01-09-2005, 08:42 AM
Did you know that you can reuse your old plastic worms. yes you can remelt them down to make something new. first you will need a mold. hum well you could look on the net and buy one or you can make one. now by making your own you can come up with a kind that has been in your head for sometime now and just never seen it at the bait shop.
MAKING A MOLD
there are lots of ways to make a mold most people that make there own use RTV rubber "for making molds" you can get it from [url "http://www.barlowstackle.com/"]www.barlowstackle.com[/url] "and some molds" or you can make one from plasterparis. or you can also use the 100% silicon that you get from home depot just thin it a bit with water. to make a new kind of lure get some clay from your kid and make one the way you want the lure to look.
ok now you need some thing to make the mold in. easiest way is to take some legos yes legos and make a 4 sided wall about 2 or 3 high thats up to you put that on a old box top and pour you stuff into and let it set for just a bit then take your worm and get it wet from water and push it half way into the rubber and let it set over night. now you have a one sided mold if you want a 2 side you need to get add more legos and take some plastic wrap "that you get from your wife lay it down on top of the mold you just made and cut out where your new bait is so just the bait is out . now get the bait wet one more time "but now to much " and put back, and pour more rubber. let that set 2 days or more if you can. and you should have a mold. *it does take a few sometimes to get it right so keep at it
MELT the bait
ok now you need the old baits. you can keep all the colors the same or mix for new colors. you just melt them now in a pan on your stove or in a lead melt pot or you can even do it in the microwave it's up to you. but I like the stove so I dont burn the plastic. when it's melted you can add some salt if you like and mix it in good just before your pour in the mold.
POURING
ok now you ready to pour this will take a few time to learn just how much and how fast it pours so know that up front. slowly pour in your mold if you have just one sided mold your done let it set for 5 mins or if you have a 2 sided go to next part or so then then put in bowl of water "helps make it a bit harder and stay together"
If you have a 2 sided mold pour the other side {you can use another color if you would like} and let set for just a bit until you can move the mold to fit onto the other then put some weight on the mold for about 5 mins. now open and put in a bowl of water.
and now you have new baits out of old.
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MAKING A MOLD
there are lots of ways to make a mold most people that make there own use RTV rubber "for making molds" you can get it from [url "http://www.barlowstackle.com/"]www.barlowstackle.com[/url] "and some molds" or you can make one from plasterparis. or you can also use the 100% silicon that you get from home depot just thin it a bit with water. to make a new kind of lure get some clay from your kid and make one the way you want the lure to look.
ok now you need some thing to make the mold in. easiest way is to take some legos yes legos and make a 4 sided wall about 2 or 3 high thats up to you put that on a old box top and pour you stuff into and let it set for just a bit then take your worm and get it wet from water and push it half way into the rubber and let it set over night. now you have a one sided mold if you want a 2 side you need to get add more legos and take some plastic wrap "that you get from your wife lay it down on top of the mold you just made and cut out where your new bait is so just the bait is out . now get the bait wet one more time "but now to much " and put back, and pour more rubber. let that set 2 days or more if you can. and you should have a mold. *it does take a few sometimes to get it right so keep at it
MELT the bait
ok now you need the old baits. you can keep all the colors the same or mix for new colors. you just melt them now in a pan on your stove or in a lead melt pot or you can even do it in the microwave it's up to you. but I like the stove so I dont burn the plastic. when it's melted you can add some salt if you like and mix it in good just before your pour in the mold.
POURING
ok now you ready to pour this will take a few time to learn just how much and how fast it pours so know that up front. slowly pour in your mold if you have just one sided mold your done let it set for 5 mins or if you have a 2 sided go to next part or so then then put in bowl of water "helps make it a bit harder and stay together"
If you have a 2 sided mold pour the other side {you can use another color if you would like} and let set for just a bit until you can move the mold to fit onto the other then put some weight on the mold for about 5 mins. now open and put in a bowl of water.
and now you have new baits out of old.
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