Jig Man
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Is one of the colors that I don't have and haven't used much when I buy baits. However, it was a good color for me in "store bought" baits this fall. I really don't need to buy any supplies now and hate to buy one bottle of colorant and pay more for the shipping than the colorant. So is there a formula for watermelon that I can use to make up some baits? Thanks in advance.
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I clean my pot like Ted stated. I add a couple of steps to it. I take a very small drill bit and gently clean out the spout hole with it. I also polish the bowl with a circular wire brush on my drill. I take my compressor and blow everything out.
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Posted Today, 11:58 AM Jig Man, on 20 Dec 2015 - 10:00 AM, said: Why not buy a craw mold that produces good laminates? I thought that I had but that hasn't turned out to be the case.
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Apdriver you were right heat is my friend on this. By doing the light color first I can heat the darker hotter and get a good shoot. Most of the claws have been shooting the second color just fine when the plastisol is good and hot. I'm still going to file a few vent lines in the off side of the mold. Thanks again for the info. I've had this mold for a couple of years and have never been able to get good lams.
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Thanks. I went to the garden shed and got a piece of soffet material left over from a tornado rebuild a few years ago. I fashioned a plate from it and it works flawlessly except I'm going to have to vent the off side as I am shooting both at the same time so I can have 4 halves at a time. I'm thinking a thin line with a triangular file would be enough of a vent. What do you think?
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I have a craw injection mold that will not laminate no matter the heat or color. They make a nasty mix, not even a swirl. I've been using aluminum foil to seperate the halves but I have to keep replacing it. Where can I look at buying something?
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Derek I use a lot of living rubber. The collars are a pita so I wire tie them. It is way easier and actually faster than trying to use a collar. I was a big collar fan a few years ago. I got a new Poison Tail mold and bought several hundred silicone tabs. Needless to say I made way too many jigs in too many colors. I pulled one of them out this summer and the band broke after a couple of casts. So I pulled out all of my jig boxes and tied them with wire. Now they may last as long as I will. Floral wire in 24 ga will work or you can buy copper.
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When I have a mold that won't pour I spray it with Frankfort Arsenal Drop Out spray.
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I toss mine in a pan of water and let them cure that way.
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I wire tie mine. 24 ga copper wire, wrap, twist, cut, done.
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I've done it. The salt settles to the bottom as the plastisol melts. You have to keep it stirred.
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I bought ones that the nozzle just slips into. If I were doing it again I'd buy some that had a locking mechanism so I couldn't shoot them into my nor por cups like I sometimes do.
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I find them easier to use than the Pyrex, but that's just me. I don't know anything about a twinjector. I believe Frank has some videos using them. I don't get lots of bubbles but I heat by short bursts and do a lot of stirring.
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That is a personal decision. I have both and like the Nor Por better.
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How To Keep Plastic Warm After You Heat It In The Microwave?
Jig Man replied to Big Ray's topic in Soft Plastics
Yes I can Mark. The foam is almost as pliable as the nor por cups. I always pinch the cup when doing open pours on my craws and trailers. -
How To Keep Plastic Warm After You Heat It In The Microwave?
Jig Man replied to Big Ray's topic in Soft Plastics
My coozies are made of some foam I had. I doubled it and used gaffer tape to seal off the bottom. It allows me to pour or inject since I use the teflon cups. -
How To Keep Plastic Warm After You Heat It In The Microwave?
Jig Man replied to Big Ray's topic in Soft Plastics
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How To Keep Plastic Warm After You Heat It In The Microwave?
Jig Man replied to Big Ray's topic in Soft Plastics
I use nor por silicone cups and have made insulated jackets that I can put them in to keep them warm longer when I am shooting small baits with only one mold. -
I get those from Barlow's.
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There is a whole thread on this subject. Check it out. I tried to copy a link to it but the site wouldn't let me do it.
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I use Calhoun medium.
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Thanks. I have to order some worm hooks from the Captain as I don't need 1000 of 3 sizes for my swing jigs and the Cap will sell 500 at a time. So I'll go back to where I was with the L2798.
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I am not familiar with the 2870 and it is listed with an extra long wire to hook eye. Will that hook fit the molds that I use the L2798 in?
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You only need molds for the baits you make. I have 4 sizes of craw molds, 1 stick bait mold, and 4 tube molds. That is about all of the soft baits that I use. However, I am getting a creature mold in a while.
