Driftwood
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Best chance would be ebay.
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Yeah, craft store glitter tends to curl, bleed, and fade when heated. Personally, I wouldn't use it if that's where it came from.
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Do I need softener when making soft plastics?
Driftwood replied to Lucid_Vax's topic in Soft Plastics
I keep some on hand just in case...( I accidentally mixed tube plastisol to shoot creature baits,) -
Bass tackle injectors are the easiest to use with the quick disconnect nozzles. Baitjunkies plastisol is the overall value pick. I would check the classifieds and Ebay for injection molds. You can pick up some good deals there.
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Looks like carolina pumpkin with black, and a little fuchsia, and red flake.
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You can try a local boat repair shop also. Most may trade some for a few bags of baits. You can also get some unique colors and they tend to have larger sizes than regular body shops.
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Add a little Carolina pumpkin to white.
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Safely and accurately applying chart. dip and dye
Driftwood replied to mark poulson's topic in Soft Plastics
And make sure your fishing partner isn't overly clumsy or you end up with chartreuse seats lol. -
If you find the size / style worm you want, try injecting air into it with a hypodermic needle to make it float.
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Check with your plastisol supplier and ask them to sell you some MSO. MSO is essentially worm oil only cheaper because it's not called worm oil. ( and no scent or glitter.)
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Also put some gum rubber down to cut against. It will work a lot better than a wooden block. You can get it at Grainger fairly cheap.
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Try waiting until just before you shoot the plastic to add the glitter.
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Thanks Monte. I would never have thought to do that
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Hang on, you are about to get bombarded. Best thing is to go to the search and click on suppliers. You will find mold makers there.
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I use the IR just for the quick reading of the plastic. It's real handy when shooting laminates so as to keep both colors close to the same temperature.
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You can but it would probably cook out. It's best to add the scent just before you shoot ( or pour ) the plastic.
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Thanks for the info. None of these have the plastic insert but painting will probably be a better option.
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I just placed my first order of tungsten weights My question is, can you heat and powder coat them like the lead weights?
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Oops, I mentioned 50 gal.
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Say I want to mix 40 gal. Are the materials readily available in small quantities as this?
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Looks like a chartreuse/ blue fleck on top and chartreuse/ silver fleck laminate.
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Frank has a YouTube video where he uses the griddle to keep the plastisol at a usable temp. You can also get a meat grinder from harbor freight and grind the sprue, it will heat with less time, and the heat stabilizer is a must.
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Cross contamination won' be a problem. I pour in my garage and have all my toys stored there. Just a small work area to store some plastic, coloring. scent. Molds and heating equipment is all you need. Your idea for ventilation should be sufficient for your production. Just keep reading and asking questions, there is a wealth of information here.
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You can also mount your cutter on a can crusher. It's manual but effective if doing small batches.
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Yep, as long as you use the same formula for your color and don't overheat, you should be fine.
