Rotational Moulding DIY
May 4th, 2012 | 
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DIY rotomold machine built whilst studying in our 3rd year on BA Product design. The video takes you through the journey as we built and tested the machine. The machine was built at no cost from scrap materials and recycled parts. This was not part of our degree in any way just a process that we wanted to explore and learn for ourselves. Let us know what you think and if you have any questions we will be happy to answer!
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Hi!
This truly is awesome machine!
I have same kind of problem as mathijskees has and me and my friends were wondering what kind of plastic did you use in the molding process. Or was it plastic at all?
Thank you for your vid!
What material did you use in the video for the mould for the ducks?
And what kind of plastic for the ducks itself?
I’m assigned to make such a schoolproject as well, and this video is very helpfull!
awesome
Looks like a lot of fun. Nice work. Only technical comment is that if you pay fanatical attention to center of gravity and symmetry around it for the machine itself and make the two rotating frames very heavy and sturdy and perhaps put a gearbox on it, you can get rather extreme speeds (and g forces) out of a simple machine like that, which can easily outperform any professional service in regards to quality of reproduction and detail level, if you get the right mould material of course.
What material do you use in the moulding??
great video by the way!
This is awesome guys, great tunes to boot! It makes me miss college…
Check-out my rotocasting machine (plans available)
wow! amazing! tnx!
Hmmm…skeet shooting comes to mind when I saw that box full of duckys.
awesomeeee i loved it!! i whish i do things like that next year at the uca!!! thanks so much for sharing
bravissimi
as to comment on why do this in uk? obviously doesnt know bout small batch rotational moulding in uk. lead times and delivery times from china. ive worked for and now manager for rotational moulding company in uk for over 3 years and company doubled in size since i started, so yes there is a market for it in uk and good work lads! looks a lot more glamourous than the hot and sweaty reality of roto moulding
fucking awesome! My dream machine
nice!
hello, good night, we are from Brazil and developed a machine very similar to what you have created and we would like to know if the duck was made of rubber or resin?
if it is possible to make rubber would like to know what the quality or type!
Thank you!
genious! love the idea of vac-forming to make the moulds. easy and quick for this purpose.
excellent vid for those who want to do likewise
It nice to make something but where is the market for any casting and moulds products made in the UK now everything comes from abroad made and delivered for the cost of maybe one piece of wood you used could buy 10 ducks from china. Manufacturing in the UK is coming to the end im afraid. Good video guys
Nice diy rotomold. Looks well made!
what material did you use to cast?
Muy bueno!!!!!!!
awesome, thanks for sharing!
u can develop holder for every mold
Thank you guys for sharing this video! I will use with my students of plastic process production analysis. Well done! Congrats!
good job guys, i like your roto- machine looks like simple and easy