bluegrasslover Posted February 3, 2010 Report Share Posted February 3, 2010 I just found and was watching some videos of Larry Dahlberg making hard and soft plastic lures. I see that there has been some discussion on this forum about his DVDs. He is obviously an expert lure maker but I was shocked at the lack of concern for safety. I just saw where he was pouring some dragon flies using a soft mold (assume it was alumisol) and he's spreading the mold apart with bare hands to get the hot plastic to pour into it. The plastic was pouring not more than 1/4" away from his fingers. He might be a great lure maker but I'm not looking to him for safety tips that's for sure! Greg Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BBK Posted February 3, 2010 Report Share Posted February 3, 2010 I do the same thing with a beaver mold to get the flippers to come out. I've poured it on my fingers a few times but it doesn't hurt. Hurts if you leave the plastic on your fingers for more then a few seconds though. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bluegrasslover Posted February 3, 2010 Author Report Share Posted February 3, 2010 I do the same thing with a beaver mold to get the flippers to come out. I've poured it on my fingers a few times but it doesn't hurt. Hurts if you leave the plastic on your fingers for more then a few seconds though. Really? I would have thought, based on the posts I've read here, that it would hurt like crap. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BBK Posted February 3, 2010 Report Share Posted February 3, 2010 Really? I would have thought, based on the posts I've read here, that it would hurt like crap. Probably does, my fingers are covered in calluses and I'm used to the heat. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Richard Prager Posted February 4, 2010 Report Share Posted February 4, 2010 350 degrees...........of course it hurts like and it will keep cooking until you get it off. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jimcline Posted February 4, 2010 Report Share Posted February 4, 2010 350 degrees...........of course it hurts like and it will keep cooking until you get it off. I'm with Richard on this one. I've been a tanker driver for over 20 years and I've hauled a bunch of hot stuff including hot asphalt, which is about the same temperature as hot plastic. I've got scars on me from both and can't remember the asphalt hurting worse than the plastic. 350 degrees is 350 degress and it hurts like hell when you get it on you. Once you've seen a man burned over 75% of his body by hot liquid you get a reality check quickly if you don't want to get hurt too. Now I know we're talking two different animals here, but guys this stuff we play with can be very dangerous. I'm just saying, be careful. JIM Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mainbutter Posted February 4, 2010 Report Share Posted February 4, 2010 I got about a large raindrop size of plastic on my finger when I was mixing too vigorously and a tiny tiny tiny amount splashed out. Now many weeks later(3? 4?), it's still not fully healed. Skin sloughed off, serious 2nd degree burn about the size of half a dime. A very deep (for a wound on a finger) amount of flesh was just gone. The size of the wound was tiny and of no concern pretty much. However, this stuff has the capacity of causing serious, serious burns that will put you in the hospital for weeks, and racking up large health care bills if you're not careful. I wouldn't want to spill a pyrex cup on my leg. That's why I pour sitting on the floor rather than on a table. That said, Larry Dahlberg is a fantastic man, one of my fishing buddies knows him in fact! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
longhorn Posted February 5, 2010 Report Share Posted February 5, 2010 I've watched those videos also. He doesn't use a respirator and is unsafe with hot plastic but aside from that the information will be useful to someone who's new to pouring and mold making. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bluegrasslover Posted February 5, 2010 Author Report Share Posted February 5, 2010 I've watched those videos also. He doesn't use a respirator and is unsafe with hot plastic but aside from that the information will be useful to someone who's new to pouring and mold making. Absolutely. The guy knows his stuff! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thelatrobe33 Posted February 5, 2010 Report Share Posted February 5, 2010 I've watched those videos also. He doesn't use a respirator and is unsafe with hot plastic but aside from that the information will be useful to someone who's new to pouring and mold making. Be pretty hard for him to explain what he's doing with a respirator on! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Piscivorous Pike Posted February 5, 2010 Report Share Posted February 5, 2010 Be pretty hard for him to explain what he's doing with a respirator on! Oh, you busted my funny bone on that one, you just cracked me up! Thanks, I needed a good one this morning. Dahlberg is indirectly responsible for getting me on TU. Something he said on a show about his Mr. Wiggly caused the lights to come on when I was designing a Pike bait. The search to learn how to make it lead to TU. Thank you, Larry! TU is a great place to hang out. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GB GONE Posted February 5, 2010 Report Share Posted February 5, 2010 If you pour long enough, somehow, someway, you will get hot plastic on you somewhere. Keep some yellow mustad close by and you will be OK. I have had a cup spill and get between my gloves and shirt. Put on the mustard and it burned even more. 2 days later you could not tell where the plastic hit. I never blistered or hardly even turned red. Good stuff!!! Of course, if you have silvadene creme, keep that close too. Jim Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jimcline Posted February 6, 2010 Report Share Posted February 6, 2010 All the safety concerns aside, Larry Dahlberg may be the best all round angler on this planet. He really is awesome to watch. I met him once in Cincinnati at the boat show and he was a great guy. He' also the reason I got into fly fishing for muskies. Because of an article I read of his. I mean the guy invented the Dahlberg Diver when he was 15 years old. How talented is that? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fatman Posted February 7, 2010 Report Share Posted February 7, 2010 When I first watched the video on this I quite literally CRINGED!!!!!!!!!!!!!! How in the hell do you post something like that on youtube for kids to watch!!!! I seen the results of burned skin from plastics and lead as well. To ignore any safety prodcedures especially soemone with his notoriety is quite simpley criminal!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Wear your safety gear everyone, it isn't worth getting hurt Fatman Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BBK Posted February 7, 2010 Report Share Posted February 7, 2010 Safety top 5! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
