Frank Posted January 9, 2011 Report Share Posted January 9, 2011 I see alot of people selling off there hand pour molds to get injection molds. Dont, with one simple adapter you can inject them with ease. I got this idea when I ordered an 8 cavity mold with individual sprues so I can laminate them. I told him I was going to work on an adapter to fill all at once. This is what I came up with and it works great. Here are two sizes and the 4" one works on most of my molds. There is not much to it. Frank 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FuzzyGrub Posted January 9, 2011 Report Share Posted January 9, 2011 (edited) I see alot of people selling off there hand pour molds to get injection molds. Dont, with one simple adapter you can inject them with ease. I got this idea when I ordered an 8 cavity mold with individual sprues so I can laminate them. I told him I was going to work on an adapter to fill all at once. This is what I came up with and it works great. Here are two sizes and the 4" one works on most of my molds. There is not much to it. Frank That's great! Looks like it pours well and provides plenty of extra sprue plastic. Provides very good flexibility. This would solve my nozzle issue between different molds as well. This is close to the visual picture that I got from Bob L's post to my issue. The 4" would fit all the pour molds I have. Being new to this, not sure if it is standard or not, but all of mine are 1" thick. I was thinking a 1" wide step to keep it aligned across the top of the mold. PS: When can I test one? Edited January 9, 2011 by FuzzyGrub Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jig Man Posted January 9, 2011 Report Share Posted January 9, 2011 Another one of your good ideas has come through Frank. You sure do have a high MacGyver IQ. BTW: I finally have gotten around to some winter injecting. I did as you said and brought the molds in the house the night before. I made a bunch of tubes yesterday and they injected flawlessly into room temp molds. The molds never got hot enough for me to that to put the gloves back on when I was demolding. That sure beats handling all of the hot stuff that I did last time I was making tubes. Thanks for the video and tips on that subject. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GB GONE Posted January 9, 2011 Report Share Posted January 9, 2011 Did Kevin make those Frank? I sent nhim that idea about 6-8 months ago but he was super busy. Glad to see it come to the market as I knew it would work. Jim Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SHK Posted January 9, 2011 Report Share Posted January 9, 2011 Did Kevin make those Frank? I sent nhim that idea about 6-8 months ago but he was super busy. Glad to see it come to the market as I knew it would work. Jim i would guess Frank made that in a hand mill Jim, great idea and looks like it works great Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FuzzyGrub Posted January 9, 2011 Report Share Posted January 9, 2011 Since I was pouring some resin this AM, right after seeing Frank's post, I did a couple of quick resin blocks of similiar thought. I already broke one on the 5/8" port drilling, but think the other one is going to be ready for a test this afternoon. One issue I see with Del's molds, are the rounded corners on the halves. Leaves a groove in each end that plastic can squirt out of. Will need to add a high temp rubber gasket. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Frank Posted January 9, 2011 Author Report Share Posted January 9, 2011 (edited) It was made on my hand mill. It is not as smooth as I would like but it works. The 4" one is the standard one that fits most of my molds. I sent Kevin a pic last week and he said it was differant than what he was thinking but the shared sprue is easy. The top of the molds does not make much differance because the plastic flows to the least resistance which is tha largest opening. By then the plastic is the small crevises is set and wont leak. I work with tools all day long and these ideas come pretty easy. Having a mill and lathe at home helps alot. Frank Edited January 9, 2011 by Frank Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vodkaman Posted January 9, 2011 Report Share Posted January 9, 2011 Very good solution Frank. Dave Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blanx Posted January 9, 2011 Report Share Posted January 9, 2011 Great idea frank i wish someone would make them so that i could buy a few. as i dont have the tools to mill my own Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FuzzyGrub Posted January 9, 2011 Report Share Posted January 9, 2011 Since I was pouring some resin this AM, right after seeing Frank's post, I did a couple of quick resin blocks of similiar thought. I already broke one on the 5/8" port drilling, but think the other one is going to be ready for a test this afternoon. One issue I see with Del's molds, are the rounded corners on the halves. Leaves a groove in each end that plastic can squirt out of. Will need to add a high temp rubber gasket. Well, my quick and dirty resin version seems to work on the buzz frog anyway. Thx Frank, for the early AM motivation. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JSC Posted January 9, 2011 Report Share Posted January 9, 2011 (edited) Great Ideas and work Guys JSC Edited January 9, 2011 by JSC Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tigerfire Posted January 10, 2011 Report Share Posted January 10, 2011 Amazing! Where can I get one? I just started injecting and have plenty of hand pour molds. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FuzzyGrub Posted January 10, 2011 Report Share Posted January 10, 2011 Amazing! Where can I get one? I just started injecting and have plenty of hand pour molds. Resin is not that hard to work with and thought that others without access to machining tools could easily replicate. I could post some additional pictures and info if needed. I will probably make some more the next time I pour some resin. After they are working, I could send you the one in the picture. PM me your address if you would like it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tigerfire Posted January 10, 2011 Report Share Posted January 10, 2011 PM sent. I appreciate it FuzzyGrub. Any more pictures would be great. I do not have access to a mill or lathe so another solution is good news. I haven't worked with resin yet, but it seems like that is going to happen. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blanx Posted January 15, 2011 Report Share Posted January 15, 2011 what kind of resin did you use? i would like to know a bit more about how you made it with resin so i can try to make my own. i just got done pouring several trays of worms and an adapter like this would have made it much faster Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FuzzyGrub Posted January 16, 2011 Report Share Posted January 16, 2011 what kind of resin did you use? i would like to know a bit more about how you made it with resin so i can try to make my own. i just got done pouring several trays of worms and an adapter like this would have made it much faster Bondo brand resin & hardner, found at just about any auto parts store. Same stuff I was making molds out of. I'll post some pics tomarrow, along with short description. I am going to pour some more soon. For the new ones, I plan on using a piece of 1/2" copper pipe for the main cavity vs a wad of aluminum foil on the quicky one shown in the pic. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
toadfrog Posted January 16, 2011 Report Share Posted January 16, 2011 HEY Frank, Now all you got to do is turn it into a combo. Hand pour adapter and blending block. Great job might even deserve an award. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Frank Posted January 16, 2011 Author Report Share Posted January 16, 2011 HEY Frank, Now all you got to do is turn it into a combo. Hand pour adapter and blending block. Great job might even deserve an award. That though was going through my mind tonight. Way beyond my capability. That would be a mold specific for any thing but a worm. I made a really cool one that will do my two stick molds while they are clamped together. It still have two sprues but in the same block. Frank Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FuzzyGrub Posted January 16, 2011 Report Share Posted January 16, 2011 I'll post some pics tomarrow, along with short description. Resin Injector Block Info I did a very quick write-up witth some additional questions. See link above, and post any questions you have. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vodkaman Posted January 16, 2011 Report Share Posted January 16, 2011 Resin Injector Block Info I did a very quick write-up witth some additional questions. See link above, and post any questions you have. Good tutorial and kudos for giving Frank the credit for the original idea. Dave Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fatman Posted January 16, 2011 Report Share Posted January 16, 2011 Frank I don't pour plastics myself but in your last picture, looks like a paddle tail grub, what size is it??? and what size head do you use with it??? Thanks Fatman Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FuzzyGrub Posted January 23, 2011 Report Share Posted January 23, 2011 (edited) I'va had a couple people ask if I had made the additional resin adapters yet. Sadly, the answer is "no". It has been too cold here in NY to properly ventilate, so no plastic or resin pouring. Hopefully, we will get a break in the cold spell soon. Anyway, idle hands leads to time for additional formulation of ideas. I have noticed that the height of some of my side port injection molds are the same. A smaller block (2") should allow for shooting two at a time. I have some frog molds, that a 3" might also apply. I also have one 5" stick injection mold that you usually have to re-top off or the top stick gets a hollow nose. Using the small 2" adapter would allow enough plastic so you can just move on to the next mold. Well, its not too cold to locate another plastic container and cut some more tubing. I will post back once I have made and tested further. Edited January 23, 2011 by FuzzyGrub Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mark poulson Posted January 23, 2011 Report Share Posted January 23, 2011 I bet you could even make a blending block out of the PVC decking used for had baits. Even Trex, which is too heavy for lures, would probably work. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tigerfire Posted January 24, 2011 Report Share Posted January 24, 2011 I just wanted to give a big THANKS to FuzzyGrub. He was gracious enough to send me his first prototype adapter. I tried it out this weekend and it worked great. If I get a chance, I'll try using the blending block with it. It's getting a little cold in the evenings. I'm sure some of you are going to laugh when I say it's getting down into the 40's and even 30's. Brrrrrr. I'm curious to see if it can shoot a laminate. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FuzzyGrub Posted January 25, 2011 Report Share Posted January 25, 2011 Hey we had an actual freeze warning a couple weeks ago here. I even wore my jacket in the day time for a couple days. 30's would be a heat wave this last weekend. Negative and single digits. Mid 20's latter this week. I guess I'll have to tie some jigs. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
