JeffJ Posted November 21, 2009 Report Share Posted November 21, 2009 What are the advantages of a presto pot with and without mixer? And for pouring real small hand pour type baits what size valve is recommended? Also what amount of plstic do you put in at one time? I am looking at Bears and am not sure what valve he uses. Any recommendations>??? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jimcline Posted November 21, 2009 Report Share Posted November 21, 2009 Jeff, by all means if you get a Presto get yourself a stirrer too, even if you have to make one. It will make your life infinitely easier, if for no other reason than not having to stop pouring so you can stir. Aa far as pouring small baits, absolutely. You can pour about anything with it with a little practice. If you keep your temp right and cut the stream down you can pour small appendages too. Like I said, it just takes practice. Bear uses a 3/8 brass ball valve that screws into the pot itself. Out of that I believe he uses 3/8 to a 1/4 hose nipple for the pouring spout. That's what I use at any rate and it works well. As far as how much plastic, most guys don't use less than a couple of cups at a time. I've used as little as 4 oz for trying new colors but the extra clean up is a pain. If you get one, I also advise you to get a digital infrared thermometer too, to keep a close eye on your temp. If I had had one it would have save me a lot of scorched plastic. I hope any of this helps you, JIM Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mbroggi1 Posted November 21, 2009 Report Share Posted November 21, 2009 (edited) What are the advantages of a presto pot with and without mixer? And for pouring real small hand pour type baits what size valve is recommended? Also what amount of plstic do you put in at one time? I am looking at Bears and am not sure what valve he uses. Any recommendations>??? Get a mixer or you will be stiring it a lot by hand. As far ar the valve I'm pretty sure Bear uses 3/8" . I like 2 cups at a time 1 cup is ok but why not make extra.... The 3/8 valve and fittings will flow more than enough fro msot any pours. The key to pouring small detailed molds is a smaller tip nozzel. I also flatten out a nozzle with a smaller tip to produce a stream of hot plastic that resembles a piece of linguini instead of round. the rigth heat is very important on highly detailed molds as well. All this information is when im pouring a Paca Craw type bait with very small legs or claws. I along with Bear have put lots of time into engineering the plumbing so it works. You wont be sorry with a pot from Bear. Edited November 21, 2009 by mbroggi1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
