Predator Bass Baits Posted February 17, 2006 Report Share Posted February 17, 2006 Looking for suppliers for alluminum molds, I know Del does but does anyone else ? please provide links. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bassgreg Posted February 17, 2006 Report Share Posted February 17, 2006 Not trying to be mean, but please read the sticky above.... "PLEASE READ BEFORE POST" it list a few places where molds can be purchased as well as some other usefull hints and tricks. Thanks, bassgreg Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dungeonhawk5 Posted February 17, 2006 Report Share Posted February 17, 2006 at this time del is the only person you can get aluminum molds from... the other person Bob had a fire in his business plaza and is moving his things to a new location. so it could be a while for him to get back up and running.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LedHed Posted February 20, 2006 Report Share Posted February 20, 2006 Tr21x Check out shawncollinscustoms.com. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
millsryno Posted February 20, 2006 Report Share Posted February 20, 2006 Ledhed, Thanks for the link. Have you purchased anything from them yet? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LedHed Posted February 21, 2006 Report Share Posted February 21, 2006 Ryan Haven?t ordered yet - still trying to figure out exactly what I want. I talked to Shawn about making a two part mold for a D0-It shad head 9 style jig mold with recessed eyes and modified bait holder for swimbaits. Since it?s a slight modification, from a standard mold that he makes, brings the cost way down. Don?t have much experience with one part custom aluminum molds, other than 2 eBay purchases, so I don?t know if Shawn?s are expensive or not. They seem very reasonable ? given the shared info on the cost of machining aluminum molds. You might want to give him a call. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GB GONE Posted February 21, 2006 Report Share Posted February 21, 2006 I have discussed molds with Shawn. The mold I was looking for would be custom....set-up costs: $150.00 then go from there on the cost of the mold. One big advantage you may see from Shawn is that he will cut molds from lexan as well as aluminum. Pricing will be better and in a 2 part mold, you will be able to see how much of the mold has filled.... Jim Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
millsryno Posted February 22, 2006 Report Share Posted February 22, 2006 I've seen some Lexan molds on eBay and wondered how well the finished product is vs. aluminum. Lexan is some tough stuff so I am willing to bet the durability is just as good. I wonder how well it disapates the heat. Anybody have any insight? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jmik26 Posted February 22, 2006 Report Share Posted February 22, 2006 Ghostbaits If you find out anymore information on this please keep us informed, I have a income tax check burning a hole in my pocket I am sure we all feel the same way, we need more manufactures of molds. I wonder if anybody has thought of being a distrubutor of standard aluminum molds. That way the CNC guys could get the BIG orders to keep there machines running and bait pourers wouldn't have to wait 2 months to get "in stock" molds. Does anybody know if Bob's Tackle is back up and running? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Angler310 Posted February 23, 2006 Report Share Posted February 23, 2006 Bob is back up and running,I just placed a good order for molds with him and he is responding to emails as well. (at least he responded to mine) Mike Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
