camrynekai
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I have a Shooting Star but I use it on my own pots. I just suck the block dry and I have virtually no residue in my pots so they don't really ever need cleaning unless i do a clear of very light colored bait. -
I don't have any photos of my old system (only my new ones) I will however look at my Ebay account and see who I sold it to (I think it was Tod from Snoozers baits).....maybe he will send me some photos. I do know it was a 1750watt unit with 1/2NPT fittings and I ran it at 3PSI (required dedicated receptacle)
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Heat exchanger to preheat my plastic and modified Lee pots to pour out of. I am just not a fan of Pyrex....all it takes is one time to witness a plastic burn and it WILL make you think twice about using them. A very smart fella once stated on this forum "its not if...but when a Pyrex cup Will shatter."
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I agree and disagree. Been pouring since 1993 and was in business full time from 1996-2010 and to be honest, there is NO way I could have pumped out the 50,000- 70,000 baits per month with Pyrex....just not happening. For the weekend guy that wants to play with this awesome hobby, Pyrex is fine....minus the injury possibilities and inconsistencies.
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Yes, they are the Lee 4-20 lead pots. I used them instead of the plastic version because they have the two support rods. Only thing I had to do was drill out the nozzle to 1/4", reposition one support rod so that it cleared the mixing valve and install the PID.
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Man Cave corner
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Thank you all again for the posisitive comments.
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I have several hundred of these molds for sale. All are in perfect shape....have been replaced with aluminum injection type. If anyone is interested shoot me a PM and we can pound out a $ amount. Thank You Update 2/25/2015 This is what I have left Lurecraft #93 6" Straight Tail worm, 2 Cavity, Qty6 Lurecraft #22 6" Flat Tail Worm, 2 Cavity, Qty6 Lurecraft #27 4 Straight Tail Worm, 4 Cavity, Qty25 Lurecraft #29 6" straight Tail Worm, 2 Cavity, Qty1 Lurecraft #474 3.5" Zipper Worm, 2 Cavity, Qty6 Lurecraft #410 4" Curl Tail Worm, 2 Cavity, Qty4 Lurecraft #565 6" Zipper Worm, 2 Cavity, Qty5 Lurecraft #411 6" Curl Tail Worm, 2 Cavity, Qty6 Lurecraft #412 7" Curl Tail Worm, 2 Cavity, Qty7 NHP # 3.25" K Grub, 2 Cavity, Qty3 Lurecraft #23 4" Lizard, 2 Cavity,Qty5 Lurecraft # 4.5" Fluke, 4 Cavity,Qty5 Lurecraft #367 7" Lizard, 2 Cavity, Qty4 Lurecraft #360 4" Leach,4 Cavity, Qty1 Lurecraft #652 3" Drop Shot Minnow, 5 Cavity, Qty3 Lurecraft #176 8" Straight Tail Worm, 2 Cavity, Qty1 Lurecraft #438 2.5" Slider Swim Grub, 4 Cavity, Qty1 Lurecraft #545 3.25" Jig Trailer, 2 Cavity, Qty28 Lurecraft #641 2.5" Jig Trailer, 2 Cavity, Qty4 NHP # 3.25 Custom Jig Trailer, 1 Cavity, Qty21 Plus 20 assorted molds a few mold masters and 2 Lee pots. Would like to make a deal for the lot.
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LMAO....funny how you mentioned Music Systems.....its what I do for a living. Here is my latest one.
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Have noticed that I never hear other pourers reefer to using cc measuring for their glitter/pearls. Maybe i'm just tooooo OCD for my own good, but I have always used them for accurate measurement.
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Looks very similar to a BPS tube that my buddies uses. I duplicated it by using 1.5 cups plastic, 15 Drops of LC Black, 4 Drops of LC Watermelon and 4.3cc of .035 Black Flake.
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Thank you again, The wiring was not as bad as it looks, takes much longer to cut, drill and tap all the aluminum parts with limited shop tools. Here is my 3rd prototype that has been in service for over 3 years and many, many 1,000's of stick baits have been poured through it. Its just a gravity feed unit....mainly was seeing how well the pump performance was before venturing into a two color unit.
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Thank you Rupert, Great job on the genII Shooting Star, very, very well thought out piece and it just works flawlessly. Here is a shot of the rear of the unit in case any of you wanted to see the electronics.
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Thanks guys. The one you see in the photo cost me about 1350.00...using all top shelf components. I also have 3 other proto types(gravity feed types) that I have made over the years....so all in all I have spent a few grand on this project. On the out side it looks like your standard paddle blade mixer, but its anything but that. Problem I had with 99% of the marketed units is that salt content from stat to finish is not consistent enough for me and that the size is a bit much for my personal use. I went outside the box and designed a pump that would move my product from bottom to top instead of round and round and topped it off with robotic stepper motors to do the work....end result is a bait made with the correct salt and are within grains from the first worm to the last. I cant say enough great things about the shooting star system.....its just plain BAD ASS!!! very well engineered piece that is just spot on! Don't think I will be doing any kind of book on how to build this unit....at least on my pump design.
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Took the bull by the horns several years ago seeking to replicate the Senko. Many, many proto types later and here she is. A perfect Senko making system that puts out an accurate salt to plastic ratio from the first to the last drop (without flour salt...YUK), accurate temperature control and sized to make 100 5" sticks. The Shooting Star blending system is the bomb!!! all the years of gravity feed pouring is long gone. This is not any form of plug....unit NOT for sale.
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Depends on how hot U run it just like with any other unit....how ever mine has a PID temp control and will keep temp + or - 1deg. of set value. ???? its a plastic melter/mixer/dispenser why would one water cool it? Yes or it wouldn't be very efficient to wait for each batch to heat up. Again, I'm not looking to fill the needs of large quantities....this is a small unit that can put out a salt/plastic mix that is as accurate as humanly possible from the first drop to the last. I guess being a successful Bass Tournament angler and seeing/using most of the crappy and inconsistent stick baits that are available is more where my unit comes to play. Not interested in doing that...this is geared towards small to mid sized hand pour company's and to the 1000's of fisherman that basement pour. Sorry ...but I pour that rate every day so ummmmmm your not correct in that statement.
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The unit, a 9" base with an adjustable fence was going to be priced at approximately $600...I would need to sell at least 300 units to break even on my investment and from all the warmth on this thread I just dont think I will take the risk. Sorry on the video...that will not happen, I have spent many, many years perfecting a mixing system and a valving unit and to place a video of it for someone else to copy my work is not going to happen...hope ya understand.
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It can be used for single sided aluminum/silicone molds or 2 sided top pour molds. From the responses so far, I think I will keep it to my self. I thought that having a precision stick bait system that all you had to do was plug it in, add plastic, salt, glitter, color, flip a switch and easily pour 500 5" precision sticks an hour with virtually zero waste and was affordable, was a great idea....
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Thank you Frank.. I have seen more then my fair share of hand made sticks and contraptions to mix the material and to brutally honest, most baits/mixers are not worth my time. I have used the presto pot system and sorry but I will put my home up that my machine will way out perform it in every way other then the size of the batch. My mixing system is a 4 stage penta design so it literally will pump up to a 50% mix from the bottom and place it on top and with the digital temp control, dented baits, curled glitter and burnt plastic days are over not to mention solid color and salt content from start to finish.
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Craig and I are buddies going back many years...his tubes rock! but i'm real fond of his ElGordo tube. Its for open pour molds only (gravity feed) single color I guess my slang was confusing when I say pump out a 5" bait every 5 seconds...so it would be pour a 5 inch bait every 5 seconds. The machine will hold 2.5 cups of material. Didn't think clarification was needed when it came to cooling of baits and so on....was just touching base on pouring. Yes, I have a machine that does what I have listed above. I am trying to justify the costs associated in getting this to market...but if there is no real market then I will continue to keep it all to myself. Some people will settle for what they feel is a good enough Stick bait...NOT this kid. I have been working on this project since 1995 and about a year ago I finished 2 working proto types, This is NOT even close to the DIY style stirrers (Presto Pot) this is truly a plastic mixer and not a stirrer. I am not trying to compete with injection machines but am trying to market an affordable way for small-mid sized businesses to be able to put out a decent and consistent stick without dropping $20K on an injection set up.
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If you could buy a Senko pouring machine that truly gave the perfect blend of salt and plastic from the first bait to the very last, could pour 50 5" Sticks per fill up, could mix and pour up to 50% salt to plastic ratio, digital temp control, can pump out a perfect 5" Stick every 5 seconds and has virtually zero waste...what would you be willing to pay?
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Looking to buy any of Del's iridescent Glitter. Thanks
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Your close...it was around the same time give or take a 1/2 year. I am almost 90% positive I posted it here... but I may have done it on NYBASS also. Things have changed since that spread sheet...Calhoun's developed bubbles and Lurecraft also changed so like I said its kind of unusefull info. I am going to have to try and find my Tentalometer that I used to do the tare factor and maybe do a new chart for 2010...I have several brands of plastic and even have a few proto types to throw in the mix. I have one prototype (370CX17585) from Chemionics that is very promising for stick pourers but until I do some further testing I'm not sure if it will out perform the M-F sinking plastic (ease of use and low salt requirement) or Ozarks SS for the ultimate wiggle....but the almost 0 smoke and near 0 odor is really tipping the scales for Chemionics.
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I use a few different brands of plastic...depending on what bait it that I'm pouring...and how clear a plastic is is near the bottom of my list of desired properties. 1. Ability to NOT absorb water 2. LOW memory 3. Resonance 4. Low odor 5. Tare factor 6. Heat stability 7. Pouring viscosity/min. pouring temp. 8. Storage/settling 9. Clarity 10. Cost ALL of plastics that we have available are very very clear regardless of brand and to be honest it should not be a factor. I did a spread sheet 3-5 years ago and gave a bunch of data(burn temps, duro, tare factor, resonance...yada yada yada) it should be in the search functions somewhere.... However there are a few new players since then so its not quite as useful
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Love it for sticks and drop shot baits...It is a MUST for any Sinking or neutrally buoyant bait...It is tougher and you will get much, much better looking colors because you will use 35-40% less salt, which drops the opaqueness quite a bit. I have not had any pouring issues at all.
