mark poulson Posted October 19, 2010 Report Share Posted October 19, 2010 I just did my first two and three color laminate. No pictures, and they really aren't that impressive. But it wasn't that hard, and that's why I'm posting. I had made a twelve cavity Ika body, two part POP mold, hand pour. After reading about split cups here, I started wondering if I could just pour some of one color into the open half of the mold, and then close it and pour the other. Short story long, it worked. Hot plastic on the second pour makes sure the two melt together, but the colors stay separate. I got a bee in my bonnet, and tried three colors, hand pouring both the first and second colors into one half, and then closing the mold and pouring the third color. It worked, too. I'm posting because it isn't hard, and I wanted to encourage others to try. The pouring sprue hole for my Ika molds is approx. 1/2" diameter, tapering to 5/16" where it meets the cavity. I also tried the feather in between the two mold halves idea that Toadfrog invented, and it worked too. I guess that makes me a GIT...Genieass in training. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mark poulson Posted October 20, 2010 Author Report Share Posted October 20, 2010 That's awesome Mark. I tend to work my mind around things like this for a while before tackling them because I want to make my time in the shop more productive. I've been thinking of doing some of this type thing for details in the swimbait mold I'm working on right now. Your post helps me have some confidence in some things I want to try when I get it done. Be careful. I'm paralyzed now with trying to figure out which colors to combine in the laminates! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alsworms Posted October 21, 2010 Report Share Posted October 21, 2010 Be careful. I'm paralyzed now with trying to figure out which colors to combine in the laminates! Mark.....it's official. You REALLY have a problem now! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mark poulson Posted October 21, 2010 Author Report Share Posted October 21, 2010 Mark.....it's official. You REALLY have a problem now! I didn't think I had room in my life for another addiction. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GB GONE Posted October 21, 2010 Report Share Posted October 21, 2010 Congrats MARK!!!! Opens up a whole new world!!! You are also seeing the benefits of POP molds in this instance. If you were using aluminum, your baits would look have cold cracks everywhere and unless heated real well, they may not even adhere the last color. A good way to decide on laminates (to me) is just save your old scraps and start putting them next to each other. You see quick what might work and what might not. Even ones that are maybe's seem to end up good sometimes. Have fun experimenting!!! Jim Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mark poulson Posted October 22, 2010 Author Report Share Posted October 22, 2010 Congrats MARK!!!! Opens up a whole new world!!! You are also seeing the benefits of POP molds in this instance. If you were using aluminum, your baits would look have cold cracks everywhere and unless heated real well, they may not even adhere the last color. A good way to decide on laminates (to me) is just save your old scraps and start putting them next to each other. You see quick what might work and what might not. Even ones that are maybe's seem to end up good sometimes. Have fun experimenting!!! Jim Thanks Jim. Carol Martens, Aaron's mom, spoke to our club last year, and one of the things she said was that Aaron is color blind, so he picks his colors by contrast. That's why the Robo Aaron's magic colors are contrasting. And they work. Our SoCal lakes get so hammered, a new color will work because it's new, and then the fish wise up as soon as everyone starts throwing it. So I'm looking to pour some contrasting laminates, since Ikas represent crawdads, and they have contrasting tops and bottoms. I sandwiched a clear blue layer between a brown bottom and a green pumpkin top, andI think the way the clear light blue second layer lets light through is really cool! Just me. I guess I'm easily amused. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
plt Posted November 12, 2010 Report Share Posted November 12, 2010 Thanks Jim. Carol Martens, Aaron's mom, spoke to our club last year, and one of the things she said was that Aaron is color blind, so he picks his colors by contrast. That's why the Robo Aaron's magic colors are contrasting. And they work. Our SoCal lakes get so hammered, a new color will work because it's new, and then the fish wise up as soon as everyone starts throwing it. So I'm looking to pour some contrasting laminates, since Ikas represent crawdads, and they have contrasting tops and bottoms. I sandwiched a clear blue layer between a brown bottom and a green pumpkin top, andI think the way the clear light blue second layer lets light through is really cool! Just me. I guess I'm easily amused. Post a pic that does sounds cool Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mark poulson Posted November 13, 2010 Author Report Share Posted November 13, 2010 Pit, I hope to have time today to take a couple of pictures. I'll post them in the Gallery, and let you know when I do. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mark poulson Posted November 16, 2010 Author Report Share Posted November 16, 2010 Post a pic that does sounds cool Pit, Here goes nothing. I hope it works. The colors are a bit hard to see, but I shot the pictures with a back light so you can see the laminate better. Two of them are with feathers in the middle. Thank you Toadfrog. http://img696.imageshack.us/g/ikafeather1.jpg/ This is the URL of the pictures. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
