Printable View
When you make two color plastics; how do you do it? Do you open the mold and hand pour the tails, then close the mold and pour the body color? That is how I do plastic worms but those mold tails are much bigger and easy to pour. I don't know if I could do it that way with a crappie mold.:(
It would be very hard I think to do it that way by open pouring. I do it the hard and time consuming way. I shoot it one color and cut the tails and re-insert them and then shoot the other color. I then have to use the color I cut off for another jig. So it can be hectic and you may lose plastic that way. However it does work.
Yes, That's a lot of plastic to put in the remelt bin!:D:D
yes it is and since I use a microwave it changes my colors upon remelt, so it is hard to keep consistant colors
I don't have trouble on the remelt. Put the used plastic in the pryex and pour a small amount of new plastic in also. Now just heat it up and add some more coloring to get it right.
I thought someone told me you could not add new plastic. I have not tried it. however if I remelt more than twice, my color changes and I cant add coloring to get it back right. I am still learning though.
it definitely works without no problems .Quote:
Originally Posted by crappieseeker
Yes, I am using Bears BBCP Ultra plastic (don't have to shake it up!) and also Lurecraft's 552 green plastic (safer for you from fumes) Now I don't mix plastics; I keep records on the zip lock bags as to the type of plastic, color mixture, and if I used softner. When I reuse plastic I add same type and have no problem. By adding some new liquid plastic I think it helps the old to remelt, also depending on how much new plastic you use the color could liten up; so I add a little color to get the shade I want. No problems in anyway!
Musky, I heard that new plastic is the real deal. Next time I order some i will definately try it out.
bears bbcp that is what we're using now I really like it is a little bit forgiving on heat.Quote:
Originally Posted by MuskyGary
Ive been thinking all day what I could do with those bodies that you cut off from the tails.Came up with the idea of using a big needle to run a blood quill up the center of them and make fuzzy grubs out of them? Going to have to expermint with that!:rolleyes:
Musky, I was thinking I could thread feathers or hair through the center of them and then just add the jighead.
Another way is to thread rubber legs through them. Makes a good bug for gills.
Musky I guess i could thread skirt legs through them, is that what you are referring too?
Yes, there's all sorts of rubber fly tying legs and spinnerbait skirt material, whatever a guy likes.
i run old plastic through a glue gun and it works great..for 2 color i made a tail mold and a full body mold..make a bunch of tails any color and insert them in the full mold and run the plastic through the glue gun with a push stick and they meld together perfect everytime because the temp. stays the same..my tails are as strong at the joint as the rest of the body... not alot of waste because you can control the flow of the plastic.you can do this with cheap rubber worms or other plastics instead of mixing your own..good luck.
i tried running some fuzzy silver thread and some straight thread pieces through the grubs but then when I put it on the jighead it messed it up. So I will have to experiment more. It looked great it just did not work properly. Tbone what are your molds made out of?
aluminum..we have a place here called the metal superstore and they sell scrap that is perfect..it is flat, half inch thick,4 inches tall and 16 inches long..i used a drill press and tap and die to make my molds..
Tbone, lets see a picture please