robbor Posted October 2, 2019 Report Share Posted October 2, 2019 What kind of plastic is used for hard crank and top water bodies? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
21xdc Posted October 2, 2019 Report Share Posted October 2, 2019 ABS on many.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
robbor Posted October 2, 2019 Author Report Share Posted October 2, 2019 Is it liquid with catalyzer or solid with heat or what? I'm looking for something I can pour Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ravenlures Posted October 2, 2019 Report Share Posted October 2, 2019 Go to Alumilite web site all you want is there. Wayne 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Anglinarcher Posted October 4, 2019 Report Share Posted October 4, 2019 The commercial injected baits are all melted plastic injected under extreme pressure. That is what ABS is and it works great, if you are a big commercial producer. For home pour, Alumilite is the best option IMHO, but getting the exact ABS results is not going to happen with today's technology to the best of my knowledge. I use Alumilite and find it works well, but variations to your design will results in some great options. First, with ABS it is mostly hollow baits that are glued together. While I do hollow baits with Alumilite White, I rotomold to get them. I have not found a glue that secures Alumilite White to each other, but perhaps Alumilite can help with that. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
poloaman Posted October 15, 2019 Report Share Posted October 15, 2019 Your cream, opaque colored baits are ABS but your clear ones are made of polycarbonate. If you have clear ABS then you actually have MABS and its impact characteristics drop considerably. The nicer baits are actually sonic welded together as it is easier than glue to control and will allow the bait to run truer out of the box. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Anglinarcher Posted October 21, 2019 Report Share Posted October 21, 2019 Good clarification. If glue was not tough enough for the hobbyist, try sonic welding and try to get it sealed. LOL Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
robbor Posted October 22, 2019 Author Report Share Posted October 22, 2019 Yes I want to make some clear poppers like the rebel teeny pop-r. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
poloaman Posted October 28, 2019 Report Share Posted October 28, 2019 On 10/21/2019 at 7:32 PM, Anglinarcher said: Good clarification. If glue was not tough enough for the hobbyist, try sonic welding and try to get it sealed. LOL Sonic welding is not that hard actually. It is definitely more expensive to get started though. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
poloaman Posted October 28, 2019 Report Share Posted October 28, 2019 On 10/21/2019 at 7:32 PM, Anglinarcher said: Good clarification. If glue was not tough enough for the hobbyist, try sonic welding and try to get it sealed. LOL And thank you. I have been a plastics engineer for 20 years now. Working in injection molding. One of these years I will make my own blanks lol Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
