So yes this proves forever and amen that I am a complete fucking nerd, but I just posted a how-to video to make your own roto molding machine.

6/26/2007 5:12:44 AM

i'm intrigued by the idea of what was going on based on how long this video was

but what in the living fuck was going on?

6/26/2007 5:24:03 AM

are those construx?

wouldnt the structure bars in the inner bit get in the way?

[Edited on June 26, 2007 at 6:34 AM. Reason : way]

6/26/2007 6:24:39 AM

omg no money shot, wtf. you could have at least taken a picture.

rotomolding: the slowest way to rapid protoyping!


it's a process that results in a hollow molded product by basically tumbling plastic powder in a hot mold.

whatcha makin' with it?

6/26/2007 7:35:34 AM

video was a waste of time, voted inappropriate to save others the boredom

6/26/2007 3:14:46 PM

you need to step up your audio, man

6/26/2007 3:17:27 PM

^^That's extremely gay.

^Yea, unfortunately I'm recording with a 20 dollar all in one digital camcorder thing and it pretty much sucks all the way around for image and sound.

I'll be posting high res stills and a complete article about this guy on snotmonkey in a few days or so

6/26/2007 6:44:28 PM

Maybe I missed something. What is the heat source?

6/26/2007 9:58:53 PM

no heat source. I use all RTV (room temperature vulcanizing) materials. so you are mixing a two part solution that chemically reacts to form a plastic, resin or rubber.

have to be careful to mix very accurately and fully, but its a great way to make prototype parts in your home that are production ready.

6/26/2007 11:59:53 PM

you win dork of the day

6/27/2007 2:12:46 AM

and I must second

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"you win dork of the day "

[Edited on June 27, 2007 at 8:28 AM. Reason : that is all]

6/27/2007 8:24:23 AM

haha yep, it's basically like the thing in Contact hahahahah


If I can get a faster drill, maybe I can open a wormhole

6/27/2007 9:58:07 AM

I am down with this, G.

6/27/2007 11:45:01 AM

if you make your molds out of metal, you could use peltier units to heat the mold while it was rotating.

6/27/2007 11:54:59 AM

you could actually use like pewter or another very low temp metal and make a metal mold box with a heatplate inside.

it would definitely take a while to rig it, but its definitely doable

6/27/2007 12:16:28 PM