squigster Posted February 21, 2008 Report Share Posted February 21, 2008 Does anyone know if you can hand pour the Netcraft Molds even though they are supposed to use their injector? I want to try the grub but I dont want to waste my money and I heard that their injector shoots plastic more often at you than in the mold. Thanks! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Basseducer Posted February 21, 2008 Report Share Posted February 21, 2008 Squigster, I have poured their stick mold with success, but not the grub. I don't think it would work too well because of the bent of the tail and I tossed the injector. TJ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
squigster Posted February 21, 2008 Author Report Share Posted February 21, 2008 I kind of figured that. Dels aluminum requires you to pour the tail first with the mold apart so I figured that the Netcraft one would probabaly not work. I just thought I would ask. Thanks! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
maltrout Posted February 21, 2008 Report Share Posted February 21, 2008 I have thier grub mold and I could not get them to pour correctly. There was just not enough pressure to get the tails to come out right. When using thier injector the grub comes out pretty good. I am not a fan of thier whole injection system though. I think they are dangereous and time consuming. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hawghunterbaits Posted February 21, 2008 Report Share Posted February 21, 2008 Hum here we go again! Ok, some of there molds can be hand poured, not the grub. I have modified some of there molds to be able to hand pour in them. They r cheap molds and you get what you pay for! As for there injectors they r JUNK! And dangerious! I would spend the extra bucks and get a nice mold from Del or Bob. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pirkfan Posted February 21, 2008 Report Share Posted February 21, 2008 I use them quite a bit. I don't like the plastic clips they use to hold the molds closed, so I bought a bunch of boston bulldog clamps (paper clamps) which work pretty well. The injectors aren't great, but once you figure out their foibles, they do work, I figure they're sort of expendables, and they only cost about 10 bucks a piece. The built in injectors for the 6 inch curl tail grubs are worse, I've turned new plungers on the lathe to replace them. The biggest problem with the separate injectors, other than they're just kind of flimsy, is when you pour the plastic into them, the metal tip immediately solidifies the plastic that enters it. You have to pick out this plug while putting a little pressure on the plunger. Once the plug is out, liquid plastic will come out the nozzle, and you've got to inject a bunch of molds quickly to make the process worthwhile. If you don't realize the tip is plugged and just put more pressure on the plunger trying to force plastic into the mold, that's when bad things happen, like the plunger bending and allowing liquid plastic to go by. If you pay attention to these details, and get 4 or 5 molds ready to inject, you can be fairly productive. However, I must say, I only use them for personal use, there's no way I'd try to inject enough to make it a business. The darn things also develop stress cracks over time, and I'm always expecting one to just disintegrate while I'm injecting it, but that's not happened so far. Some of them have multiple ports to inject, it's not the easiest thing to do, and still get all the parts to adhere. I've also found some molds which don't have good mating surfaces and produce a lot of flash. You just never know what a particular mold is going to be like. I've also used plastic syringes to inject the molds, they have a somewhat limited life, because they have poor heat resistance, but ones without a luer lock tip will work. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vodkaman Posted February 22, 2008 Report Share Posted February 22, 2008 Could you post a pic of the grub mold, I would like to understand more what is going on and how the mold works. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Smallie Posted February 22, 2008 Report Share Posted February 22, 2008 This is one of the injectable molds: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Smallie Posted February 22, 2008 Report Share Posted February 22, 2008 This is the injector. It is made of plastic: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vodkaman Posted February 22, 2008 Report Share Posted February 22, 2008 I could really do with a close up of the mold (I should have said, sorry). I want to see how the mold is vented, to see if anything could be modified or adapted to make it pour. If the mold is not usable as it is and you are up to a little experimentation, I'm sure I could come up with a plan. It is either that or just sell it! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
loco Posted February 22, 2008 Report Share Posted February 22, 2008 it looks like it produces a nice bait. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
