Dual injector trouble with ES ripper mold

[marcusn]

Hi all, just got a dual injector with the intent on making laminate baits. This is my first attempt using one. As you can see when i try to shoot the 3 inch ripper, i get the marbled effect. Ive tried shooting at cooler temps, as well as turning the mixing block horizontally AND vertically with the mold. As you can see i shoot the ned mold from do it and it came out great. Also wanted to add that this is the essential series ripper mold and this is a dual injector from basstackle. Any tips as to what i might be doing wrong? Seeing as though i get the correct results with the ned mold, i was thinking the ripper mold doesnt shoot laminates well? Anyone else have similar results? Thank you very much

[ctom]

The only cavity that will work with the twin injector in the Essential mold will be the bottom most cavity. All others will deal you fits as you've seen and the injector set-up has to lay across the mold's injection port at 90 degrees. When injecting the multi cavity ripper baits, which are formatted in the mold to make two sides and not a top and bottom, I suggest using some junk plastic and fill the mold. Let it cool enough to handle the plastic. You can leave or remove all of the baits but leave the runner in the its cavity, but trim it so the bottom of the top most baits gate is the top of that plastic piece. Now inject the mold using the two colors. By shortening the travel distance the plastics have to move together, thus preventing much of the mixing, you'll get reasonable laminates. Since the 3" Essential Ripper has two injection ports you can do this to both ports and get two baits per shot.

The ned, or finesse, baits you show have no defined top or bottom and will be perfect each time. Its all in how the baits are formatted in the mold.