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<blockquote data-quote="cowgirl8" data-source="post: 1212501" data-attributes="member: 22072"><p>We've researched the 3d route. The problem is making it water worthy. I know there are various types of 3D printers, but they can leak though the layers. I think with time, the 3D printers will improve way more than they are now. But, for way way less than the price of a printer, we can get everything we need to make silicone molds and plastic to make a couple hundred(waiting for UPS to deliver at any time)... With the files we have on the prototype, we can have molds made if the doohickey becomes more than i can handle..</p><p>We had the plastics guy make up a 3d printed prototype. We also have the files for the doohickey that came with what he charged, $900. We needed that first to see if it worked like i wanted. I also want it gasket free, so more testing needs to be done before we make any hardier molds. The plastics guy quoted us 1000 for a silicone mold and 41 dollars for each part made from them. With the magic of youtube, we've been schooled on mold making. Who knew it was even doable for the average crafty person. My husband though, is researching the injection, he really wants one for this and it opens the door for other things. With an investment of around $1000 or less, we can make a injection molder. We can also make a plastic injection mold and each piece will only cost us around 40 cents whereas the plastics guy quoted us anywhere between 1 buck to 2. It wont last as long as a metal one, but a metal one is very expensive and we can just make another plastic one. I'm more a test the water with a toe and not the no guts no glory jump in kind of person. I've never been afraid of a challenge or hard work.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="cowgirl8, post: 1212501, member: 22072"] We've researched the 3d route. The problem is making it water worthy. I know there are various types of 3D printers, but they can leak though the layers. I think with time, the 3D printers will improve way more than they are now. But, for way way less than the price of a printer, we can get everything we need to make silicone molds and plastic to make a couple hundred(waiting for UPS to deliver at any time)... With the files we have on the prototype, we can have molds made if the doohickey becomes more than i can handle.. We had the plastics guy make up a 3d printed prototype. We also have the files for the doohickey that came with what he charged, $900. We needed that first to see if it worked like i wanted. I also want it gasket free, so more testing needs to be done before we make any hardier molds. The plastics guy quoted us 1000 for a silicone mold and 41 dollars for each part made from them. With the magic of youtube, we've been schooled on mold making. Who knew it was even doable for the average crafty person. My husband though, is researching the injection, he really wants one for this and it opens the door for other things. With an investment of around $1000 or less, we can make a injection molder. We can also make a plastic injection mold and each piece will only cost us around 40 cents whereas the plastics guy quoted us anywhere between 1 buck to 2. It wont last as long as a metal one, but a metal one is very expensive and we can just make another plastic one. I'm more a test the water with a toe and not the no guts no glory jump in kind of person. I've never been afraid of a challenge or hard work. [/QUOTE]
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