Making your own plastics

[Paudash]

I was looking at buying a plastics making kit but at a price of $200.00 to get started it seems like a lot of money. Has anyone tried it?

[landry]

I wanted to but good plastic is hard to get and it is VERY toxic. I bailed on the idea in the end.

[FloatnFly]

http://www.luremaking.com/catalogue/catalogue-index/catalogue-items/molds-plastics/soft_baits_starter_kit.htm good place to start

[Garnet]

I have 5-6 gravity molds I made. And with the help of a tooling buddy 15 injection molds. Most are 3 cavity all made of plaster Paris.

 

You can re melt old plastic. Stay away from smelly ones like power bait. Get a micro wave from yards but buy good micro wave measuring cups. The cheapys explode. A good pair of welders gloves. No water near plastic and no water base scents. Only oil.

 

You might save a few pennys on your baits but hardly worth it.

 

I make my own designs so it's fun.

[Musky or Specks]

My buddy made his own but he owns a plastics factory so it was easy for him

 

http://www.pikeshop.de/images/thumbnail/produkte/middle/ho001/ho001_30_ohcanada_org1280.jpg

 

By the way despite lures proven success it just didn't make any money.