ethan3 Posted March 22, 2011 Report Share Posted March 22, 2011 Hey guys, I just got my kodiak craw mold in, and tried it out. I tried pouring several times, and the claws never filled up, but the body did. I poured as slow as i could and as straight down the middle as i could. Is there something Im doing wrong? Thanks Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
saggitarius449 Posted March 22, 2011 Report Share Posted March 22, 2011 What is the temperature of the plastic? Are you pouring or injecting? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gone2long Posted March 22, 2011 Report Share Posted March 22, 2011 make sure you have the hand pour mold and not the injection mold, you'll never get the injection mold to hand pour, the injection mold's sprue is @ a right angle to the bait, the hand pour is on the end of the mold. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ethan3 Posted March 22, 2011 Author Report Share Posted March 22, 2011 Ive got the hand pour mold, and I dont know the exact temp of the plastic, but i get it as runny as i can without burning it. I tried again this morning with no success. Does anyone else have the hand pour mold? It is ridiculous, it doesnt work Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BBK Posted March 22, 2011 Report Share Posted March 22, 2011 Ive got the hand pour mold, and I dont know the exact temp of the plastic, but i get it as runny as i can without burning it. I tried again this morning with no success. Does anyone else have the hand pour mold? It is ridiculous, it doesnt work I know several people with that mold and they all pour great. It is not the mold. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
powerworm Posted March 22, 2011 Report Share Posted March 22, 2011 it could possibly not have the proper venting for a handpour but still have the top pour hole??? what size is it 4 or 5"? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
biggun Posted March 22, 2011 Report Share Posted March 22, 2011 it could possibly not have the proper venting for a handpour but still have the top pour hole??? what size is it 4 or 5"? I have the 5" one heat up the mold just a bit and it will pour fine, somtimes I will just pour in it cold and let it set for bout ten minutes to worm the mold, pull that one out and the claws are usually not filled and then go, after the mold warms a bit it pours fine and ive poured hundreds in mine. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
powerworm Posted March 22, 2011 Report Share Posted March 22, 2011 i know there are 2 different thicknesses for the claws 1 for hand pour and the other for injection. chris could have gotten the 2 switched up i have lots of his molds and it looks funny to see them all layed out and the hinges all go different directions and some have the keyway to open the molds on top some on bottom but the molds still work just a little off on the consistency might be the problem here if it doesnt pour at all Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ethan3 Posted March 22, 2011 Author Report Share Posted March 22, 2011 Well I have the 4 incher, and I am going to try to heat it up a bit. Ill let you know if it works. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GB GONE Posted March 22, 2011 Report Share Posted March 22, 2011 I know several people with that mold and they all pour great. It is not the mold. LOL!!!! Never the mold! Never say never...... Seriously though, those molds are all as exactly the same as they could be so that is true. I'd pour some hot, junk plastic in that bad boy a couple times and then see if you can get a good pour. Beware of excessively heating the mold to hot in an oven or anything else. Should be no need for that. I'll guess you are pouring with medium plastic so that stuff can be a bit viscous. Give Bear a call if you can't get it done as he will take care of you without a doubt! Jim Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ethan3 Posted March 22, 2011 Author Report Share Posted March 22, 2011 Thanks everybody. I heated it up with some plastic for a while and I found the sweet spot to pour from, and i am getting good pours basically every time now. Haha, I started pouring it a little faster, and it worked better, than a really slow pour. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
powerworm Posted March 22, 2011 Report Share Posted March 22, 2011 yep dont ever say never over the last 8-10 years ive personally owned 6 that wouldnt work and had to be sent back and 2 in the last 1.5 years. but it is very rare but it still does happen!! and there is never any need to ever preheat a mold with anything other than just making baits. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pitbull Baits Posted March 23, 2011 Report Share Posted March 23, 2011 I got thoes molds you have to pre heat them. I have 10 of them and had the same problem before I started heating them. Then what plastic are you using? Some are a little to thick to work well. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pitbull Baits Posted March 23, 2011 Report Share Posted March 23, 2011 yep dont ever say never over the last 8-10 years ive personally owned 6 that wouldnt work and had to be sent back and 2 in the last 1.5 years. but it is very rare but it still does happen!! and there is never any need to ever preheat a mold with anything other than just making baits. How could you have them for 8 to 10 years cause they only been out for about two years. Then you just started pouring what 2 years ago give or take. Then don't you only use injection molds? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
powerworm Posted March 23, 2011 Report Share Posted March 23, 2011 golly gomer i said ive had molds that didnt work before i didnt say which ones!! you musta been hanging out at bears site too long your getting all jumpy and such...LOL jk we all know bear has been in business for a couple of years...any new news youd like to share??? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pitbull Baits Posted March 23, 2011 Report Share Posted March 23, 2011 golly gomer i said ive had molds that didnt work before i didnt say which ones!! you musta been hanging out at bears site too long your getting all jumpy and such...LOL jk we all know bear has been in business for a couple of years...any new news youd like to share??? Didn't the hand injector just come out a couple years ago? or are you talking about hand pour molds that were bad? Then what does Bear's site have to do with this? Then didn't some of us on Bear's chat room explaine to you that you have to mix your plastic first before you heat it up? When you were asking why you baits were coming out sticky after you poured them. Then with these molds ethan3 is talking about you sent back because you couldn't get them to pour right (same problem) and got injection ones insted? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Smallie Posted March 23, 2011 Report Share Posted March 23, 2011 Ive got the hand pour mold, and I dont know the exact temp of the plastic, but i get it as runny as i can without burning it. I tried again this morning with no success. Does anyone else have the hand pour mold? It is ridiculous, it doesnt work I know people will say you don't need one but I use my infra-red thermometer all the time. With all the variables in plastisol, recipes and the constantly dropping volume of plastic in my cup as I reheat I find a thermometer very useful to prevent scorching, melting glitter etc. You can get one that is accurate enough at Harbor Freight for pretty cheap. I got mine on eBay for around 25 dollars with free shipping and it was a RayTek MT4. If you stick RayTek MT4 in the eBay search there is one on there right now for that price delivered. Here are a few examples from Harbor Freight: http://www.harborfreight.com/catalogsearch/result?category=&q=thermometer Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
powerworm Posted March 23, 2011 Report Share Posted March 23, 2011 p.m. sent to you pit please read before you jump to anymore conclusions PLEASE!! thats a good tool to have smallieecspecially if you are using a microwave until you get your times down for your microwave and know what to look for in your plastic. great advice!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Maddoglures Posted March 23, 2011 Report Share Posted March 23, 2011 How could you have them for 8 to 10 years cause they only been out for about two years. Then you just started pouring what 2 years ago give or take. Then don't you only use injection molds? Little Highjack POWERWORM; Why are you selling all your molds? I see on another forum site you have all your molds for sale. I have not seen any web page for your web site. powerworm, did you take it down? The last time we talked, you were buying Bear`s injection machine? What happened over on Bear`s? I have not seen you over their in a coon`s age. Are you still in business?? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
powerworm Posted March 23, 2011 Report Share Posted March 23, 2011 stil alive and kicking just getting rid of excess molds we have traded for and some we dont use anymore as much as we would like. webpage is a disaster had some guys from local college working on it and then theie professor decided doing a commercial job wasnt what he wanted them to concentrate on so we are back to square one. but luckily for us word of mouth is better than a website since its been down our monthly sales have actually gone up 19% so im not whining too much!! LOL we do have some of the bigger bait molds for sale you use out there Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Maddoglures Posted March 23, 2011 Report Share Posted March 23, 2011 (edited) stil alive and kicking just getting rid of excess molds we have traded for and some we dont use anymore as much as we would like. webpage is a disaster had some guys from local college working on it and then theie professor decided doing a commercial job wasnt what he wanted them to concentrate on so we are back to square one. but luckily for us word of mouth is better than a website since its been down our monthly sales have actually gone up 19% so im not whining too much!! LOL we do have some of the bigger bait molds for sale you use out there Powerworm; Are you seller your molds here on this forum? I can not find them? I did find these on another forum, Posted by you a while back. Your Post; as Bigfish65 i have over 20 different molds for sale if anyone here makes their own soft plastics or wants to get started making their own p.m. me here and ill give you all the heads up you need to start or continue making your own quality soft plastics...BF i appreciate the PM, but I do not need any Crazy Craws or Kodiak molds. What are the other 18 types of molds you have for sale? as you stated you had 20 different types of molds for sale? Please post pictures, so we can take a look at them. Maybe some background about how old they are and their condition. Like are they missing parts? How much use did they get. Any flaws in the baits, like were these "Seconds" you got as a discounted one of a kind mold? Edited March 23, 2011 by Maddoglures Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
powerworm Posted March 23, 2011 Report Share Posted March 23, 2011 they are right here... http://www.tackleunderground.com/tu_classifieds/data/for-sale/hand-injection-molds-r59 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
