jakesmith1979z Posted November 3, 2012 Report Share Posted November 3, 2012 Hello all, I have never tried before, but am curious about making my own injected plastic lips for my crankbaits just for fun. Any ideas/advice/warnings? I am particularly interested in which plastics/resins I should use for a tough, clear lip. Thanks! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mark poulson Posted November 3, 2012 Report Share Posted November 3, 2012 I don't know of any plastic or resin that you can inject yourself for crankbait lips. There is a video somewhere here on TU of a guy (I think his handle was Hillbilly) who made is own two piece hollow plastic cranks. Maybe it has something in it that might help. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SlowFISH Posted November 3, 2012 Report Share Posted November 3, 2012 I'd agree with Mark that injecting plastic lips could be VERY tough without the proper equipment/molds/etc. With that being said.... there are probably a couple ways you may be able to do something close with 2-part resins instead of trying to work with hot plastic. If I were to take a crack at it, instead of trying to inject.... I'd likely make a two part mold that I could pour down into... let cure - demold and then cut off the sprue. Issues will be you'll likely need to vibrate to get air bubbles out, choice of available resins/materials and other things like shrinkage and curing times.... but It's totally feasible this way and shouldn't cost a ton of money to make some molds and try it out. J. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jakesmith1979z Posted November 4, 2012 Author Report Share Posted November 4, 2012 Hey thanks a lot guys - I found that video and it had some real useful info. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
