RSullivan Posted April 20, 2016 Report Share Posted April 20, 2016 First of all I do not sell my baits.This question is due to the fact that I do not like to waste anything! I heat my plastisol in melting pots, not a microwave. My typical process is:1.) Make some batch's in the melting pot's. The smallest batch size I work with is two batches of 16 Oz each.2.) Inject as many molds as I can with 4 9.5oz injectors.3.) After cooling take apart the molds and injectors. Cut up the scraps (sprues and such) and put them back in the pot.4.) Spend some time being anal and laying out the baits on some cookie sheets for curing.5.) Stir, Melt, Stir Melt until the mix is all liquid again.6.) Go to #2. So I have three questions.1.) Do I need to make sure that the re-melted scraps reach a temprature of 350 degrees again? I typically shoot around 325. Meaning do the re-melted scraps need to reach 350 degrees to 're-kick' or whatever?2.) Heat stabilizer. I have always assumed that heat stabilizer is a microwave thing (to keep the plastisol from yellowing when re-heated). Am I correct or should I be using some heat stabilizer?3) Finally, some other threads have talked about people selling their scraps, but I have never actually seen a post on this site from someone doing so. I am thinking that a trip to the post office would be less trouble-some for me then the time spent waiting for the scraps to re-melt. Thanks in advance fo any information. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Basseducer Posted April 20, 2016 Report Share Posted April 20, 2016 RSULLIVAN, I use the presto pots with mixers and remelt all my sprues. I demold and pour the next pass, then I cut sprues and throw them back in the pot. Next I lay the baits out and demold again. The sprues don't have to reach any certain temp. Heat stabilizer is not limited to microwave use, I use it anytime I'm making white, clear or any light colored bait. There was a member here that was making baits commercially and sold his here. I have also seen some on Ebay. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
toadfrog Posted April 20, 2016 Report Share Posted April 20, 2016 carolinamike used to sell his but I've lost the link. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rixon529 Posted April 22, 2016 Report Share Posted April 22, 2016 Speaking of Carolina Mike - I haven't seen him on here in quite a while. Has anyone spoken to him? He seems like a great guy - hope everything's OK... Rick Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DaveMc1 Posted April 23, 2016 Report Share Posted April 23, 2016 Mike is no longer in business. I know a few years ago he was looking for a buyer. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
