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Molten Metal vs 3D Printed Molds

We've proved to ourselves that injecting plastic into 3D printed molds is possible, so in this video we wanted to push our boundaries by testing metals instead. We attempted to cast metals with a low melting temperature (solder metals) and even aluminum into these plastic molds. We were hoping that this could open up the doors to DIY metal injection molding into 3D printed molds in the future, but the video suggests that perhaps this is not a great idea.
Hope you enjoy and feel free to ask any questions in the comments, we always respond 😃