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Title: Poured my 1st lams with 2.5" swim fry....
Post by: knifemaker3 on 11/24/11 11:55 UTC
Well, I finally had time to try some lams today.  Also was the 1st time I've had to pour my new 2.5" swim fry mold.

Jason......THIS MOLD ROCKS!!!!!!!!!!!  I'm glad I decided to go with it instead of having you make the regular curl tail we talked about!

As for the lams....lets just say I have some practicing to do.  ::)  Quickly realized how important it is to have the same amount of plastic in your injectors before trying to shoot.

All in all though I think I'm hooked on lams......just don't like the extra waste but will someday have enough to take to the recyling place if I can find one local I guess.  :(

Anyway, I was just excited about the new mold.  thanks for letting me ramble.  I'd post pics but lets just not go there....they do not look good!  ???

Happy Thanksgiving all!
Title: Re: Poured my 1st lams with 2.5" swim fry....
Post by: pjmcla on 11/24/11 15:28 UTC
It's all over for you; now. You are past the point of no return  :'(.
The laminated sprues can be the starting point for some neat color creations.   And; theres always black, and real dark colors.  One of my neatest colors came from a white pearl belly and blue with silver glitter back laminate.  I played with the sprue remelts. Added some pearl silver smoke, more blue, and blue hi-light and a touch of black and I got a really neat Steel Blue.