seb3dge
10th November 2016, 01:19 PM
Hello everyone, this is my first post as I joined the forums just to ask this one question... Hopefully I'll end up staying here :)
So... I have been thinking about starting to produce filament for 3D printing, and recently I noticed an old, used BOY 15 injection molding machine for a hilariously low price, and was wondering how hard it could be to convert it to a (basic) filament extruder, given their similarities.
Right now I don't care about the diameter consistency, just if it's mechanically feasible to just extrude one long string with a modified injection molder.
Thank you in advance for your replies!
Cheers,
Seb
So... I have been thinking about starting to produce filament for 3D printing, and recently I noticed an old, used BOY 15 injection molding machine for a hilariously low price, and was wondering how hard it could be to convert it to a (basic) filament extruder, given their similarities.
Right now I don't care about the diameter consistency, just if it's mechanically feasible to just extrude one long string with a modified injection molder.
Thank you in advance for your replies!
Cheers,
Seb