basser_jim Posted March 25, 2008 Report Share Posted March 25, 2008 if I am going to produce how many baits should I be able to make at one time? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BBC Posted March 25, 2008 Report Share Posted March 25, 2008 At least enough cavities to fill one bag of lures. Also, depending on the size of the bait. Larger, bulkier baits take longer to cool so it's better to have enough cavities to pour continuously and not have to stop and wait for the baits to cool do you can de-mold them. If you tell us what type of bait you're talking about I'm sure we could give you a better answer. I've found that it's better to buy one or two molds and pour with them a couple times. You'll quickly learn how many more cavities you should have to be able to pour continuously. As an example, I have 3-4 cavity molds for 5" sticks. I put 10 in a bag and I can pour all 12 cavities before I need to reheat. If I had another set of molds (3 more) the first three could cool while I was pouring the second set of 3. Unfortunately that would be a large investment in molds but it would make pouring go a lot faster. Eric Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nova Posted March 25, 2008 Report Share Posted March 25, 2008 Depends on how many baits you want to produce at a time. Also, some molds have only 2 cavities while others have 4 to 6. If you make your own molds you can get more cavities. Most of the ones I make for myself have 10 cavities each. www.novalures.com Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jmik26 Posted March 25, 2008 Report Share Posted March 25, 2008 Time = Money (Use 4 cavity stick mold, pyrex and microwave as an example) Lets say $4.99 for a pack of 10 One mold 4 sticks in about 6 minutes (Estimated time) That would be 40 sticks per hour (60min/6min= 10 runs of 4sticks) At $4.99 X 4 packs = $19.96 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
saint308 Posted March 25, 2008 Report Share Posted March 25, 2008 Jmik is right on target. I pour 2 packs at a time in swims, sticks and toads. I pour 10 worms at a time, but 12 is a whole pack. I would shoot for no less than one pack at a time. Saint. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Delw Posted March 25, 2008 Report Share Posted March 25, 2008 There are lots of factors that go into it to do it right, some were already touched on. The main ones are What are you pouring out of and how much plastic will it hold and how long the bait takes to cool. Guys in this very serious on a big scale pour out of 2.5-5 gallon pots and have 40-50 molds, then they have someone taking the baits out as they cool , setting the molds back up ready to pour. its a never ending process. you can't do that using a pyrex cup and a microwave, with that you will need to know how many baits you can pour out of one pryrex batch. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rxfish Posted March 25, 2008 Report Share Posted March 25, 2008 I have 26 molds for my 4.5" worm and 4 cavities each. So I can pour just over a hundred worms before I have to flip them. I have 25 6" 2 cavity worm molds and I use Lee Pots for everything except stik baits and large lizards. I have far less in molds for trailers etc. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
basser_jim Posted March 25, 2008 Author Report Share Posted March 25, 2008 I am hoping for this to be on a fairly large scale... eventually. What would average cool time be on the following baits? Stick/other worm toad lizard chunk beaver brush hog swimbait Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
daveh Posted March 26, 2008 Report Share Posted March 26, 2008 i just poured 1000 4 1/2 fully round trick worms. i used to molds. if i get more orders like this i will get 2 more molds. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChadK Posted March 27, 2008 Report Share Posted March 27, 2008 How long did it take dave? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
