Jacob baits has come out with a filling machine it is totally awesome guys. I've enclosed a link. I hope it comes up. Go take a look at this on video. I think you guys will like it.
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Jacob baits has come out with a filling machine it is totally awesome guys. I've enclosed a link. I hope it comes up. Go take a look at this on video. I think you guys will like it.
Jacob bait's - Google Search
HHHHHMMMM I like. i reckon it keeps the plastic hot the whole time? Does it run off of an air compressor? How hard is it to clean for your next color?
mo i do not know how hard it is to clean the machine. And I do not know if it runs off a air compressor these are questions you need to ask Rick or I will when I get a chance. From what I gather because there is a gauge in in-line I would assume that there is some type of air but I am not 100% sure I'm assuming that the machine does come apart for easy cleaning. I cannot see Rick building something that was not able to clean the machine, but I think it is awesome and I do like it I probably will order one. 1 February ?Quote:
Originally Posted by MO QWACK
mo I asked Jacob the questions that you asked me this afternoon and here is his reply on what he said about those questions, you do need a small air compressor like a pancake type like Rick said about 40 or 50 bucks for one of these he usually drains the pot to clean it into a bowl and then you can use air to clean out the, but it seems like it would not be any problem that I can see so cleanup is very easy. It takes about 5 min. to do this if anybody else has any questions please let me know we will pass them on and get back to youQuote:
Originally Posted by MO QWACK
Looks good but it probably gonna cost a bunch of money to get one
$999Quote:
Originally Posted by Fatman
I talked to Rick and he said it holds a quart of plastic hand stirred and adjustable for any mold with a 3/16 to 3/4 in fill sprue. He has some serious mechanical skills. For the price you get alot in my opinion. The one in that video is mine(just need to pay him) but he want to show his Buddys first and then I will get it. Unless he has seperation anxiety. Looks like I will need more mold though.
the machine looks great to me for sure. I do not have enough molds or money for it though. Hope you guys get one if it is in your budget.
Frank this is the decision I have to make also. If I have enough molds to shoot at one time I do, but I do not have a place to put all these plastics in it's very hard for me on orders because their ordering 20 you this color and 20 of another so you would be changing plastics quite often, but for making up per thousand to stockpile a certain plastics. This machine would be ideal. I would say 100, 500 1000 . The machine would be ideal for this . Yes Rick doesn't fantastic job in his knowledge of machinery is fantastic. I just wish I had the tools to work with is I definitely like to work with machinery. I've done this kind of thing all my life and were I used to work we've done a lot of machine type stuff. I hope that Rick will come out with a 2 color machine . I think for the price also you are getting a hell of a by.Quote:
Originally Posted by Franks baits
I looked this over and the biggest question I have is the Plastic Cooked and poured into the injector .. I could not see where it might be cooked internaly ... Did I miss some thing?
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someday you will have more molds are me and Frank put together and also mo . I think you'll be the one that will have the future in your hands. I kinda like see you in the future and doing plastics commercially so I think this machine would come in handy for you I hope when you get out of school that you will get one probably if you were doing it for a business you would probably definitely get a huge injection machine as you probably know the molds for them are completely different and they are definitely big-time money almost typo molds I had a chance about 20 years ago to buy a injection machine with about 20 molds . This is the part that's going to kill you the machine and all the molds for 3000 we are talking about a commercial grade machine one that's capable of producing thousands of plastic baits a day but at that time I was not working. Didn't have any money saved up and nobody would lonely a penny now that I am situated I will never find a deal like that again . I believe this was a company in Seattle. This was going through a friend of mine it was in the tackle industry.Quote:
Originally Posted by crappieseeker
I love the idea of "making it big" and would love to get into the industry but I'm not sure how much money is in it vs time away from the family. at 1000 dollars it would take 1000 packs of baits at a dollar profit just to pay for it. plus I would have to be able to sale the baits once I get them made. If every tackle store bought 200 packs of lures at a dollar profit per pack it would take 100 tackle stores or 20,000 to be worth it for me and I'm not sure you can make a dollar per pack profit. I fight with the dream vs reality all the time but you never know untill you try. Thats why I look up to Snake as much as I do. He rolled the dice and I hope he strikes it big!
I would love to do this commercially but I am sort of starting over in life again. The divorce set me back. I am going to get married again and build a house and all that so the plastics thing will only be a small hobby. Would be nice thoughQuote:
Originally Posted by snake River
I have heard it is hard for the small man to make any ground against the big companies because of the somewhat monopoly. However you can make a decent side business if everything works out right. I wonot chance it but it might pay off for the right personQuote:
Originally Posted by MO QWACK
yes, I was that way at one time and I'm still trying to keep it is a hobby. Ha ha. But my hobby is getting carried away. I keep telling myself I do not want to buy any more molds and it seems like every month I'm buying two or three molds. Believe me if I could not do it. I wouldn't but this is part of me and my love for my hobby. Some of us got I have cars to play with and I have plastics to play with I'm going to send you a private PM their some information I want to pass on don't worry guys it's nothing bad.Quote:
Originally Posted by crappieseeker
thank you mo . My intentions are not to make big money. It never was my intentions with my hobby was nonprofitable issue would not get into this small as I am and tried to make a profit. Forget about it . I'll never make back what I have into this right now . If I told you what I really have invested I don't think you guys would believe me. I thank everybody for their encouragement and what I do. We are not out to strike it rich. Believe me I do not want to be a competitor against the big boys and they definitely have nothing to worry about. I am just small potatoes . We like to pass our knowledge onto the younger ones. I am too old to get into make it profit wise, I do not want nothing to do with hiring people in starting a regular plant. This is strictly on my little shop that I enjoy . The only thing that I enjoy is watching people that enjoy what I make that makes me very happy to see somebody they could enjoy something that you made with your own hands and catch fish. Of course believe me this whole thing on crappie.com has been a dream come true for me. I believe that many of you may take the site for granite is something to visit and share your stories and comments with I take it a little bit deeper it is something that I've been dreaming about for many years a place were I can go talk to other crappie fishermen dictate the hobby. Sirius sold the site means very, very much to me. And I think slab for doing a wonderful job.Quote:
Originally Posted by MO QWACK
I agree with you Snake this a great site that means alot to me as well. My dad would tell me if you could only find a group of people who cared as much about crappie as we do it would be great. Well I think I found a few nuts like me lol
For some reason I think God put this fishing thing in my head for a reason. Ive been addicated to every aspect of fish since I was a baby. I would read the Bass Pro catalog so much it would fall apart. I think this bait making deal could take me some where in the great world of fishing.
I just have to figure out how deep I want to get into it. I had a family friend contact me with an offer. He would buy the mold + plastic (we would split the plastic. One gallon for him one for me ) if I would shoot the bait. Its for his personal use. Figure it was a step in the right direction.
you have a good friend. Yes, I think God put me here for the same purpose I'm just like any other crazy crappie fishermen but we all have a golden this world and I believe mine was messing around with fishing lures I've been doing it ever since I was a teenager and I have enjoyed every minute of it. I believe this beautiful site that we have as probably many new friends in my life and I hope to have many more on your I think it's a hobby that you can take it deep as you want to myself I don't worry about what is going to cost any more I will get rid of my girlfriend just so I could have a new mold do not tell my girlfriend that but she said the other day you think more of your stupid crappie.com and you do me and I told her you got it exactly right. She said something that I won't mention here but I think that's why we are here mo to enjoy what we do.Quote:
Originally Posted by MO QWACK
yea, my girl friend actualy ask me how everyone is doing now lol she said crappie.com is worse than E harmony lol
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Originally Posted by snake River
that is definitely a good one. eHarmony horsefeathers .Quote:
Originally Posted by MO QWACK