Injection Molding

very cool!

Interesting lures. When you get into production, let me know and Ill buy a couple.

Gunner

Hey Bob,

Neat !!! I assume these are some sort of lure? Look to be about 3 inches long?

You might try keeping pressure on the injection until it cools, to keep the sags out.

Take care. Keep at it.

Brian Lawson, Bothwell, Ontario.

ps.... have you seen this???

I could do that, but it would keep my injector tied up when it could instead be injecting the next mold. Seriously, all the commercial molds use a large reservoir, and then they toss the sprues back in the production pot to be remelted.

I wasn't planning on going into production for sale. Just making a bunch of my own baits and molds so I always have something just a tad different than anybody else is throwing. On the other hand I might could have my arm bent to send you a bag or two in future trade for something or another.

Besides the only names I have come up with for that bait are either "Camel Toe" for the shape of the tail, or "Tapeworm" for the body shape. Now who is going to want to tell their buddies they caught that toad on the camel toe of a tapeworm?

Usually the injection pressure is maintained until the gate freezes.

I wasn't planning on going into production for sale. Just making a bunch of my own baits and molds so I always have something just a tad different than anybody else is throwing. On the other hand I might could have my arm bent to send you a bag or two in future trade for something or another.

Besides the only names I have come up with for that bait are either "Camel Toe" for the shape of the tail, or "Tapeworm" for the body shape. Now who is going to want to tell their buddies they caught that toad on the camel toe of a tapeworm?

I guess that would depend on the media, but unless you are using a high end auto injection system with a nozzle heater you would run the risk of having your nozzle freeze up also. Then you would have to blow the plug out with pressure in the next mold which could mess up the flow and cause cold seams in your end product, or add some kind of nozzle cleaner. Seems like it would be be a lot slower than just having a reservoir in your sprues, and tossing the sprues back in the melting pot when you clean up your part.

Maybe the guys using "Ugly Sticks" ;-)