sticky Posted November 17, 2015 Report Share Posted November 17, 2015 I picked up a do it flapjack mold and a tail mold. I love the idea of the tail mold so I don't have gobs of plastic to remelt but it seems to be causing an issue with air. When I put the tails into the full body mold, 3 or 4 cavities in the middle of the mold aren't filling with plastic. When I open the mold, the bottom and top baits are great but the middle cavities are empty. I was thinking about enlarging the body vent a bit with a small file. If I inject a solid color, the baits come out fine. The tails aren't covering the vent on the side of the bait, only the vent at the tail end. I've tried everything I can think of as far as temperature of the plastic and mold temperature and speed of injection. Have any of you guys had issues with molds not venting air correctly? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Frank Posted November 18, 2015 Report Share Posted November 18, 2015 I have had those type of venting problems before. What I did was add vents but with a utility knife. Just cut lines where you want vents. Try one side first and shoot. If it does not work then try the other side. This will make a vent but won't leave any tag that you could see. Plus when you resell it it won't look as bad as a file mark. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sticky Posted November 18, 2015 Author Report Share Posted November 18, 2015 Alright thanks. I'll have to try that. I knew someone here would have the answer I'm looking for Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
