Hand Crafted Angling Posted August 10, 2023 Report Share Posted August 10, 2023 I’m just curious how long you guys normally have to wait to demold your baits. I’ve only shot molds I resin 3d printed myself and I’ve never owned an aluminum one. I would imagine aluminum would cool off the plastic quite a bit quicker. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hillbilly voodoo Posted August 11, 2023 Report Share Posted August 11, 2023 At present my mold are aluminum but have done a few silicone. Aluminum actually holds heat fairly well too. I also heat up my molds for better results All depends on how hot my molds are, how many rounds of lures I have shot. how big of a soft plastic I am shooting, and when I heat my open pour mold laminating it can take a while. if it’s first shot my grub mold maybe 5min. If it’s one of the big tails for my hybrid bait it takes even longer and often the center is still liquid when I throw it in the bucket of water to finish cooling Basically it can vary Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Les Young Posted August 11, 2023 Report Share Posted August 11, 2023 I wait 3 minutes myself for my aluminium molds. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Apdriver Posted August 12, 2023 Report Share Posted August 12, 2023 2 minutes on 4 inch or less. Big swimbaits would take more time. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jig Man Posted August 12, 2023 Report Share Posted August 12, 2023 Usually only a couple of minutes then immediately into a pan of water to cool. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hand Crafted Angling Posted August 12, 2023 Author Report Share Posted August 12, 2023 Interesting the molds I have are usually 5-10 minute demold times depending on size 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mark poulson Posted August 13, 2023 Report Share Posted August 13, 2023 8 hours ago, Hand Crafted Angling said: Interesting the molds I have are usually 5-10 minute demold times depending on size Me, too. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tiderunner Posted August 13, 2023 Report Share Posted August 13, 2023 On 8/12/2023 at 7:19 AM, Jig Man said: Usually only a couple of minutes then immediately into a pan of water to cool. On 8/12/2023 at 3:03 AM, Apdriver said: 2 minutes on 4 inch or less. Big swimbaits would take more time. Same here. But no pan of water.When I first started i dropped them in water. , mostly to check the sink rate.But eventually I got too lazy to walk the 20 feet or so to the sink for water. I do hang my baits from on overhead rack using Christmas ornament hangers through the sprue. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jig Man Posted August 13, 2023 Report Share Posted August 13, 2023 I keep a pan within a foot of the molds on the work bench, cut spru, pull out of mold, drop in water. After they cool I lay them on a towel to dry. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Les Young Posted August 13, 2023 Report Share Posted August 13, 2023 (edited) I pitch mine into a pan of water until they're cooled off & then i hang them by the sprue until time to use them. Edited August 13, 2023 by Les Young 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
