andy1976 Posted August 22, 2013 Report Share Posted August 22, 2013 I'm doing 6 to 10 inch paddle tail swimbaits and the tails warped on the first ones I sent out. That was using baitjunkies plastic. I like it but they also sucked up all the worm oil and were kinda dry. The swimbaits I used MF on didn't have that problem. Any ideas on packaging to solve this would be great. I was considering having clamshell made. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TroutSupport.com Posted August 22, 2013 Report Share Posted August 22, 2013 You are way ahead of me on that, but I have been pre thinking it. See if alternating the baits forward / backward helps at all, even in the plastic clamshell that might need to be done as well and it save space. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
smallmouthaholic Posted August 22, 2013 Report Share Posted August 22, 2013 Hang them vertically for 24-48 hours after pouring. Try a 10'' bag and stack them horizontally,alternating the paddles tails to each side. The 1st swim-bait goes upside down,the next right side up but place the tail to the opposite side. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
andy1976 Posted August 23, 2013 Author Report Share Posted August 23, 2013 Hang them vertically for 24-48 hours after pouring. Try a 10'' bag and stack them horizontally,alternating the paddles tails to each side. The 1st swim-bait goes upside down,the next right side up but place the tail to the opposite side. Thanks guys I think that's the ticket. Baitjunky sent me a helpful similar message. I realized that the mf swimbaits had a week to settle and I basically made bagged and shipped the ones I made with baitjunkys plastic within a few hours. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Frank Posted August 23, 2013 Report Share Posted August 23, 2013 Yes that is a big difference in time to cure. If I ship within the first day it goes In a box but like to wait two days and stack like stated before. Thick paddle tails like a money minnow may still have a twisting look when taken out of a bag those really deserve a box and if they shift to one side they still may get a bend in the tail. Frank Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
andy1976 Posted August 24, 2013 Author Report Share Posted August 24, 2013 Yes that is a big difference in time to cure. If I ship within the first day it goes In a box but like to wait two days and stack like stated before. Thick paddle tails like a money minnow may still have a twisting look when taken out of a bag those really deserve a box and if they shift to one side they still may get a bend in the tail. Frank Thanks, looked a bit into clam shells and they are super expensive to get the tooling done, and what not. Ill probably experiment with some of that one time use tupperware. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baitjunkys Posted August 24, 2013 Report Share Posted August 24, 2013 Make your own vacuum former and make clams or half clams to go inside a bag... If the bag is pretty the clam form does not have to be. Bob, what type of material is used to make the clam halves? Is it in sheet form etc? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
andy1976 Posted August 24, 2013 Author Report Share Posted August 24, 2013 Make your own vacuum former and make clams or half clams to go inside a bag... If the bag is pretty the clam form does not have to be. Thanks, do you have any ideas on making half clams. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SlowFISH Posted August 28, 2013 Report Share Posted August 28, 2013 You can do vacuum forming pretty easily if you keep it small scale and use thin materials. I made a small vac-box out of MDF - drilled 1/8" holes in a grid every 1" and attached a piece of PVC so I could use my 5gal Shop Vac to pull vacuum. Granted it doesn't pull as hard as a true vac/form machine.... but with real thin materials (I use .03" Sheet PET) You can get alot of detail and decent draw of the part. The most difficult part of the process is heating the plastic uniformly and transferring it to the vac-box hot. I have a small oven that I made a steel "picture frame" to fit in... I put a sheet of plastic in and heat it in the oven until it's hanging with a nice uniform "upside down dome". Then quickly remove the frame and place it down tight over the part/box which I already have my vac running on. It's not really production worthy type of a setup.... but if you need parts here/there it works. If you need a small run of parts - you can contact a model maker - prototype house common in the product design industry. They can CNC machine a mold (if you provide the data) and knock parts out pretty quick. It's not cheap - but might be worth a call if you need a 100 or so parts. J. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FLIPPY Posted August 29, 2013 Report Share Posted August 29, 2013 I read this and thought about it..I don't know if this would work..what if you made 5 oversize ones out of clay then baked them hard and then pressed them in styrofoam..I don't know it was a thought Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JSC Posted August 30, 2013 Report Share Posted August 30, 2013 Dug up the attached from a dusty corner in my shop ... Don't know when I got it (over 40 years ago I know) or where I got it from ... used it a little. Should be easy for any one that can work with wood to make. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
