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Soft Plastic Bait Making => Soft Plastic and Plastic Baits - How To??? => Topic started by: baseballer_62801 on 03/17/20 21:34 UTC

Title: glue or melt plastic lures together
Post by: baseballer_62801 on 03/17/20 21:34 UTC

How does everyone melt or glue your lures together?

Title: Re: glue or melt plastic lures together
Post by: Apdriver on 03/17/20 21:50 UTC

I like Northern Tool better than Harbor Freight. A hot knife is what you need. Put the hot knife in a vise. Hold your pieces you want to weld in both hands. Works well.

https://www.northerntool.com/shop/tools/product_200711838_200711838?gclsrc=aw.ds&&utm_source=google_PPC&utm_medium=Dynamic%20Search%20Ads%20Test&utm_campaign=Construction_DSA_Migration&utm_content=&gclid=EAIaIQobChMIxpLjloGj6AIVkbfsCh3dxg4BEAAYASAAEgJ_APD_BwE&gclsrc=aw.ds

Title: Re: glue or melt plastic lures together
Post by: baseballer_62801 on 03/17/20 22:26 UTC

Thx i was using a iron gun with a tip kinda like that one. I also was looking at the other heat knifes but this one look great

Title: Re: glue or melt plastic lures together
Post by: Muskygary on 03/18/20 07:21 UTC

Apdriver is right on, that is the best hot knife!! I use it also.

Title: Re: glue or melt plastic lures together
Post by: Bass in the hood on 09/02/20 16:42 UTC

yep, Hot knife
i've tried various glues including ones that are specific to repairing soft plastic baits.

Title: Re: glue or melt plastic lures together
Post by: andrewlamberson on 09/02/20 17:59 UTC

I use a hot knife also. I pour a dozen of black and a dozen of blue senkos . Cut the tail off all of the and weld the opposite color on all.  I use a  little " bump board"  with a mark to keep them all the same size. Once you get the hang of sliding them together it works great! I put the hot knife in my vise so I can weld them with two hands.  There is a video of this out there somewhere. It's on a post a few years ago.

Title: Re: glue or melt plastic lures together
Post by: Lines on 09/03/20 06:43 UTC

Bass in the hood, been awhile. All is well I hope.

Title: Re: glue or melt plastic lures together
Post by: OIR on 09/05/20 12:00 UTC

Cyclohexanone

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g8fSOE4lEsU

Title: Re: glue or melt plastic lures together
Post by: Lines on 09/05/20 17:09 UTC

Very cool OIR, Thanks!

Title: Re: glue or melt plastic lures together
Post by: ctom on 09/05/20 17:34 UTC

Flash point is 111 degrees. Very, very flamible. Since its much like acetone and vaporizes extremely easily using it would have to be done very carefully.

Title: Re: glue or melt plastic lures together
Post by: OIR on 09/06/20 11:47 UTC

well its not so bad:
The flash point of a volatile material is the lowest temperature at which its vapours ignite if given an ignition source.
Cyclohexanone         44 °C
Acetone                   -20 °C
 mineral spirits         (T1) 21–30 °C
Ethanol (70%)    16.6 °C
Gasoline (petrol)    -43 °C

but still : no open flames or smokning.

edit: .Cyclohexanone  smell like new rubber.....only 500 time stronger its so bad I put 1 drop in a cup in my workshop...took 3 day to get the smell out.