plastic molds hope or hopeless ???

[lurelosingfishrman]

How yall doin i am new to this forum and about to be new to lure making i was want to start making my own plastics but don't know how or where to start went to del mare and don't want to spend that much my dad is a  tool and die maker so i can make them for a third of that price. but i need to know how to make them do i start with like a 5 inch senko style worm and get the specs. or make my own plaster molds or lurecraft mold or just say skrew it and shell out the money for the del mare molds. my only thing bout the del mare and possible mine is that i can make a mold with 10 to 15 mold on one die insted of one with 2-3 molds hope yall guys can help thanks

[dampeoples]

I really think this is a question for you to answer, as I'm not privy to your financial situation.

Although, if you can cut your own molds, I think the answer is clear.

[lurelosingfishrman]

the money really isn't a prob. but it could be if my wife found out about it lol. just wondering what yall thought or if any of yall have made your own i would really like to experiment but where to start at the bottom like plaster,plastic,my own and i guess if i don't like my own i would go with the del mare. how do you make your own out of plaster i read a couple articels but didn't make any sense to me have any tips on that then i need to fig. out the rest i read some of your post on past pours and that helped alot with what seems to be a good recipe. but where to buy the plastics and dye's and hardners,softners sents and so on. i just want help

[Jig Man]

I make my molds out of BONDO.

PM GMAN, I am pretty sure he has made some plaster molds.

[Siebert Outdoors]

Plaster molds are nice for smooth baits but if  you try to make a plaster mold out of a ribbed bait it will turn pretty much smooth or somewhat from the epoxy you have to apply.  I havent tried bondo like Jigman does but that might be better and get more detail.  When you add the epoxy to the plaster it will remove details in ribbed/complex baits.

Honestly in a stick bait I believe aluminum is by far the way to go.  Its just how you value your time.  I'm no computer programer but I bet that would take forever to program.  I'd rather just search ebay/Tu tackle trade and find one a little cheaper then new.  

[lurelosingfishrman]

i asked my dad about how long or time conuming it would be to make those molds he said it shouldn't be a prob. all you have to do is scan them on with a rotarey scanner. but i am really intrest. in how you make your molds out of bondo ??

[Siebert Outdoors]

if you have a rotary scanner I wouldnt waste my time with bondo, plaster or anything else.  I'd make them all al

[PILL]

i asked my dad about how long or time conuming it would be to make those molds he said it shouldn't be a prob. all you have to do is scan them on with a rotarey scanner. but i am really intrest. in how you make your molds out of bondo ??

Rotary Scanner... Aluminum... Lucky!