What do y'all use to melt your old plastics?

[MSBASSCHAMP]

What do you guys use to melt your old plastics, also use to melt the new plasctic to pour into molds?

Where is a good place to buy the plastic to pour for my molds?

[StatosDadRI]

Presto Pot

[FuzzyGrub]

I cut my used plastics up into small pieces. I remove all powerbait or plastics like that. If you have allot of salt impregnated plastics, you might want to do them seperate. If they have swelled from moisture, you want to discard them. Water and hot plastic do not mix.

I fill a pyrex cup about 2/3 with the used plastic pieces. Add a swish of new plastic and mix. Should have a light coating on all pieces. Add some heat stabilizer and mix again.

I heat in microwave and stir every 20-30 seconds. It will go through a very gooey stage before getting back to liquid. Keep stirring. Once liquidfied, add color. On used plastics, I generally use an opaque color like Green Pumpkin or Black. Stir well.

I use "reuse" plastic for test pours, jig trailers, grubs, and such. ie plastics that are not critical if they float or sink.

Hope this helps.

[John J.]

When I melt new or used plastic I use a single hot plate. This one is similar to the one I have from walmart for $20. And it gets hot enough to melt and if you are not careful scold the plastic.

http://www.walmart.com/catalog/product.do?product_id=11445754&findingMethod=rr

I found that the pour pots from barlowstackle.com or other plastic pouring sites fits perfectly. And for $20 it's a cheap investment. It's effective and mobile!

[Jig Man]

I use a microwave oven to melt plastic.  Bear's has good prices on plastics.  Be sure to buy some heat stabilizer when you get some.  It will help keep the plastic from scorching on reheats.