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If you are the right minded, mechanically sound, determined person I dont see why figuring them out would be too difficult. It helps to have a good base in CAD and CAM. Start with a 3d printer! Screw around till you get a feel for the software and then transition over to CNC.

I doubt that most of the folks that have only been injecting plastic for a few years are aware that Dave is one of the early driving forces that has made injecting what it is today. God bless him and his family.

Sorry about your bad experience with him. I have heard this many times before. It took him a while to make it sure , but he delivered. That mold is the closest I know of with out getting in trouble . I took a chance and had no problems with them .I was just trying to help . :-)

I have to do one at a time or it starts to thinken and not spread easily by the time I am on my second bait. I mix by weight and I mix 1.1 gram per bait for standard 2" crankbaits. When doing it by weight you should use the recommended ratio (resin:hardener) of 1.2:1 for dev2ton. .6 grams resin to .5 grams hardener

I think I will stick with my little lathe and knife plus a rubber mold to make my lures. ………….how do you spell CNC? Wayne

I use a coat hanger made into an L with the bottom being doubled and about a 1" gap. It has been working for about 20 years.

I think a lot of Lure Crafts Aluminum molds, at least the ones they started out with .. Are a very close copy of Dels, They sold Dels for a while before making there own .

My hat's off to you. I struggle to spell CNC, let alone understand how to work with one.

1. i use a microwave and just reheat when i need to, using a 6oz injector i can usually do a bigger mold a couple of times before i need to cut up my injector plugs and sprues and remelt. im sure a griddle or something similar will help keep the plastic at a shootable temp but i havent gotten that far yet! 2. i havent used a doit injector (wanted a locking pin or threaded nozzle) so i started with lurecrafts injector (i think its a delmart) and its not bad but its TIGHT, even well lubricated. then i got a basstackle dual injector, and now i just use one of those when i do single colors, they are very nice injectors, and the locking pin is awesome. 3. i dont insulate my injector, might help but i dont think its nessicary. 4. bubbles were a huge issues for me with the doit plastic, as said you will get some bubbles on remelts, but with better plastics you wont get as many. 5. preheating the molds will help as well, i didnt do it in the summer, but now that its COLD here, i hold them in front of my forced air heater while the plastic is cooking, gets the molds nice and warm for the first shoot, then they usually stay warm for the following shoots. 6. plastic brand will make a big difference, there are a lot of good ones out there, baitjunkys (calhoun), bait plastics, mf, dead on, lureworks, lurecraft, etc... i will be trying dead on when i get through the 3 gallons of bait plastics i have left, i like the bait plastics bj200, but just want to see what else is out there!

I agree that Del would have the mold. But Also, DELMART company focus is on other priorities in cad products. Fishing molds are far down the list. I DO NOT want to litigate or repeat history.

I just leave mine in the five gallon bucket. When I need some plastisol, I mix it with a paint mixer and a cordless drill while being sure to scrape the bottom good. I then get the amount that I need with a measuring cup. I originally transferred the 5 gallon bucket to gallon jugs but found out quickly that breaking up hard packed material in the bottom of a gallon jug through a 1 inch opening wasn't much fun. I cut the tops off of the jugs, stirred the packed material back into suspension and poured them all back into the 5 gallon bucket. Not a ounce of trouble since.

Also, if you really want to tackle building your own CNC machine take a look at the http://www.cnczone.com web forums. It can be a bit overwhelming with over 2 million posts, but you can probably find anything you need to know or resources for what you need to know about building a machine there. I probably should have posted that first. I've learned a lot there myself.

I like it, Thanks for taking the time as you do with everything to explain and demonstrat Tommy

@Les Young Please try clearing your cache and restarting your browser. I also use Firefox, but I see no errors on the home page. It loads perfectly for me.

Try these... https://www.cncmolds.com/webstore/ http://www.pouritmold.com/

I've been fishing my entire life and making lures for nearly 20 years now. This past weekend I fished a jigging spoon for the first time in my life! A buddy on my boat had a box of Hopkins jigging spoons so I tied one on to give it a shot since the fishing was slow. Anyway, I caught a couple and now I'm thinking of picking up one of Do-it's jigging lure molds. Which ones have you used? What do you look for in a jigging spoon? How do you prefer to fish it? And how do you prefer to finish it? I fish Lake Erie the Niagara River and Lake Ontario a lot. I think the river would be a great spot to drift and jig. School me on making and fishing jigging spoons!

I have the two sizes of Shad so .75 oz to 6 oz , the small sizes of flutter jig and the 1.5/2 oz Diamond jig .

I have the hammered spoon mold. I always carry them. I cast them for surfacing fish. Jig them for suspended or bottom fish and also yo yo them.

I've got most of the Do-It slab molds. Down here in Texas they call them slabs. All of them up to at least 1.5 ounces. I've got the 3178, 3177, 3289, 3291, 1203, 3407, 3485, and 3482. I wish that Do-It would come out with the 3482 shad spoon in a larger size. I powder paint them and on occasion put a decal on them. We fish them in several different ways. A slab is a very versatile lure.

berkley Camo is one of the hardest colors to make. (at least for me) Ive been playing a little, its close but no cigar yet 1 cup plastic 4 drops of moss green 3 drops of watermelon 2 drops oxblood now the key I found to give it the brownish effect was the brown Fleck and the gold fleck added into it. I only had .035 and it should be fine fleck Like I said close but not right yet Delw

Heres the ones submitted from the users at redg8r.com: date : 26/11/2002 Color : aarons magic By : chirmy Plastic : litlle bit Mix : add 4 drops of green and 6 drops of blue pearl to about 3 ounces of plastic Notes : Not exactly but a close look alike date : 26/11/2002 Color : Bluegill By : B & D Lures 1 Plastic : 1-2 ounces of plastic Mix : black color-add 1 drop of color to plastic until you get a light to medium shade of smoke. .035 black glitter .035 gold glitter .035 blue glitter put the same amount of black and blue glitter in the plastic. put only a very light amount of gold glitter in the plastic. Mix everything real well, by stiring. Once you are satisfied with the mixing, begin pouring into your mold(s). Mix again after 2 pours. date : 27/11/2002 Color : Zoom Plastic recycle By : Larryinmarietta Plastic : 1/2 cup of old zoom worms Mix : For more heavy baits add more salt when worms are completely melted. Notes : This is for micowave oven directions: first add about 1/8 cup of un-cooked fresh liquid plastic to a corningware cup. Then add plastic worms parts, cut up into 1 inch parts. Set micowave to low/med power and set timer for 1 min. You will have to adjust the time and setting for your microwave. I use an old unit in the garage for this activity. Spray the molds with worm oil/jacks juice/cooking oil pam to make getting the new worms out of the mold. Cook the plastic till the new plastic is ready and the old worms are all melted. Add additional salt and glitter if needed and pour. date : 28/11/2002 Color : smoke with flake By : megabass/ Ken Plastic : per ounce Mix : sure this is an easy one but years ago I had to learn by trial and error so this should help someone just starting to pour worms. add one drop of black per ounce of plastic for light "clear" smoke and two drops of black per ounce of plastic for a "medium " smoke color . Add silver and black flake to imitate baitfish ,Red to imitate crawfish or another good crawfish imitator is made by adding red,green,black,and copper (or orange)flake to smoke colored baits. This is essentially the Yamamoto grub color #180 Notes : always use an exhaust fan and avoid breathing the fumes from hot plastic when melting /pouring. I normally use a microwave and cover the pyrex cup with saran wrap to contain the fumes . date : 28/11/2002 Color : junebug By : megabass/Ken Plastic : per ounce of plastic Mix : add three drops of "indigo" (black grape) per ounce of plastic . when plastic is hot stir in green glitter until you get the desired effect. date : 28/11/2002 Color : Cotton Candy By : basskat Plastic : 4 ozs. Mix : 1 drop pumpkin, 1 drop red, green, red, black, & blue glitter. Add scent and/or salt just before pouring. Notes : You may have to adjust the colors some depending on your preferences. date : 05/12/2002 Color : Bubblegum By : JGK Plastic : 1/2 cup @ 4 oz. Mix : 5-6 drops Florescent Pink 2 drops white Notes : The florescent pink must be added before you heat the plastic. Stir and put on heat. The plastic will become darker as it becomes heated. When ready, add white and stir. Pour. date : 24/12/2002 Color : Junebug By : B & D Lures 1 Plastic : 1 ounce Mix : 1 ounce of liquid plastic add purple color until you reach a medium to medium heavy shade. Mix thoroughly. just before you pour, add green glitter( enough to your able to see the green shade). Do not put too much glitter. You will lose the strength of your plastic. Insure that you mix the plastic each time you pour. date : 10/03/2003 Color : watermelonseed- non bleeding By : Wonderboy Plastic : 5 gallons Mix : 6.8 grams school bus yellow. 4 grams black. .3 (or 1/4 cup) small black glitter. .3 (or 1/4 cup) large black glitter. Notes : add dye and glitter before cooking. You may need to add cab-o-sil , a few cups, to keep the glitter from falling. Mix WELL ! If you are using a microwave, add salt after it is cooked. date : 17/07/2003 Color : Plum By : alsworms Plastic : 4 ounces Mix : 6 drops Black Grape 5 drops Strawberry I like blue flake mixed in also. date : 17/07/2003 Color : Mustard Seed By : alsworms Plastic : 4 ounces Mix : 6 drops MF Transparent Yellow 4 drops Lure Craft Amber Brown 3 drops White black flake green hi-lite (optional) date : 22/07/2003 Color : Watermelon Candy By : alsworms Plastic : 4 ounces Mix : 4 drops MF Watermelon Brown Lots of small & medium purple flake touch of medium red flake touch of medium black flake touch of medium blue flake touch of large green flake Notes : I have seen many variations of watermelon candy, but this one works best for me. I especially like the brown watermelon. date : 01/08/2003 Color : Watermelon red By : bassin5 Plastic : 2oz Mix : 2 drops LC watermelon 1/8 tsp fine red glitter a hair over 1/8 tsp med black glitter 1/2 tsp salt. Notes : This is the closest i have come to matching zooms watermelon red color. Works great in just about any situation. Good luck.

Yes, but some of us have colors that we wouldnt part with. But we do have some affects that we think look cool. 6 oz of 536, 10 drops of motor oil, add medium black flakes, and fine red and fine blue flakes. Killer drop shot worms,

Just to clear the air on Bear. He does not have a brain tumor. He has Dementia and Alzheimer. He is currently in a care facility as he was a little too much to handle for his family. They did the best they could for as long as they could. It really does suck. There is far more to all the story than that but it is not my story to tell, but he and his family were completely dumped on. I will convey your prayers and best wishes to him the next time we talk. Thanks