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No burns. Rod building starts next week and will continue for many weeks after.

Is there a spout to pour out of? Or does the plastic flow smoothly for some reason?

Things went pretty well.....nobody got hurt....plastic 'things' were made! THe kids had fun. THey were really into it, but they were not good pourers!! THey didn't have much patience when it came to waiting for the plastic to get hot enough. They wanted to pour as soon as they thought they could (usually too early and bad sloppy pours were the result). It will be better next time we do it. Thanks to TU members for advice and support.

Fly up to Minneapolis, MN airport, cross the St. Croix River into Wisconsin...Find Somerset High School and that's where I'll be!

Tomorrow's the Big Day! I'll let you all know how it goes. I went through all the DO's and DON'TS today in class....even gave a small demonstration....kids seemed really interested. Bait making on Tuesday and out to the lake Thursday to do some ice-fishing...my job ain't that bad!!

Thanks Tim! I'll check it out.

Between pouring and building rods, I won't have time to fish!! Yeah, thanks for the pics. Sure sounds and looks like a good way to go about it.....just not quite sure how to "tap" the pot?? I'm not really good with "tools or building"

When using a Presto Pot, how long does it take to get the plastic up to 300-350?

Hey, I really appreciate the input! I really do have a good thing going here.....lucky guy. After making these baits, my next project (a different class altogether) is to build fishing rods. Kids sure seem excited about it. I like the idea of designing their own baits (many of my students start this class not knowing the difference between a bass - walleye - musky - bluegill!!). I'm sure the kids would put a lot work into them. Catching a fish on them later in the course would be icing on the cake! The Presto pot is a great idea! One or two locations of hot plastic sure sounds better than 10! Spike - I may take you up on helping with an instruction plan. Having the correct steps written down sure would be helpful! (I wonder what the bass will think when we drop a soft plastic worm down the ice-fishing hole!!

This is great guys (& gals if you're out there)! I've been reading old post's and threads....lots of great info! I'm keeping notes too! I'll do a search on safety next. Step by step instructions would be great if anyone has them?

My school said it was a 'go' Keep the advice coming!!

Hello - First time here for me...... I'm a physcial education teacher and just recently started an Outdoor Education class......pretty cool 'cause I get to teach fishing! Anyway, I'm wondering if it's a good idea to teach pouring soft plastics to my students. The students are juniors and seniors. I think they'd get a kick out of it, but I'm not sure if it's too dangerous to do in a school setting? We have ventilated area's, goggles, and aprons, but I'm not sure if I want to risk having an accident?? We'd be using hot plates to heat the plastic. I've got the molds, plastisol, hot plates, colors, glitter, heat stabilizer, softner. What advice do you all have for me? Oh, I'm pretty new to all this too! Thanks. Grant Belisle