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    A small sized, used, injection moulding machine?????

    Thanks for all the replies and info. I have learned a lot from my post. Sounds like the best way to approach my search for a used small injection machine, is to see if I can find a heaavy machinery auction someplace close to Canton,Ohio. I have recently revived my Google Sketchup program, and...
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    A small sized, used, injection moulding machine?????

    I am going to try and put a Youtube animation here of the Base of my project, which is about 2 inches in diameter. The mold would not of course have the leg protrusions as shown, but holes for their insertion. It is bothering me a bit in trying to figure out how one could make a mold for this as...
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    A small sized, used, injection moulding machine?????

    Looks like I need to keep searching for informaation but the repies here have all been interesting. That last one about China was great, and I have had my eye on China ever since I started dealing with Harbor Freight years ago. The computer is a wonderful tool, but it still takes a mountain of...
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    A small sized, used, injection moulding machine?????

    Nice to hear from both of you. This is more then a hobby I think, as I would at the same time be trying to bring to market my invention, and have the means to at least make prototypes, and maybe even mass produce my product. I realize the mold part is expensive and difficult, but it is...
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    A small sized, used, injection moulding machine?????

    I am a long retired party who was in the waste removal business for most all of my life. This entailed solving many problems of mechanical, electric, and hydraulic nature. I now have a patent on a toy like flying machine, and I would like to tinker with the idea of getting a hold of a small...

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