Newbie here with big-time need for help !
Newbie here with big-time need for help !
(OP)
Hey all, heres my story..
I've got an idea for a new part I want to design for a car. Its a very very simple part, but being the newbie that I am, I have no idea how to make a prototype that is suitable to be used for mass-manufacturing.
My plan was to take existing PU parts, sand and shape the part to what I like. Then take the PU prototype to a plastics manufacturer in my area and have them mass produce it.
Is this at all feasable? Or do I need to make the original prototype out of a certain type of material? One of the people I called said that I would have to have a prototype made out of aluminum first to be used as a plug, I thanked him and hung up because I have no ability to shape and mould aluminum. :)
this is a project in my garage pretty much, but I'd like to mass produce my product.. whats the best way to do this ?
thanks for listening, and hopefully im coherent :P
I've got an idea for a new part I want to design for a car. Its a very very simple part, but being the newbie that I am, I have no idea how to make a prototype that is suitable to be used for mass-manufacturing.
My plan was to take existing PU parts, sand and shape the part to what I like. Then take the PU prototype to a plastics manufacturer in my area and have them mass produce it.
Is this at all feasable? Or do I need to make the original prototype out of a certain type of material? One of the people I called said that I would have to have a prototype made out of aluminum first to be used as a plug, I thanked him and hung up because I have no ability to shape and mould aluminum. :)
this is a project in my garage pretty much, but I'd like to mass produce my product.. whats the best way to do this ?
thanks for listening, and hopefully im coherent :P






RE: Newbie here with big-time need for help !
If you want to test the prototype for function, then material properties become an issue.
Once you have the shape, moulds can be made from that shape by a number of methods, including copy milling, casting in silicone rubber, casting in epoxy, digitising then using a CAD system. Digitising can be done with a stylus or by laser.
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RE: Newbie here with big-time need for help !