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Title: heating pastic alternatives?
Post by: JRitzo on 04/24/13 21:56 UTC

Right now I am using a microwave for heating my plastic. I inject smaller baits with lots of 2 plus colors. I cant justify having several large heating pots going for my baits. can anyone suggest an alternative to keeping my plastic hot and ready to inject that would speed up my process. I feel like I loose a lot of time waiting on the microwave and think that keeping a steady temp might be more effective. Thanks!!!

Title: Re: heating pastic alternatives?
Post by: Denny Welch on 04/24/13 22:46 UTC

Hey JR,

Go to the "Members" list and find T-Billy.  Click on his name and then click on his posts.  Scroll through his posts and you'll find some of his threads dealing with his use of cast iron pots.  It's a great way to keep your plastic at pouring temp for an extended period of time.

Title: Re: heating pastic alternatives?
Post by: Billmo on 04/25/13 01:46 UTC

Hey Jr,
Also check out CTom's post. Type in "nice find yesterday" in the search.   He has some really good ideas and pics of how he keeps up to 4 colors warm at a time.. 

Title: Re: heating pastic alternatives?
Post by: ctom on 04/25/13 05:56 UTC

Quote from: Billmo on 04/25/13 01:46 UTC

Hey Jr,
Also check out CTom's post. Type in "nice find yesterday" in the search.   He has some really good ideas and pics of how he keeps up to 4 colors warm at a time..

This griddle is a wonder for using to keep multiple colors hot. Griddles though can be real prone to hot spots so the sand bed is the real salvation in this, just be certain you have about 1/2 ich of sand across the entire bottom of the griddle to cushion the heat. I found this griddle for next to nothing at an estate sale and have since seen perhaps a dozen at garage sales and in thrift stores [S. Army, Goodwill, etc]. These places are also great for finding pyrex cups for the the griddle. If you are shooting smaller batches and smaller plastics, this set up with smaller cups is slick, especially with multi-color shots. Heat the cups individually in the microwave then slip them into the pockets made in the sand of your preheated griddle.

Title: Re: heating pastic alternatives?
Post by: BareKnuckleJigs on 04/25/13 07:49 UTC

http://www.caneycreekmolds.net/index.php?topic=2489.0 (http://www.caneycreekmolds.net/index.php?topic=2489.0)

Title: Re: heating pastic alternatives?
Post by: BareKnuckleJigs on 04/25/13 07:58 UTC

http://www.caneycreekmolds.net/index.php?topic=2106.0 (http://www.caneycreekmolds.net/index.php?topic=2106.0)

Title: Re: heating pastic alternatives?
Post by: JRitzo on 04/25/13 21:51 UTC

Thanks a lot guys all this is very helpful! Om going to look into these options a little more thoroughly and ill let you know how it goes!