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Hey guys sorry haven't been able to get any pics posted. Been rapped up with homecoming activities all week and with two teen age daughters I've been tied up. Will get some stuff posted up this week.

repost sorry

Tried using the silicone as a casting agent and had fairly decent results. I used a two part Plaster of Paris mold, (sealed mine with about 5 light coats of polyurethane I had laying around garage) WD40 as a release agent (also used PAM but WD40 seemed to work better) and a 35 cc syringe that i purchased at a local farm supply store. Drilled the end of the syringe out to let the silicone flow out a little easier. I would add about 20cc's of silicone and about 2 teaspoons of water. Hold the syringe in one hand with end pointing down and hold finger over it I used an old 1/2 inch spade type drill bit in my cordless drill to mix the water and the silicone together. Put the plunger into the syringe and keep the outlet closed with my finger and pushed plunger down. This helped push all the air and excess water to the end and you let a little of the air and water escape at a time till the silicone starts to come out. Modified the "pour" hole to just about the same diameter as the end of the syringe and slowly pushed the silicone in until it started to press out around the syringe. Let it sit for about 20 min and then pulled it apart. Still had to be careful pulling the molds apart as i broke a mold pulling to hard from the end. Going to try making a thicker mold next. Also I need to look earlier in this post as someone had mentioned a way to make the silicone more flexible cause these set up pretty stiff. Once I read up on how to add pics on here I'll add a couple

First off thanks to all of the great ideas here, they have all helped a bunch. I plan on trying to use this to make worm molds for catfish worms. (Dip Bait Worms). I even thought about trying the silicone as the casting agent. But really wanted to say thanks for all the time and effort that everyone else has put into the forum so that it makes it a little easier for the rest of us.