Because my system is quite imperfect...I need a good Thermometer, and my heating practices have obviously been 2nd Rate...I bought quite a bit of store-boughts solely for the purpose of remelting, of course for personal use. The bulk of them are Zoom Trick Worms, Yum F2 Dinger 5", and Mann's 3" Stingray Grubs (ascending in that order). I bought each of these brands/styles with intentions on blending some, adding this or that, and 1 or 2 to use "straight" (of course, a laminate would become 1 color, which has been considered quite carefully).
I got a little time this evening to hit the shop for some remelting. I "thought-up" several colors during this hitch, so I started with Mann's 3" SRG in "Avocado". The 3" are fairly small, but they're fat. I cut up 50...F-I-F-T-Y...of these baits, added a little stabilizer, and onward with the heat. I'm not done with this 1st mix yet, I know I can get 1 more shot out of it (4" Skinny, 4 cavity, thank You very much)(
), possibly 2 more shots of the Skinny4. As of right now, I have 2 shots/8 baits of 4" Skinny, and 2 baits (not 2 shots) of 3" Skinny, curing. The 3" Skinnies got the tail-end of the injector and only managed 2 full baits. SO, I have 10 fairly small baits done, with 4 more to come, MAYBE 4 more after that...out of F-I-F-T-Y 3" SRG's. I know the runners and sprues eat up a little plastic, but what I'm seeing hardly seems to derive from 50 of those fat little baits. The "Avocado" did, however, seem to have alot of bubbles in them, some of the tails were almost 1 big bubble...while the White (White is opaque, so it's "hard to tell"), Smoke, Chartreuse, and Green, look nearly perfect.
On a more positive note, I just started oiling my "Curing Pan's" surface so the baits slide easier, encouraging easier straightening for curing...I just used Menhaden Oil since I've got a bunch of it.
My question is...where can I get some of that "Plastic Stretcher/Expander"? Or does cheaper plastic degrade/evaporate/condense upon remelting?
