used rubbers Posted January 29, 2010 Report Share Posted January 29, 2010 Just wondering if anyone has tried cooling aluminum molds. I was wondering if it would warp the mold if I put it in cold or icy water when it is hot or if I would be able to pour into a very cold mold. The reasons I want to do this are to speed up production, I get one mold really hot and the other reason is to keep the salt/silica/glitter from settling in super soft mixes. Will this affect my aluminum mold? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
daveh Posted January 29, 2010 Report Share Posted January 29, 2010 you want to pour in a warm mold. i heat my molds before i pour. cold molds make for hard pouring on some baits. plus you have to make sure its completey dry. water and hot plastic does not mix. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Dutchman Posted January 29, 2010 Report Share Posted January 29, 2010 You do not want to get any water mixed with hot plastic. It will go BOOM! Take a break and let it cool or get another mold. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mark poulson Posted January 29, 2010 Report Share Posted January 29, 2010 A safer way to cool molds is to hit them with compressed air. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JSC Posted January 29, 2010 Report Share Posted January 29, 2010 (edited) To increase production you gotta have more molds. Most any thing else is mostly going to cost more or take up a lot of time. JSC Edited January 29, 2010 by JSC Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jig Man Posted January 29, 2010 Report Share Posted January 29, 2010 As long as I am using a hot plate I don't have water issues with plastic. Some of my baits are made in individual tubes. The are customarily dropped into a pan of water to cool the bait. The bait is pulled out, cropped and the extra plastic put back in the pan. I have only had issues with plastic and microwave ovens. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
smallheadz Posted January 29, 2010 Report Share Posted January 29, 2010 more molds and box fans will do the trick Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
empire247 Posted January 29, 2010 Report Share Posted January 29, 2010 i have found that you can get a few extra pours before you have to let the mold cool down by setting the hot mold on top of a cold mold as the cold mold will pull some of the heat away from the hot mold and give you a few extra pours. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
used rubbers Posted January 30, 2010 Author Report Share Posted January 30, 2010 As long as I am using a hot plate I don't have water issues with plastic. Some of my baits are made in individual tubes. The are customarily dropped into a pan of water to cool the bait. The bait is pulled out, cropped and the extra plastic put back in the pan. I have only had issues with plastic and microwave ovens. Just wondering, What exactly are we looking at here and how does it work? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BBK Posted January 30, 2010 Report Share Posted January 30, 2010 Just wondering, What exactly are we looking at here and how does it work? Almost looks like he's making his own stick baits and using the copper tube as a mold. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jimcline Posted January 30, 2010 Report Share Posted January 30, 2010 i have found that you can get a few extra pours before you have to let the mold cool down by setting the hot mold on top of a cold mold as the cold mold will pull some of the heat away from the hot mold and give you a few extra pours. Empire, that cat cracks me up Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jig Man Posted January 30, 2010 Report Share Posted January 30, 2010 My pic is of individual molds with a void plug in the bottom of each tube. I inject into each one then remove the bait. It is a grub for vertical jigging. Like I stated, they are customarily dumped into a pan of water, cooled, reloaded and pored again. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
