Newbie- mold making process

[nc novice]

hi all, wondering if anyone could point me in the right direction
I've been interested in mold making for a long time and have no clue as to where to start. Can't go to school as i have young family
i work with plastics so eventually would like to get into injection molding
does anyone know of any good online tutorials?
I'm comfortable with machining just need to know the process from start to finish.
is there standard machine configs that the mold must be made to? etc..
Any help is greatly appreciated

[roninB4]

That's tough for a someone with a young family to go back to school. But you can gather a lot of information on line if you have the internet, you just have to be willing to put the time in reading. You're comfortable machining, work with plastics, but don't know anything about molding? How can that be? Yes there are standards used in molding, just like almost any other industry. I don't mind sharing what I know but it would help if you could tell me what you do know. What have you machined before? What material was used and why? What standards did you use with machining? Tell us a bit about yourself so we feel like we're helping somebody we know.

[hondo2160]

I work for Smooth-On, Inc. We manufacture mold making materials.
We have several how-to's on our site: www.smooth-on.com
If you need help with a particular project you can also email us directly via our contact form.

[awerby]

Here's a site that has some good tips on the subject: http://www.protomold.com/DesignTips.aspx

If you sign up, they'll send you more on a monthly basis.

Andrew Werby
www.computersculpture.com