This is one of my university projects where the task was to design a promotional plastic widget for a sports company. I designed a plastic tire lever which is light but strong enough to remove and install with ease even the fattest downhill tires out there.
The company of my choice was NUKEPROOF because they are emblematic with their high quality frames and components and I tought this product would perfectly fit in their product range.
1:1 scale RP model
1:1 scale RP model
CAD plastic flow simulations to determine the best possible sprue(s) position
This is not the best sprue position, but it shows what's going on above on the 4 diagrams.
The designed mold tool in CREO 2.0
Section view of the assembled mold tool + the injected plastic lever (in yellow).
Configuring the toolpaths for CNC routing
The mold tool + inserts
The mold tool inserts
The mold tool + few injected HDPE tire levers
