rixon529 Posted March 14, 2007 Report Share Posted March 14, 2007 Hi All. A question for those who heat plastic in a microwave. What is the rating (in watts) on the microwave you use? How long does it take for you to heat 4 ounces of plastic to the point you like to pour? Rick Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Delw Posted March 14, 2007 Report Share Posted March 14, 2007 dont worry about the rating, the thing you want to do is heat it in 30 sec intervals until its cooked. and stir it between intervals do that a few times and when you have it down you can adjust from there. NEVER Rely on someone s else's time when cooking plastic, even with the same microwave brands you will get different cook times Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Dutchman Posted March 15, 2007 Report Share Posted March 15, 2007 A good starting point for 4 oz plastic is about 2 minutes. Stir. Heat in 30 sec interval until ready to pour. If you are using scent and glitter add after final heat and stir and pour. Good luck Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
saint308 Posted March 15, 2007 Report Share Posted March 15, 2007 Right on Dutch. That's about it.....at least for me. Saint. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nova Posted March 15, 2007 Report Share Posted March 15, 2007 Ditto. www.novalures.com Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gloomisman Posted March 15, 2007 Report Share Posted March 15, 2007 I go 20-30 sec. intervals. I just put 60min on the timer because I pay very close attention and hate constantly putting more time on it. It also kindof keeps track of how long I've been at it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jmik26 Posted March 15, 2007 Report Share Posted March 15, 2007 This post might be able to help out a little. http://www.tackleunderground.com/forum/showthread.php?t=8629 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Smallie Posted March 17, 2007 Report Share Posted March 17, 2007 NEVER Rely on someone s else's time when cooking plastic, even with the same microwave brands you will get different cook times This says it all. It is better to take too long than to scortch it. As Del also said, you can adjust as you get to know your microwave. Pay attention to what is happening as you heat it. I find that you can look at the viscosity of the plastic and pretty much know what you need to do for "zap" time. When I get down to the bottom of the cup, I may just go 10 seconds so I can pour the last bait of that cup. I like to keep a small mold out even if I am pouring large baits so if there isn't enough plastic to make "one more", I can dump it into a little reaper or some other small bait. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
