I was very tempted by an injection moulding machine that went for peanuts on ebay at the weekend. It looked small enough to get home without too much trouble, but I resisted on the grounds that I didn't know enough about them to know what I was getting into.
So, for next time ..
Is it feasible to set up a small moulder at home, turning out objects of no more than a couple of cc ?
Do I need great skill and knowledge, or can I learn as I go ?
Would I just need the machine, or is there lots of support equipment too ?
Can I make moulds with model engineering equipment, or do they need to be something special ?
What sort of materials are reasonable ? Nylon ? Polyethylene ? Polystyrene ? How easily could I get raw materials ?
-adrian