GamblerSteve Posted February 6, 2006 Report Share Posted February 6, 2006 I was looking at my new LureCraft catalog and I was wondering what is the difference between theirs and Sta-Warm pots. Theirs sounds expensive but I don't know the price of Sta-Warm. Just looking at them LureCrafts has alot of bells and whistles on it. I've been thinking of getting a big production pot now I want to know which would be better. Thanks, Steve Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pourboyplastics Posted February 7, 2006 Report Share Posted February 7, 2006 The new pots that you see in the Lurecraft catalog are pressurized pots that require an air compressor, and by adjusting the air pressure you can increase how fast you want the plastic to come out, these are very similiar to the wenesco pots I have, which come with a digital thermostat and stirring motor. As for the Sta-warm pots these pots are not pressurized pots and the basic models do not come with an digital thermostat or a stirring motor. They run around $600 for the 2 quart model and a little more for the 4 quart model. These are great pots and we utilize many of them here at Pourboy Plastics. Hope this helps. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tubeman Posted February 11, 2006 Report Share Posted February 11, 2006 Steve, Sta-Warm are excellent pots. We are running 2 of the 12 quart capacity hot pots and they are well worth the 800 dollars (cnd funds) each. Our next venture will probably be pressurized pots to step up production. Does anyone have one yet ?? If so are there advantages over regular hot pots. Thanks, Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
smallheadz Posted February 11, 2006 Report Share Posted February 11, 2006 I asked Kim some general questions about the pots and this is what she had to say: Do you dump raw(virgin) plastic in the pot and then heat it? You can dump virgin plastic or other plastic (or both) in the pot and heat it up. > If so, how long does it take to heat up 1.5-2 gal of plastic? It usually takes anwhere from 45-60 minutes to get up to temperature. > > Is the mixer air or electric? electric > If it's air how much air will the pot require? Just a small air compresser is required (not the smallest but a normal sized one). > > How big is the pour spout on the bottom? I'm not sure how large the spout is but we do all our pouring with it. You can have custom spouts made - which we do when we injection mold. > Can you pour small areas in molds like the flappers on the beavers? Yes, we use our pots to pour everything. You will have some trimming to do but we have that no matter what pot we use. > The smaller pots are $1800 Hope this helps Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Poor Boy's Woman Posted February 14, 2006 Report Share Posted February 14, 2006 We have 3 pressurized pots we use and they increased our production over 100%. We are not manufacturing these pots - we had a company approach us and ask to put them in our catalog. They are similar to the ones we use but we make our own. If you are doing any kind of production and are at the point of having to expand your employee base they may be worth checking in to. We also use Sta-Warm pots for some of our smaller runs or laminated baits and they are a quality pot......just the difference between the amount you can do with a pressure pot vs. gravity fed is like night and day. One of the large pots will last about 3 1/2 hours and do around 500+ average size baits per hour (if you're an experienced pourer). If anyone has any questions feel free to ask! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
millsryno Posted February 14, 2006 Report Share Posted February 14, 2006 Hi Poor Boy's Woman, Would you mind posting the 3 sizes available with pricing? Is the heating element a jacket heater on the outsided of the unit or is it built into the side walls? Any estimate on how many 5 1/4" "sticks per hour" these can pour? Thanks Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
