rangerman391 Posted December 31, 2003 Report Share Posted December 31, 2003 I amjust starting to do some luremaking. How do you know when the temperature is correct for pouring? Also what is the best heating and pouring equiptment? This is a great site!!!!!! Thanks Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kidlizard Posted December 31, 2003 Report Share Posted December 31, 2003 For pouring soft plastics, most people will tell you that 350 deg F is a good starting point. Lee pots are really great for pouring plastics and lead, however be sure you order the proper pot. The lead pot will get much hotter and scorch your plasitc quickly... Good luck John Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tubeman Posted January 1, 2004 Report Share Posted January 1, 2004 I agree 340-350 is the ideal range depending on the hardness/softness of your plastisol. We just did our first run of tubes out of our 5 gallon hot pot from Ritehete. I am truly a believer in investing the extra cash in a quality hot pot. I have heard mixed reviews on Lee hot pots when it comes to plastisol. The Ritehete pot is very very accurate as the temp stays within +/- 10 degrees...no scorching what so ever and we had a pile of salt in there too. We use Calhoun plastisols, available from Del-Mart....cant beat the quality and price....ok now the infomercial is over Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fish_N_Fool Posted January 1, 2004 Report Share Posted January 1, 2004 If you heat in a microwave (Like I do) how would you know when it's up to the right temp? I think most of the time I'm pouring with it to cold. Is there any clues that you could share as to what it looks like or smokes like at the right temp. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
docirv Posted January 1, 2004 Report Share Posted January 1, 2004 Go to your local wal-mart or such and get a deep oil frying thermometer and a glass candy thermometer. You can use the glass one to take the temperature and as a stirrer while pouring. Once you figure out the right temperature with the thermometers you will get the hang of it. About those ritehete pots. How much are they? I have two of the Lee pots and they really are more trouble than they are worth for small runs. I purchased a cheap table top drill press and use that as a continuous stirrer when using the lee pots. Works well. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mercury Posted January 1, 2004 Report Share Posted January 1, 2004 Go to your local wal-mart or such and get a deep oil frying thermometer and a glass candy thermometer. I purchased a cheap table top drill press and use that as a continuous stirrer when using the lee pots. Works well. Most of us can tell that the plastic is ready to pour by how thin it gets. But that is from a bit of experience. The glass thermometer os a great easy way, Hmmm, do you have the drill mounted in a stand to for stirring? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tubeman Posted January 1, 2004 Report Share Posted January 1, 2004 Doc, the 5 gallon pot with a heated valve cost 600. us. The next one we get will likely be half the size for use on the bodies of tubes ( using 2 pots at once for 2 color tubes) and hand pours. I too am planning a stirring device via the electric motor idea, I'm sure it does wonders for evenly poured senkos. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Reaper lures Posted January 2, 2004 Report Share Posted January 2, 2004 could I have a web site for ritehete please. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tubeman Posted January 2, 2004 Report Share Posted January 2, 2004 Sorry, I should have posted it previously http://www.thomasregister.com/olc/55849004/ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BassnG3 Posted January 6, 2004 Report Share Posted January 6, 2004 Tubeman, just curious did you call Ritehete or email them? I emailed them some questions last week and still no response. Thanks, BassnG3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tubeman Posted January 6, 2004 Report Share Posted January 6, 2004 I called the 1-800 number off the web site. I tried them today, just got the answering machine..they are pretty busy most of the time. Expect a 20-25 day turn around when ordering a custom sized pot. Ask for Steve ( the owner). We did a 800 two color tube run yesterday, I expect we could do 1000 in 6-7 hours if we did one color .....thats with the tails cut and just 2 people dipping/cutting. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
