hillbilly1 Posted July 6, 2011 Report Share Posted July 6, 2011 (edited) Just for educational purpose DANGER READ ALL WARNINGS AND CAUTION LABELS FIRST Iv been asked a few times about a vid of molding 2 peace hollow body baits well a vid would have wound up being a mini series So here is a short TUT on the subject. First you will need a 2 peace bait I had one that was smashed on a rock and was crack down the seam I just finished splitting it with an exato knife clay Edited July 6, 2011 by hillbilly1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hillbilly1 Posted July 6, 2011 Author Report Share Posted July 6, 2011 [">Next take a half and pack the seam with clay">Then press on a peace of smooth surface sub-strait ie. glass polycarbonate other I will get to the purpose of a smooth sub .a min. ">Now press the half as hard as you can to the smooth sub. and get as much of the clay squeezed out as posable the get the seal as thin as posable. ">Trim as much clay as you can ">Position other halves with at least 1/2 an inch between them. ">Set the registration keys in place (nuts, acorns or other ) seal them to the smooth sub strait with Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hillbilly1 Posted July 6, 2011 Author Report Share Posted July 6, 2011 (edited) ">Next lay a bead of clay on the bottom of the mold box and in all 4 corners then press and smooth with fingers to prevent leaks. ">Mix RTV and vacuum out the bubbles and pour with a small thin stream in a corner the flow and spread of the RTV in the box will push out any air bubbles (I know crappie pic) "> Let stand and hit it with a blow dryer our heat gun on low to bring some of the air up to the surface dont do for long the RTV will set and trap bubbles Notice I still got 2 big bubbles ">Remove from smooth sub strait gently there will be suction. [ Edited July 6, 2011 by hillbilly1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hillbilly1 Posted July 6, 2011 Author Report Share Posted July 6, 2011 Trim an remove excess RTV and clay Tip if using water base clay just pray it with water lightly let set and scrape or wipe off. ">Reset mold box just as before spray and brush with release spray be sure to cover any exposed RTV and brush in reg. keys and between the mold box and the bottom part of the mold then pour top cap and let stand. ">Next demold and remove any thing that dosent belong. (Positive and negative) ">Then pour with resin be sure to press the mold together wile rocking it to get any air bubbles out and let cure Then sand or trim seams till they mate up square and true. Its kind of a rag tag TUT but I did it on the fly Hope it helps the vid. I posted some time back about pouring balisting and hard wareing.The bills are done in a 2 peace solid mold but with clear polyester resin. Thank goodness for pics I would have fried my brain doing a vid Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hillbilly1 Posted July 6, 2011 Author Report Share Posted July 6, 2011 (edited) About forgot thee negative side of the pour Edited July 7, 2011 by hillbilly1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hillbilly1 Posted July 7, 2011 Author Report Share Posted July 7, 2011 (edited) test cant enter last pic ho well I hope yall get the point Edited July 7, 2011 by hillbilly1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vodkaman Posted July 7, 2011 Report Share Posted July 7, 2011 Good job Hillbilly1. Very clear explanation, no one will have problems following the tut. You have definately filled a hole in the knowledge base. Thanks for taking the time. Dave Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Big Bass Man Posted July 7, 2011 Report Share Posted July 7, 2011 Great tutorial Hillbilly1, Thanks for sharing it!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
