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**CTom** · 05-17-2016, 04:00 PM

If you are doing the plate and immediately doing the second injection you should not be feeling any oil on the baits. How are you getting the temperature reading? Are you using a probe-type thermometer and if yes are you reading the temp from the middle of the mass of plastic in the cup....not off a side or at the bottom?

Its strange that new plastic would separate on a lamination if the temperature was known to be brought up to the conversion point. Its not likely that an oil is creating the headache here unless you are oiling the flat face of the lam plate so the baits don't stick when you open the mold from the belly injection. If you are oiling the plate, I'd be washing the pieces before I ran the top color in on them.

I'm running out of ideas Slabeye.

**slabeye** · 05-17-2016, 09:53 PM

Yes probe type thermometer. And I use the middle to get my reading.. also, I want to thank everyone for all the help.....

**H2oHammer** · 05-19-2016, 05:48 PM

are you adding heat stabilizer at the beginning? if so...try without it. you should be able to reheat the cup 1 or two times before you should give it a shot. one time i added too much and the stuff was really...greasy.

**DrNip** · 05-19-2016, 07:23 PM

If you are seeing a consistent top 2 to 3 plastics separating then I'm inclined to say it is heat related. I had the same issue with my 48 cavity stinger mold. Some bodies weren't bonding good to the tails and pulled apart easily. I went and got big headed thinking I could guess at temps and some injections didn't get a good bond. From here on out I am going back to using a thermometer again on every heat. I know people that don't use thermometers. Not using a thermometer would be like guessing at what temp you are cooking meal in the oven...

**slabeye** · 05-20-2016, 02:01 AM

Not sure but I think I got it now. When I took the plate off the top 2 to 3 of bellies would come out and I would use my fingers to push them back in. I did another batch of them and made sure I didn't touch them at all and they are welded good. Saying this I have been doing this the whole time I have been making them and never happened before but I will see........Thank everyone for the ideas and suggestion...

**roostertail3427** · 10-05-2016, 08:03 PM

Snake river about how many baits would a 1 gallon jug of plastisol make with a ball tail 1 3/8 inch mold its the 20 cavity mold by jacobs mold and machine

**snake River** · 10-09-2016, 05:46 PM

Originally Posted by roostertail3427

Snake river about how many baits would a 1 gallon jug of plastisol make with a ball tail 1 3/8 inch mold its the 20 cavity mold by jacobs mold and machine

1000 or 2000 maybe more ????. I have the same mold and I'm only guessing on the number .

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