go through a lot of them.

[@Amipotsophspond]

the pouring is your slow spot, you should make a place for a disposable paper funnel to attach to the mold, and perhaps a drill press with a disposable plastic mixer attachment to mix up the resin. making all parts that touch the resin disposable and fast to use, try to get the wax or plastic coated paper funnels so the resin does not stick to the sides. maybe spray on grease, I don't really know to much about resin.

[@Amipotsophspond]

19:18 how about Synthetic Rubber (the stuff pencil erasers are made from) it can have the friction that will make the phone stay, it's cheap strong and flexible, I know some types mold well by injection, but most of the time you buy it in sheets then do Vulcanization irreversible heat molding to the correct shape. their is chemically curing that can be done at room temperature, they are those RTV gasket makers that you buy for your car.

[@JasonJH2128]

absolutely love the work you're doing! great design, great video! cant wait for the next one!

[@Anon12428]

Really clean work ! Loving it!

[@itsaboy]

Your videos are send from heaven! So inspiring 🙏🏼

[@RTAFabrication]

Thanks, I appreciate you watching and glad you’ve enjoyed them!

[@marius.ballot]

I just cannot get enough of this content. IDK how lucrative your channel and/or business is, but please consider hiring a cam guy and/or editor so that we can get more of this. I think I am talking for a lot of people, this is by far one of the best makers/manufacturing channel out there right now

[@barebaric]

You might be interested in Eric Strebel's channel. The style is different, but he is also an expert on silicone and resin molding and has the process nailed. Lots of workflow improvements to be learned there.

[@spikero]

You videos are awesome! I really love your cinematic style.

[@barebaric]

Very interesting. I try to implement similar workflow improvements for my products, though they are mostly CNC machining based. But I enjoy the workflow and process optimization thinking of your videos. Maybe one day I'll do some resin based products, too.

[@the_str4ng3r]

Organic supports are great. I switched over a year ago and haven't looked back.

[@CadDesignSolutions]

I've enjoyed the complete process. Great Work!

[@viktorb137]

you can holt the insert with a extra part so it wound flow up.

[@АлмазАлмаз-б9ш]

Ценю людей с таким подходом к деталям. Привет из России 👋

[@davegraham9932]

phenomenal work. looking forward to getting the end product.

[@sailtogether3236]

Your work forces me to strive to a similar quality! Thank you!

[@DMWinterburn]

Thats pretty impressive bro

[@CPT_IDOL]

You're F'ing Legend Man... Plain and Simple.

[@itsboyinspace]

I’ve never wanted a charging station so badly before 😂

[@legionjames1822]

Cool process as an example of what is possible. That said each one of those chargers would need cost at least 250 dollars each to post a profit. It high level individual stuff and your doing good work.

[@AustinFelix1]

👌🏽 great series. From sketches to reality

[@DarioushAryan]

Great job man Beautiful & inspirational!

[@sagar73594]

Great Scott!

[@phils_arcade]

Would be nice to see various coloured flexible front covers, just to give it a bit of variety. I've always struggled with casting thin walled tubes in my designs, really should get a pressure pot to help get those pesky bubbles out. Great series by the way.

[@moritzr.8656]

Hey you might fill the steel balls in a fixed volume instead of weighting them. That might save some time :) Love your videos, greetings from Germany

[@Mexmex1975]

I'll be happy to see more video's on the engineering of the front pad, do not outsource.

[@chriscollins4375]

Really love your work. Intrigued by your process. I see you are in stafford. I was convinced you might be from stoke (where I am originally from). Great work, thanks for sharing.

[@Michael-Hein]

This is the first time I'm seeing your clips, and I’m absolutely blown away. Coming from a professional background, I really understand the challenges of low-volume production as well as large-scale manufacturing. What you're doing is model-shop manufacturing for the 21st century. The way you use modern tools and methods and meticulously rethink each process step is incredibly professional. I wish I could see this kind of thinking in the company where I work.

[@B0A2]

TPU with a 0.2 mm nozzle could be interesting

[@maxmoq8423]

Would you mind sharing what camera and lens combo you use? Your shots always look so crisp and amazing

[@IIBLANKII]

You could print the molds to have an over center clamp mechanism on the outsides so thag you dont have to screw and unscrew every time..

[@billyjoe3309]

This guy is amazing!

[@Jrm5814]

You are my hero 😂

[@THCMusicBlog]

12:52 maybe you can extend the height of the mould to avoid overflow during the degassing process?

[@matthewayres9977]

Thank you for another amazing video. Your channel has been such an informative resource for me, I would love to know what resources, books, video courses etc that have been instrumental to you in forming both your technical skills and your design style

[@mrDavo111]

Speechless...... Awesome

[@voidborn-one]

Have you considered "scaling" your pressure pots? I.e. Having few of them to let the full curing be done in them instead of the specialized jigs? It seems like it would have better ROI for your workshop for future projects, but I'm wondering if space/money or other were more important.

[@furkanconkur]

Great work…

[@Trikel]

Rather than outsourcing the manufacturing for the front pad, you could perhaps get an additional pressure pot? I guess it depends on the long term production goals.

[@whatfor5]

Little unsolicited advice: you can get an inexpensive low torque electric screwdriver or a much more expensive one which is torque calibrated. In either case, this speeds up using screws in a workflow dramatically.

[@CdoGtheGreat]

Can you make a jig/rack that works with the round shape of your pots to batch those flexible parts? Also use additional pressure pots, if money is a constraint buy the cheap paint sprayer pots and convert them.

[@tertiuskammeyer343]

I wonder if plural pumps with static mixing nozzles should be the next challenge to speed up production flow….

[@marcg2233]

looking at the workflow I'd have 2 suggestions. I'd say maybe invest in a second pressure pot, you seem concerned about holding it up but there's no rule that says you can't use 2... or 3. and second maybe move it (them) onto a bench. lots of getting up and down where it is.

[@macguyo]

Maybe it's been asked, how did you learn fusion, what's a typical day like at work for you. Great work as always,

[@ConorTimmonsDesigns]

Why did the cut out of the paddle to see the scale screen blow my mind as much as it did? 😂

[@bakedgoodz5586]

13:42 can you degass before you pour?

[@tcveatch]

Maybe, somehow, a biggish syringe for the pouring? May reduce waste on the pouring container, increase speed of pour. Just have to get the liquid into it. Also maybe vacuum the mix before pouring, could save a step?

[@survival_man7746]

Hi sir, I would like to know how and where did you learn to 3D model. Your models look amazing as well as very optimised for costs saving and I wish to learn some of your tricks Thank you for your answer !

[@jonathanmitchell1776]

Impressive

[@thouys9069]

It boggles the mind!

[@limitedhangoutlive]

You are my idol.