parker085 Posted September 22, 2010 Report Share Posted September 22, 2010 (edited) So after endless nights of reading everything I could find here about creating a divided cup (there is a ton of great stuff if you search "divided cup"), I finally created a divided cup the other day. The cup wasn't too hard to make. I used some flashing and JB weld to put the cup put together. I attached a picture of what my cup looks like. After I had the cup I started playing with it. I was having some trouble getting my baits to be two sided (laminate), they kept wanting to swirls. After reaching out to Jim, who was nice enough to give me some tips for getting my baits to come out better, I was finally able to get a few laminate looking baits. Not great but not bad for the first time. Posted a few pictures in the gallery Here are some tips for newbie’s to split cup pouring that I didn’t know (thanks again for the help Jim): Get close to the mold when pouring (This really made a big difference) Don't get the plastic too hot or it will mix together. With the metal in the cup it heats up faster then normal Make sure your divider goes all the way to the spout of the cup (the attached picture is of my second cup, first one didn't go to the spout) Use a 1 cup cup as it's easier to handle I'm sure there is a lot that I don't know but I wanted to share what I learned. Please give me/us any feedback you have about getting started pouring with a divided cup. Thanks Jon Edited September 22, 2010 by parker085 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tigerfire Posted September 22, 2010 Report Share Posted September 22, 2010 Thanks for sharing those tips. I am going to have to give it another try with some of your tips. My laminates were coming out like swirls. And thanks to Jim for helping all of us. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mark poulson Posted September 22, 2010 Report Share Posted September 22, 2010 Do you heat your plastics in that cup in a microwave? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
parker085 Posted September 22, 2010 Author Report Share Posted September 22, 2010 Do you heat your plastics in that cup in a microwave? I reheat in the divided cup in the microwave. I'm heating the plastic in two cups to start and pouring them into the divided cup once I get the color I'm looking for. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GB GONE Posted September 22, 2010 Report Share Posted September 22, 2010 Jon: Your baits look GOOD!!!! It took me way more than a couple tries to get even close to those. The fish will EAT! Thanks for writing all this up in an easy to read format!!!!! Jim Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
