Elf Posted November 28, 2018 Report Share Posted November 28, 2018 I made one for my basstackle 7 inch ribbon tail mold out of a sheet of tin and it works pretty good. I only did this one shot so far and the tails shorted on me but I think I can fix that by oiling the plate before I shoot it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cole's Customs Posted November 28, 2018 Report Share Posted November 28, 2018 I did this with a piece of tin foil as well, works decently for me but I'm sure tin works better. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Elf Posted November 28, 2018 Author Report Share Posted November 28, 2018 I had less than desirable results using foil and the tin sheet was cheap, $9.99 at Hobby Lobby but mine was dented so I got it for $4.99. The results were far better with the tin plate. Making the plate is ridiculously easy, all you really need are some tin snips and a marker. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Driftwood Posted November 28, 2018 Report Share Posted November 28, 2018 You can also pick up aluminum flashing at lows or home depot. Real cheap and easy to work with. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Les Young Posted November 29, 2018 Report Share Posted November 29, 2018 Yep flashing is what i'm going to go with too. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cole's Customs Posted November 29, 2018 Report Share Posted November 29, 2018 I've been meaning to upgrade from foil for a while, just never remember to get flashing while I'm out of the house. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Elf Posted November 29, 2018 Author Report Share Posted November 29, 2018 I could make a ridiculous number of plates from an 8 ft section of 4x6 roof flashing. I'd rather have the real thing when available but this works when it isn't. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rynesgto Posted November 29, 2018 Report Share Posted November 29, 2018 can you show a pic of how the tin sits in the mold? I have thought of doing this several times, but wasnt sure how to go about injecting it to only one side. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Elf Posted November 29, 2018 Author Report Share Posted November 29, 2018 4 minutes ago, rynesgto said: can you show a pic of how the tin sits in the mold? I have thought of doing this several times, but wasnt sure how to go about injecting it to only one side. No need for a pic. With this type of "plate" it sits between the two mold halves when you clamp them together. You end up shooting both sides, then take one half and the plate out, and shoot again. Gimme a couple minutes, I'll take a pic or two anyway. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Elf Posted November 29, 2018 Author Report Share Posted November 29, 2018 They didn't post in order...heh... The first one shows the plate out of the mold, it doesn't need to be pretty, it just needs to separate the two mold halves. The second one shows the plate inside the injection port and you can see how it divides the mold. The last one should be self explanatory. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Apdriver Posted November 29, 2018 Report Share Posted November 29, 2018 Nicely made Lam Plate. Two thumbs up on that one. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rynesgto Posted November 29, 2018 Report Share Posted November 29, 2018 ohhh gotcha. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rdhammah Posted November 30, 2018 Report Share Posted November 30, 2018 most of my molds are POP molds so there are a lot of waves and irregularities. Sounds like tin foil would be my best option. gotta give it a try 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
