mark poulson Posted April 17, 2016 Report Share Posted April 17, 2016 Soooo... I got a wild hair up my nethers, and decided to make a pop mold of a 6" senko, since they pitch so much more easily weightless than the 5", and the fish love them. Of course, I made it with six cavities, with an individual sprue for each, thinking I was cutting a fat hog. Well, wouldn't you know, the damn worms take so much plastic that I can only inject three at a time, because I need to hold pressure for 10 seconds each, or I get dents in the upper part. I do not preheat my injector, which would probably help the plastic to stay at temperature longer, but I don't think this would really make a difference. But I'm going to give it a shot, anyway. So now I pour three, strip and clean my injector, reheat the plastic, and pour the other three. I guess I should just be happy that the mold pours well, but, hey, where's the fun if you can't bitch about something. Hahaha 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MonteSS Posted April 17, 2016 Report Share Posted April 17, 2016 I dont mind spending a lil more time pouring baits that probably I will only use. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Walking Dead Posted April 17, 2016 Report Share Posted April 17, 2016 Option, hand pour one side, let sit and inject the other Sid, closed. Sounds like you have enough injector for that. Maybe another nozzle would speed you up some. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mark poulson Posted April 17, 2016 Author Report Share Posted April 17, 2016 (edited) Option, hand pour one side, let sit and inject the other Sid, closed. Sounds like you have enough injector for that. Maybe another nozzle would speed you up some. Laminates...hmmmm... ) That would certainly reduce the amount of hot plastic so it might reduce/eliminate denting, and I could pour all six cavities at once. You're so smrt! Edited April 17, 2016 by mark poulson Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RayburnGuy Posted April 22, 2016 Report Share Posted April 22, 2016 Soooo... I got a wild hair up my nethers, and decided to make a pop mold of a 6" senko, since they pitch so much more easily weightless than the 5", and the fish love them. Of course, I made it with six cavities, with an individual sprue for each, thinking I was cutting a fat hog. Well, wouldn't you know, the damn worms take so much plastic that I can only inject three at a time, because I need to hold pressure for 10 seconds each, or I get dents in the upper part. I do not preheat my injector, which would probably help the plastic to stay at temperature longer, but I don't think this would really make a difference. But I'm going to give it a shot, anyway. So now I pour three, strip and clean my injector, reheat the plastic, and pour the other three. I guess I should just be happy that the mold pours well, but, hey, where's the fun if you can't bitch about something. Hahaha Most of us have had something similar happen to us Mark. Sometimes we get so focused on the "destination" that we completely miss the "bridge out" sign. Ben 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SlowFISH Posted April 22, 2016 Report Share Posted April 22, 2016 Laminates...hmmmm... ) That would certainly reduce the amount of hot plastic so it might reduce/eliminate denting, and I could pour all six cavities at once. You're so smrt! Mark - laminates will definitely help make your injector go further and even more exciting for you is it should/will minimize the denting.... I made a few huge lizard molds (like 12" mongo lizard).... I use my silcone cups to pour a color on the bellies and sometimes top - close up and shoot.... I get a cool looking bait and the dents I was getting on the body are gone as there is less volume to contract as it cools. J. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
