I tried Injection Molding using a 3D Printer!

At and code CNC, you'll get 50% off your first month of KiwiCo's monthly subscription! I wanted to find out if I can use a 3D printer as an injection molding machine. I printed molds using resin and then injected the molten plastic using a hotend. But how well did it work, what are the limitations and what could this method be useful for? Let's find out more! Check out our *CNC Kitchen products* at or at our global resellers Volcano Adapters V3: Formlabs Form 4 (affiliate): Formlabs Rigid 10k Resin (affiliate): Prusa MK4 (affiliate): Takoto He50: 💚 Support me 🙏 Patreon: Join as a YouTube member! Shop at Matterhackers(US): Buy a Bambu Lab printer 🐼: Buy a Prusa printer: Shop at SliceEngineering: ?p=rJPWEcsm_ Shop at 3DJake(EU): PayPal: 🎙Check out my Podcast with Thomas Sanladerer: Follow me on Twitter: Follow me on Instagram: *Chapters* 00:00 Introduction 01:11 Making a Mold 04:25 Sponsor 05:48 1st Attempt: PLA 07:31 High-Speed PLA 08:30 Why all of this? 09:42 Mold Pre-Heating 11:53 Switching Printers 15:25 Injection Molding with TPU 16:08 Building the Über-Extruder 17:39 Summary #3Dprinting #DIY #injectionmolding DISCLAIMER: Part of this video was sponsored by KiwiCo. FTC Disclaimer: A percentage of sales is made through Affiliate links