Mercury

Your right Chris, It feels that way. I have been using a cooling pan more than I have before when using calhoun plastics. They do have a tacky/sticky feel to them it seems until they "cure".

Went back to Del's site and its the 4.5" drop shot worm. BTW the mold pours great!

Honesly that looks like one of Dels molds. I have 2 that are 4.5" Pics are on this page, (3rd item down) http://www.coollures.com/lures/Bass/Bass.htm But I am going to redo my pics so if you need a better one I will have a few shortly. Let me know if you need one sent to you.

I tried one that he has, They work well and havent had any problems with it. I still like dealing with del since he has a good name and his customer service is great too. For the price you cant go wrong. Del's molds have more cavitys so you can pour more into the one mold. ( thats why he costs more)

Thoes looked great. Good job all. Jeff

Ohh, I get it, I wasnt thinking of hard lures. I was thinkinig like this, get the lure and either pour a small ammount of resin on the lure or use a paint brush and try to controll it a bit more. If you used worm oil on the lure the "worm" doesnt stick. I wasnt looking at trying to use it as a sealer by itself, After it starts to set up then yes you add plaster to it. (strong cast actualy) 3x stronger than plaster. Now the only thing is it is a bit too cold in the garage. Being 8 degrees yesterday not including the wind chill I couldnt get the chill off the garage with my torpedo heater. 30 min later and I still see my breath..... = too cold for me. Like Al's momma doesnt like it when I do things inside the house... If that didnt work then I was going to make a plaster mold with a trough in it. then add the resin and add the lure. If plaster doesnt work then I will try several other mediums.

Well Fish n fool, many of us do use the fiberglass resin as a molding material. I have several and others make them too. The resin does come off the lure. Might want to read up on several discussions previously. http://tackleunderground.com/board/viewtopic.php?t=521&highlight=resin http://tackleunderground.com/board/viewtopic.php?t=1015 Woodsac also had given more info about building the resin molds in a few other posts too. Dont need to add epoxy or other sealer, lasts for a good long time. Just make sure that the master is nice and smooth so you dont get other dull baits. Now if your looking to cast from a original master, You need to use Red's silicon mold tutorial. cast a few lures, then use them in the poly resin. From what I have seen of plaster, It will set up in water, adhears to other materials. etc, But it is brittle. I was just looking at a way to keep the detail that you get from resin molds, but make it cheeper if possible.

Nope had the same thing happen to me. I use the pyrex cups mostly, but the pots are nice if you need to pour quite a few baits fast. But I agree with you.

Bassn3g, I was thinking about to brush or pour it on the lure, then pour the plaster on it. That way it keeps the detail, gloss, and durability, followed by the inexpensive plaster after the resin has hardened up a bit. Just a thought.

Now the really DUMB question is......... Why dont we coat the lure in the fiberglass resin, let it start to set up, then finish off with the plaster??????? Get the finish that lasts and didnt need to use a whole quart at a shot. Darn now thats actualy a fairly good idea if the two will combine. Oh the resin is found at wal-mart, or even the auto body supply, Best store so car was farm and fleet, 7.25 for 32 oz. Wal mart is 9.98 per quart too. (fiberglass resin, polyester resin is the same thing)

Hey Mat, I am going to try super plaster, (3x stronger than regular plaster) But never used the water putty. How long does it take you to make a mold from start to finish?

Man only one word comes to mind................ SWEET!!! BTW, glad to see someone else from IL here too...

This the one you were talking about Del? http://tackleunderground.com/board/viewtopic.php?t=400&highlight=2+color

Most of us can tell that the plastic is ready to pour by how thin it gets. But that is from a bit of experience. The glass thermometer os a great easy way, Hmmm, do you have the drill mounted in a stand to for stirring?

Like tubeman said, 25 - 30% is a good average, But some load it up to 40+%. The more salt you have several things occur, THe salt falls to the bottom really fast, ( need to stir and stir) It also thickens the plasic, Takes away from the action, but makes it fall really fast. Shoot for a 25-30% volume of salt, Less problems all around. But feel free to experiment...

The only thing I know that will make plastic harder is the hardner itself. You can get it at LureCraft, Also adding salt into the plastic will firm it up too. As well as speed up the fall of your bait. Jeff

Well I am glad that Jerry did start up this site. THe other one is pretty well shot up and nobody knows if it will be up one day to the next. Thanks Jerry and to evreyone that spends time here. HAPPY NEW YEAR! Jeff

tons of topics on this one, do a search for senko, you will find a huge list, http://tackleunderground.com/board/viewtopic.php?t=1038&highlight=senko http://tackleunderground.com/board/viewtopic.php?t=824&highlight=senko http://tackleunderground.com/board/viewtopic.php?t=445&highlight=senko

LOL, sounds almost like the statement My better half made on sunday to our daughter about never being able to have the house as clean as she wants since she has 2 kids to contend with........... you and Jeff! If our wives ever got together to compair stories we would be in trouble!

But Del doesnt it beat your alternative of trying to melt it in a pan? Oh my I did a number in the house when I cooked a batch in the house and added craw scent!! (done int he pan) Not only the worst smoke alarm attack but I got a good chewin' on too!

Honestly the microwave is the easiest. I would recomend using a PYREX measuring cup. Also lower the setting you are using on the microwave, or heating it for a smaller duration. DONT FORGET TO STIR>>>>> The plastic will not melt evenly, so this will help to keep it from scorching too.

Hey Mike, Put me in too. I would like to look at what you have going on. Do you have paypal going? If so I would send it through there. Jeff