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Do any of you use this system for shooting your molds? I know some of you use the twinjector but not sure if any of you use the rack system and was wondering how hard it is to get the hang of and if it is worth the extra money. I see no need really for the heating system if the pots keep the temps somewhat regulated already. It looks like a good set up though but I think could possibly be got cheaper if you bought the pots and stuff separately somewhere maybe. What are your thoughts?
Who makes this Seeker?CF
Never mind. I am on my phone and did not see the thread title good at the top of my page.CF
Oh great! Looks like something else to spend money on. I would like to know how that system works.CF
Frank did a video on this a few months back.
http://www.highrockmolds.com/Double_...ck_System.html sorry guys i thought i put the link on here, early dementia getting me
well I will put my two cents worth in here and less you're going to shoot a lot of plastics little pots are worthless I know because I have two of them the only thing I like about high rock is the thermal meter to watch your temperature I do like that a lot but for somebody that shooting a lot of plastic yes it's well worth investing I would say if you going to shoot more than a couple thousand a day probably more like 4 to 5000 we got our production pots from bear. I noticed one thing the duel injectors seem to be longer than what I bought the dual injector system from Bass tackle . our those dual injectors from high rock extra long just for the pots. by the way if anybody didn't know that is the son high rock of the other mold maker Lakeside.
The twin injector used is bass tackles 6oz injectors. That's a lot of plastic.CF
What is the least amount of plastic you can use in the pot and still be effective?CF
QUOTE=crappiefarmer;2579757]What is the least amount of plastic you can use in the pot and still be effective?CF[/QUOTE]
your PM box is full YOUR questions when you get time to empty it.
you can go down far is 1 cup make sure if you buy those pots that you have a stirring or blending paddle comes with them make sure that they all have thermostatic controls and run the temperature about 325 or a little bit more.
Cleared out some room Snake River. Thanks. CF
I have the shooting star from bears it has 2 presto pot (one on each end)
I had the twinjector too I kept it for a while after I got my shooting star thinking I might use it for small runs but I never got it out so I sold it
It doesn't matter if I shoot 1 pack or 100 I fire up the big pot
Fisher Hawk do you have to use a lot of heat stabilizer and does your colors change if you reheat after cooling if you are during small runs? Is that shooting star the big unit that cost over a grand? I would love to have that but since I do not sell baits it would not be a good idea for my checkbook lol
yes it's thee one from bears that cost a little over a grand it was a hundred fifty dollars cheaper when I'm bout it then it is now
I do use heat stabilizer on the lighter colors
I don't have much trouble with color change unless I reheat several times
I can see we're spending the money on something like that would be a little outrageous if I was only shooting for myself
but if I was still shooting just for myself I would definitely take a look at that new Double Barrel rack
it looks like it would be a time saver and well worth the money
I never like using a microwave to heat my plastisol
Bass tackle 6oz injectors hold alot of plastics. Because each barrel only shoots alittle at a time. I have shot alot of bigger bass molds with it and havent even came close to using all 6oz in each barrel
I like the bears heating system I just went and looked at it. Neat video on it also
I have this setup. I also bought the *********s.com products prolam injector. I had a twinjector and sold it. Mine was only 3oz, you need the 6oz version as the other is too short to reach the bottom of the pots. I found mine always required me to fiddle with it to get it aligned and shoot smooth. The prolam has a machined top cap that seems to keep the unit synchronized. I also really like the handle for holding the blending block. The rack is nice too. It needs the heater though. It melts the plastic and keeps the injectors from gumming up. I ended up building the heater portion myself. I think I got better pieces and the relay is separate from the controller.
Depending on how much plastic you work with, you may or may not love it. I am used forking with small batches of Pyrex. Working out of the pots is really nice. Plastic stays hot and you keep shooting. My biggest adjustment was getting used to working with so much more plastic. I did also get the stir systems to keep the plastic moving and not scorching.