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\r\n I did some preliminary testing for injection molding a 1/3 inch thick part (disk shaped) from POM. I use a hot sprue bushing for direct injection. The surface finish is terrible. I suspect it is because the part shrinks a lot as it cools down so I have the hold pressure on for a long time and the POM that gets injected as the part shrinks moves the already cooled down skin along the mold surface. I hope that makes sense. Not sure if that is really what is going on, but it looks like it in my opinion.
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\r\n Yes, the gate is much smaller. I\'m using a hot sprue bushing with a ring gate that is 1.5mm in diameter. How does the gate diameter influence the creation of those ripples? I don\'t think the hot sprue bushing would work with a 8mm gate, I would have to buy a regular sprue bushing.\r\n
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\r\n I\'m actually not sure if I used the right terminology (ring gate). It\'s a hole with a diameter of 1.5mm and a little needle in the middle.
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Bad surface finish on really thick part
I did some preliminary testing for injection molding a 1/3 inch thick part (disk shaped) from POM. I use a hot sprue bushing for direct injection. The surface finish is terrible. I suspect it is because the part shrinks a lot as it cools down so I have the hold pressure on for a long time and the POM that gets injected as the part shrinks moves the already cooled down skin along the mold surface. I hope that makes sense. Not sure if that is really what is going on, but it looks like it in my opinion.
Any suggestion how to get a good surface finish on that part? (BTW, I can't re-design the part, it needs to be that thick all the way through).
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