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General => General Discussion => Topic started by: Les Young on 01/18/26 16:18 UTC
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I ordered one today to heat everything on.
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I use an electric hot plate to preheat and keep molds hot, but I only have molds for pouring lead.
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I use one that I picked up at the second hand store for $5. I preheat all my injection molds on it.
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I'm going to start heating everything injection wise to see if that may be the issue i was having with the wutsit fork tail mold even though Brennen thinks it's a venting issue. I figure in cool weather it's just another step to eliminate any chance of a problem even though i heated everything with a torch. He's sending me another mold to try though.
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I'm going to start heating everything injection wise to see if that may be the issue i was having with the wutsit fork tail mold even though Brennen thinks it's a venting issue. I figure in cool weather it's just another step to eliminate any chance of a problem even though i heated everything with a torch. He's sending me another mold to try though.
Sounds like great customer service. I have a griddle but don’t use it often. Like you, I use a torch to preheat my injector and nozzle. My favorite is a fondue pot that I picked up cheap at a 2nd hand store. Its sides are just the right height to put a Pyrex cup in and allows the handle to hang outside. With it, I’m not worried about the Pyrex breaking from the heat. If that ever happens the hot plastic will be contained in the hot pot. It allows me to shoot multiple injections and demolds without micro waving the plastic over and over.
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I have one also but don't use it that often. I use it when I am having issues and can't figure it out.
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I have a hot plate to warm molds up. It sure fixes a lot of problems.
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I use my griddle a lot. It is one of the handiest items I have. I can set it on warm and by the time my plastisol is heated up and ready to go everything is nice and warm. I even use it to warm up my silicone molds. I lay a aluminum mold on its side set the silicone mold on top of it to keep it warm and pour away. Very handy item.
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I use a small one too. Mostly for when I shoot molds with small appendages, and laminates. It always helped heating up the laminating/blending Block and dual injectors. My QMI Blending Block is way better than any I have seen. I believe it is superior to any.
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I may look into the Fondue Pot thing. I like the sound of less microwaving between shots.
Sounds like great customer service. I have a griddle but don’t use it often. Like you, I use a torch to preheat my injector and nozzle. My favorite is a fondue pot that I picked up cheap at a 2nd hand store. Its sides are just the right height to put a Pyrex cup in and allows the handle to hang outside. With it, I’m not worried about the Pyrex breaking from the heat. If that ever happens the hot plastic will be contained in the hot pot. It allows me to shoot multiple injections and demolds without micro waving the plastic over and over.
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Not a griddle, but a $2.00 electric skillet. I cut slots for my injectors to lay flat. Has room for 3 molds as well. When I lived up north in Iowa, it was totally necessary
to keep the molds and injectors heated in my unheated work area.
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Sounds like great customer service. I have a griddle but don’t use it often. Like you, I use a torch to preheat my injector and nozzle. My favorite is a fondue pot that I picked up cheap at a 2nd hand store. Its sides are just the right height to put a Pyrex cup in and allows the handle to hang outside. With it, I’m not worried about the Pyrex breaking from the heat. If that ever happens the hot plastic will be contained in the hot pot. It allows me to shoot multiple injections and demolds without micro waving the plastic over and over.
Bill, I’m thinking I may pick one of them up too.
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I use a small one too. Mostly for when I shoot molds with small appendages, and laminates. It always helped heating up the laminating/blending Block and dual injectors. My QMI Blending Block is way better than any I have seen. I believe it is superior to any.
Mike isn’t QMI in Eubank Ky?
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Mike isn’t QMI in Eubank Ky?
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Can you share a pic of your Fondue Pot and what size pyrex cups you use. Also how many shots can you make before reheating?
Sounds like great customer service. I have a griddle but don’t use it often. Like you, I use a torch to preheat my injector and nozzle. My favorite is a fondue pot that I picked up cheap at a 2nd hand store. Its sides are just the right height to put a Pyrex cup in and allows the handle to hang outside. With it, I’m not worried about the Pyrex breaking from the heat. If that ever happens the hot plastic will be contained in the hot pot. It allows me to shoot multiple injections and demolds without micro waving the plastic over and over.
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I have seen some of these for cheese and chocolate. Their temps are low and wont keep plastisol hot enough. However, the ones for oil and cooking will for sure do it.... Sizes also vary. I'm also interested in the model he uses and what size measuring cup will fit properly.
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Apdriver inquiring minds want to see your fondue pot setup.
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Apdriver inquiring minds want to see your fondue pot setup.
We got hit with a winter storm the last couple days and have been busy with that. I’ll get some photos and try to post them.
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Trying to post images. Bear with me.
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Woo hoo!! Making some progress ;D
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I turn the thermostat all the way up. The cup sizes shown are 1 cup(will hold 2), 2 cup, and 4 cup Pyrex. I haven’t had one break but have read that it can happen. I microwave on the initial heating and will heat my injector up with a torch or set it in the pot. After injection evacuate your injector back in Pyrex and set the injector back in hot plastic. Stir occasionally with injector.
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Looks like that should keep things hot apdriver.
I've had trouble posting pictures. Can't get it to work as it used to. Has something changed?
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Looks like that should keep things hot apdriver.
I've had trouble posting pictures. Can't get it to work as it used to. Has something changed?
Lines, I’ve never really been good at it but I couldn’t use the “Attachments and other options” feature. Couldn’t get it to work. I had to use a 3rd party hosting sight as a repository then copy their direct link. Click on do its thumbnail far left above the smileys then paste the link between the two img. (http://). Right in between the two and the inside brackets.I use this third party hosting sight. www.postimages.org
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Thanks for posting the pics. That helps.
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Thank you I may find one and give it a try. The small amount I do and no reheating after shots would be a game changer.
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You guys are more than welcome. The only reason I bought it was because it was cheap and I wanted something to do just what I use it for. I think I gave 5 bucks for it.
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I just came back to view pics and get a brand/model and pics are now gone... :'(
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Pictures are gone for me too.
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Well heck. I said I wasn’t any good at posting pics. On post image I set my pics to be removed after 5 days. I had no idea it would remove them from this post. I’m truly an old techno tard.
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Don't feel bad. I haven't been able to post pictures for quite some time. I just gave up on it.
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Well heck. I said I wasn’t any good at posting pics. On post image I set my pics to be removed after 5 days. I had no idea it would remove them from this post. I’m truly an old techno tard.
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This site is having some serious issues when it comes to hosting pictures, so I too used postimage (no expiry) to help out Apdriver.
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Thank you 4n2t0. I just wanted to throw this out to you guys that have any interest in doing something like this. This fondue pot is just something I found for cheap at the 2nd hand shop. I’m thinking searching for one of these specifically might be a little too specific. You could do the same thing with a presto pot. Figure out what size Pyrex you want to use and cut some slots on the sides to fit the handle as it’s a little deeper pot. I would start with a hole saw and go from there either an angle grinder with a cutoff wheel or a jigsaw with a metal blade. You could probably fit at least 2 two cup Pyrex in Presto pot and those are readily available at the Wally World down the street. Of course cutting on the Presto will void your warranty ;D.
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I actually have thought about the presto pot thing but was always gonna use it for larger volumes of plastic. Been I don’t know how many years and I ain’t put one ounce of plastic in it yet. 😳