votedUsefulBy: - "plasticrecyclingsystem_prs" - "vir" - "archireel" - "mattia" - "sigolene" - "onami" category: _modified: "2022-09-18T08:52:31.406Z" _deleted: false label: "Products" _id: "WZbV3iGK3TwV6n62WbJC" _created: "2022-09-18T08:52:31.406Z" mentions: [] moderation: "accepted" title: "Create a Sports Medal with Clear Acrilic Inlay" previousSlugs: - "create-a-sports-medal-with-clear-acrilic-inlay" _deleted: false _created: "2023-05-15T11:06:47.817Z" _modified: "2024-02-09T15:47:38.672Z" time: "< 5 hours" _createdBy: "plastiki-rafiki" id: "AFtVZGYiyHHrAbXzzAu4" cover_image: timeCreated: "2023-05-15T11:06:40.123Z" contentType: "image/jpeg" size: 87191 name: "IMG-6680-1881f058815.jpg" fullPath: "uploads/howtos/2P0vvoVh0WKtmqty97Yd/IMG-6680-1881f058815.jpg" type: "image/jpeg" updated: "2023-05-15T11:06:40.123Z" downloadUrl: "https://firebasestorage.googleapis.com/v0/b/onearmyworld.appspot.com/o/uploads%2Fhowtos%2F2P0vvoVh0WKtmqty97Yd%2FIMG-6680-1881f058815.jpg?alt=media&token=941fdd88-9bd8-4e09-bb89-85b3fa52aee2" slug: "create-a-sports-medal-with-clear-acrilic-inlay" _contentModifiedTimestamp: "2023-06-14T11:02:22.018Z" _id: "AFtVZGYiyHHrAbXzzAu4" steps: - text: "We used Adobe Illustrator. Create a design for the acrylic inlay, one for the logo outline, and one for the pocket into which we will place the acrylic inlay. Make sure to include a small extension indicator (see photo) to your pocket and acrilic inlay to help the correct orientation of the logo within the mold" title: "Create mold designs using 2D CAD program" images: - type: "image/png" size: 37380 timeCreated: "2023-05-15T11:06:42.320Z" contentType: "image/png" fullPath: "uploads/howtos/2P0vvoVh0WKtmqty97Yd/Screenshot 2023-05-15 at 1.59.04 PM-1881f1079f2.png" updated: "2023-05-15T11:06:42.320Z" downloadUrl: "https://firebasestorage.googleapis.com/v0/b/onearmyworld.appspot.com/o/uploads%2Fhowtos%2F2P0vvoVh0WKtmqty97Yd%2FScreenshot%202023-05-15%20at%201.59.04%20PM-1881f1079f2.png?alt=media&token=9e5a0e5e-82ec-4b65-9528-9d7156236b5e" name: "Screenshot 2023-05-15 at 1.59.04 PM-1881f1079f2.png" _animationKey: "unique1" - images: - updated: "2023-05-15T11:06:44.409Z" name: "PXL_20230515_110331627-1881f16e0f2.jpg" size: 105484 contentType: "image/jpeg" downloadUrl: "https://firebasestorage.googleapis.com/v0/b/onearmyworld.appspot.com/o/uploads%2Fhowtos%2F2P0vvoVh0WKtmqty97Yd%2FPXL_20230515_110331627-1881f16e0f2.jpg?alt=media&token=c48b7a8b-e282-4a28-877d-ffac5b5c94f3" fullPath: "uploads/howtos/2P0vvoVh0WKtmqty97Yd/PXL_20230515_110331627-1881f16e0f2.jpg" timeCreated: "2023-05-15T11:06:44.409Z" type: "image/jpeg" text: "Place the engraved acrilic logo inlay into the pocket mold then place the medal outline mold on top. Put this stack between the top and bottom steel molds which connect to injection machine." title: "Stack the molds in the correct order." _animationKey: "unique2" - title: "Inject, attach ring and ribbon" text: "Inject the plactic into the mold. In our case we used gray pp flakes for the silver medal. Remove the injected product. Drill a hole, attach a ring and a ribbon of choice. Done!" _animationKey: "unique3" images: - contentType: "image/jpeg" timeCreated: "2023-05-15T11:06:46.685Z" type: "image/jpeg" downloadUrl: "https://firebasestorage.googleapis.com/v0/b/onearmyworld.appspot.com/o/uploads%2Fhowtos%2F2P0vvoVh0WKtmqty97Yd%2FPXL_20220824_104003681-1881f0c7938.jpg?alt=media&token=8d05924e-3096-4d28-b27a-c64567d38688" updated: "2023-05-15T11:06:46.685Z" name: "PXL_20220824_104003681-1881f0c7938.jpg" fullPath: "uploads/howtos/2P0vvoVh0WKtmqty97Yd/PXL_20220824_104003681-1881f0c7938.jpg" size: 187795 - timeCreated: "2023-05-15T11:06:47.126Z" updated: "2023-05-15T11:06:47.126Z" type: "image/jpeg" fullPath: "uploads/howtos/2P0vvoVh0WKtmqty97Yd/PXL_20230515_083954273-1881f10dab7.jpg" contentType: "image/jpeg" downloadUrl: "https://firebasestorage.googleapis.com/v0/b/onearmyworld.appspot.com/o/uploads%2Fhowtos%2F2P0vvoVh0WKtmqty97Yd%2FPXL_20230515_083954273-1881f10dab7.jpg?alt=media&token=160a4e90-38e0-4ea8-b71c-00a9054de006" size: 184631 name: "PXL_20230515_083954273-1881f10dab7.jpg" creatorCountry: "ke" fileLink: "" tags: - "product" - "PP" - "HDPE" - "injection" files: [] total_downloads: 0 description: "Create stylish injection molded medals with engraved acrylic inlays. In our case we used PP for the plastic and 3mm clear acrylic off-cuts. " comments: - creatorCountry: "" text: "Good job! Love the look!!" _creatorId: "onami" _created: "2023-08-09T04:26:04.219Z" creatorName: "onami" _id: "VE23J5UYqhdXNywg5rg2" - text: "Not bad at all - great stuff!!" _id: "0VONLDemqhmlhwJFQEQd" creatorName: "plasticrecyclingsystem_prs" _creatorId: "plasticrecyclingsystem_prs" _created: "2024-02-09T15:47:35.933Z" creatorCountry: "gb" total_views: 329 difficulty_level: "Medium" user: _deleted: false type: "workspace" moderation: "accepted" subType: "mix" _id: "plastiki-rafiki" verified: false _modified: "2024-01-26T18:15:29.525Z" location: lng: 36.765317916870124 lat: -1.2292532723234915 _created: "2024-01-26T18:15:29.525Z" geo: latitude: -1.2292532723234915 lookupSource: "coordinates" longitude: 36.765317916870124 localityLanguageRequested: "en" continent: "Africa" continentCode: "AF" countryName: "Kenya" countryCode: "KE" principalSubdivision: "Kiambu" principalSubdivisionCode: "KE-13" city: "Kiambu" locality: "Nairobi" postcode: "" plusCode: "6GCRQQC8+74" localityInfo: administrative: - name: "Kenya" description: "republic in East Africa" isoName: "Kenya" order: 3 adminLevel: 2 isoCode: "KE" wikidataId: "Q114" geonameId: 192950 - name: "Kiambu" description: "town in Kiambu County, Kenya" order: 4 adminLevel: 4 wikidataId: "Q3242959" geonameId: 192710 - name: "Kiambu" description: "county in Kenya" isoName: "Kiambu" order: 5 adminLevel: 4 isoCode: "KE-13" wikidataId: "Q2575594" geonameId: 192709 - name: "Nairobi City" description: "county in Kenya" isoName: "Nairobi City" order: 6 adminLevel: 4 isoCode: "KE-30" wikidataId: "Q3335223" geonameId: 184742 - name: "Nairobi" description: "capital city of Kenya" order: 7 adminLevel: 7 wikidataId: "Q3870" geonameId: 184745 - name: "Westlands" description: "Sub-counties are decentralised units that lack autonomy but are necessary in the organisation for providing services locally. 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