Jigsbydirk Posted July 25, 2007 Report Share Posted July 25, 2007 I was wondering if anyone has any tips or tricks to pouring into small molds. I am trying to pour 1 1/2 & 1 1/4 panfish grubs that have the little "legs" on them and have a hard time controlling the plastic coming out of the cup. Thanks for any help. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jigmeister Posted July 25, 2007 Report Share Posted July 25, 2007 Using a bottom pour heated pot would give you a finer degree of control . The starts and stops are usually the hardest to control the plastic flow when hand pouring . Something I did for pouring small 2" reapers was to make my own mold with all the bait cavities connected by a small channel so you poured right thru a whole string of baits without stopping . This eliminated multiple start /stops and allowed to plastic to even itself out by flowing between cavities if you were a little heavy in one area . I could pull the baits out of the mold like link sausages and trim off the channels once cool . I suppose you could set up the baits in a mold where the small legs are touching the bait in the next cavity so the plastic could flow and even out also . Hope this helps -jigmeister Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Delw Posted July 25, 2007 Report Share Posted July 25, 2007 To pour fine lines all you need is a 1 cup-1/2 cup measuring cup or a small pouring pan. The key to pouring small and flow control is to only fill it 1/4 - 1/8 full any more and the plastic will run down the side of the pan. You need to turn a pan almost 90 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jigsbydirk Posted July 25, 2007 Author Report Share Posted July 25, 2007 Thanks for the tips. I had noticed that as I poured and the plastic was used up it got easier to do the small stuff. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jigsbydirk Posted July 26, 2007 Author Report Share Posted July 26, 2007 Last night I poured and made sure to only have a little bit of plastic in the cup and it worked much better. Thanks again for the tips. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nova Posted July 26, 2007 Report Share Posted July 26, 2007 Also if you hold the pouring pot a little higher the stream will thin out at a certain point in it's fall and then get fatter again. Try pouring some out at different heights and take notice where this thinning occurs. After some practice you will automatically know what height to hold the pot. Lower and slower for bodies and higher and faster for thin parts. The speed is the movement of the pot as you pour. If you don't understand my instructions, just ask. www.novalures.com Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bojon Posted July 27, 2007 Report Share Posted July 27, 2007 I always lightly spray the the pouring cup inside,and the pouring lip on the outside,then wipe it gently with a cloth.Seems to work better and makes it easy to keep clean.A small amount of plastic poured from a little highth will do the trick. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
texascrappiefisherman Posted July 29, 2007 Report Share Posted July 29, 2007 Dirk I had the same problem and went to a pan and less plastic also. Are you doing any fishing? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jigsbydirk Posted July 29, 2007 Author Report Share Posted July 29, 2007 yesterday they finally opened the lake I usually fish, it was closed for a couple months for high water. Today i got to go out. My partner and I probably caught 200 today. Good to hear from you. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
texascrappiefisherman Posted July 29, 2007 Report Share Posted July 29, 2007 Don't know if you have noticed but they are planning the fall crappie camp. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jigsbydirk Posted July 29, 2007 Author Report Share Posted July 29, 2007 Yeah I saw that, I need to look into it somemore. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
texascrappiefisherman Posted July 29, 2007 Report Share Posted July 29, 2007 The wife and I are going to try to make it. She wasn't abl to make the spring camp. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
