heman Posted January 5, 2011 Report Share Posted January 5, 2011 I saw the Cabelas injector and was looking around and was wondering what you guys think about this injector (picture attached). the tube part is plastic and i am not sure if it can handle the heat of the plastic? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TAE73 Posted January 5, 2011 Report Share Posted January 5, 2011 Yes you can but over time it will start to crack because of the heat. Once that starts throw them away, because when they split open you have no warning and hot plastic goes everywhere. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vodkaman Posted January 5, 2011 Report Share Posted January 5, 2011 The packaging says' flavor injector' not 'hot molten plastic injector'. I would say why risk it. Sure it will work once or maybe a hundred times. The problem is that when it decides not to work, you are going to get hurt, maybe bad. Boiling water is about the limit for plastics. Save your money and buy a real one, designed for the job. Dave Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nova Posted January 5, 2011 Report Share Posted January 5, 2011 (edited) If you really want to know if it will hold up; buy it and put it in a pre-heated, 350 degree oven for about 15 minutes. Even if it holds up(which it won't) you have to remember that it was not under any pressure. In short; you couldn't pay enough money to use something like that.lol There is one rule with this hobby(as far as I'm concerned) and that is, you buy the best that you can afford. www.novalures.com Edited January 5, 2011 by nova Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vodkaman Posted January 5, 2011 Report Share Posted January 5, 2011 I hope you heed this advice from everyone, we are only thinking of your safety. If you have already bought it, save it for wifes birthday. I use something similar for cold injection of resin/microballoons into RTV molds, when the mixture is a bit too stiff for pouring. Dave Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
heman Posted January 5, 2011 Author Report Share Posted January 5, 2011 Of course.. that's the reason I was asking the question. i'm still new to all this and i'll take all the advice and information I can get. This forum a great knowledge base of information. I'll probably end up ordering one from Bears. Any of you have any feedback about using the Cabelas meat injector one that's made of metal? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mark poulson Posted January 7, 2011 Report Share Posted January 7, 2011 Of course.. that's the reason I was asking the question. i'm still new to all this and i'll take all the advice and information I can get. This forum a great knowledge base of information. I'll probably end up ordering one from Bears. Any of you have any feedback about using the Cabelas meat injector one that's made of metal? I use a meat injector. It works for me because I only pour for myself, and only pour four ounces of plastic at a time. It gets hot, so I wear leather work gloves. It has an O ring on the end of the plunger, so I use spray pam to lube the cylinder before each pour. I made my own injection molds from POP, and made the spru holes fit the needle of the injector. I also cut off over half of the needle, so it's about 1/2" long, and that's plenty for me. My POP molds are cast in wood box frames, so I use the wood to make the spru as big as I like. Having extra plastic in the spru is important so there is a reservoir of hot plastic to be sucked down into the bait as it cools and shrinks. If I were starting over, I'd buy one of the hand injectors from Basstackle or Bears, and adapt my molds for them. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GB GONE Posted January 7, 2011 Report Share Posted January 7, 2011 Personally, I'd spend the money and get one that is made for the job. There is a metal one you can get from automotive stores as well. Jim Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
smallmouthaholic Posted January 7, 2011 Report Share Posted January 7, 2011 (edited) Hot plastisol(325 degrees+) will eat a hole in that meat injector in less then 5 minutes. I just tried a new micro wave safe-plastic measuring cup and a hole was eaten through the bottom in less then 2 minutes after heating the plastisol to 325+. Purchase the real deal as others have advised. Edited January 7, 2011 by smallmouthaholic Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
robalo01 Posted January 7, 2011 Report Share Posted January 7, 2011 Last winter, I made one out of a piece of copper pipe, a fitting for a tip and some turned dowel (with o-ring) for the plunger. It worked great. I still use it from time to time. If what you want to do is save money, go this route. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
