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3DPrinting@lemmy.worldEnglish · 4 months ago

Can You Inject Hot Glue Into 3D Printed Molds? | DIY Cable Repair & Protection - spoiler: yes, it's neat

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Can You Inject Hot Glue Into 3D Printed Molds? | DIY Cable Repair & Protection - spoiler: yes, it's neat

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3DPrinting@lemmy.worldEnglish · 4 months ago

Can You Inject Hot Glue Into 3D Printed Molds? | DIY Cable Repair & Protection

In this video, I put a theory to the test: using a hot glue gun and 3D printed molds for DIY injection molding. Armed with PETG molds, vegetable oil as lubri...

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whoa, you’re not kidding. I never thought of that and searched it. This page looks like an industrial supplier of different kinds. https://www.hotmelt.com/collections/hot-melt-glue-sticks
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  this stuff was like a black vulcanized rubber, and I saw it on TikTok but now I can’t find it anywhere

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