makohunterz Posted May 4, 2009 Report Share Posted May 4, 2009 I am a total newb at lure making and had a quick question, which melts first aluminum or lead? I was thinking of making aluminum molds for lead deep sea jigs, and just wanted to make sure my mold wouldn't melt Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
diemai Posted May 4, 2009 Report Share Posted May 4, 2009 (edited) @ makohunterz Don't worry , lead melts at about 260° Celsius , not quite sure about aluminium , but its melting point is far beyond , at least 600° Celsius , probably even more . All commercial molds are made of aluminium as well , even the softest alloy would withstand the molten lead , no matter how many casts you make . Silicone molds do not have such a long shelf life , only up to a few hundred casts , but this really depends of the size of the cavities , the bigger these are , the lower the lifetime of the mold . Guess , for bigger deep sea pirks these are not suitable . greetz , diemai:yay: Edited May 4, 2009 by diemai text addition Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ROWINGADUBAY Posted May 12, 2009 Report Share Posted May 12, 2009 I Work in a plant that has a foundry and we pour aluminum some guys there said they took some home to pour fishing lures with regular lee melting pot and do -it molds never tried it cause I don't like how light the jigs would be As far as salt water goes i believe salsa spoons are made of aluminum I know they make several spoons the same size but with different wieghts they must use different alloys to change wieght without changing size Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
