EvinrudeAggie Posted November 11, 2011 Report Share Posted November 11, 2011 Newb to the hardbait side of things here. Can Alumilite White be used in an aluminum mold? I was having trouble finding out if there were any issues with that. Thanks. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JBlaze Posted November 12, 2011 Report Share Posted November 12, 2011 I have used it a few times in a large jig mold for making a slow sinking jig. It was hard to get the mold full before it starts setting up because the stream was so thick it would clog the narrow section of the pouring hole and not let the alumanite get down into the cavity. It is a little tuff getting it to release from the mold and it always left a very thin film of alumanite stuck to the walls of the cavity which was hard to scrape out and there is a lot of flashing to trim off most of which you can just scrape off with your thumb nail. Not trying to be discouraging and it will work but It was too much of a PIA so I don't mess with it anymore. Hope you have better luck and or more patience with it than I did. John Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MuskyGary Posted November 12, 2011 Report Share Posted November 12, 2011 Also, as alumnite hardens it expands, better to use hand made molds. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EvinrudeAggie Posted November 12, 2011 Author Report Share Posted November 12, 2011 Thanks for the advice. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
