bhorlings Posted December 15, 2008 Report Share Posted December 15, 2008 (edited) I think I already know the answer to my question but I just wanted to verify with others. When I was pouring with my pouring pot on Friday night I noticed that as I got down to the end my flake clumped up in the center and my baits had less flake than normal in them. My pouring pot is tilted at an angle from back to front. My paddle is about 1/8" away from the bottom of the pot. I tend to have the same thing happen when pouring with Pyrex cups also. Long story short.... am I using too much flake? I think I am but was wondering what everyone else thought. Edited December 15, 2008 by bhorlings Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bear21211 Posted December 15, 2008 Report Share Posted December 15, 2008 It looks to me like you may have your heat a little bit high. Also you can try lowering your paddle down a little tighter to the bottom of the pot.I know on some of the molds I pour I need the plastic a little hotter than others so I also tend to get a little settling in the bottom of the pot. Once the plastic get hot enough to be like water the glitter can not suspend. I do not think it has anything to do with adding to much glitter.I use some colors with twice as much as others and if I get plastic to hot I get the same problem with heavy glitter colors and light glitter colors. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zbass Posted December 15, 2008 Report Share Posted December 15, 2008 I've noticed the same thing. I'll turn my temp down a fuzz. all I did when that happened is stirred by hand for a couple of minutes. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bhorlings Posted December 16, 2008 Author Report Share Posted December 16, 2008 Thanks for the replies. I will give it whirl at the end of the week. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
