bamabass Posted March 7, 2007 Report Share Posted March 7, 2007 do they make a clear polyurethane foam?it would be nice to mold the lips aswell or would that be a bad idea? thanks Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vodkaman Posted March 7, 2007 Report Share Posted March 7, 2007 Bamabass. I'm thinking on the same lines as you. An integral lip will cut away a lot of tedious operations. If the mold is perfect, then every lip will be perfect with no alignment problems. I intend to support the lip face by tapering back to the body line and blending in. If you leave any thin bits sticking out, I would imagine that they would soon get damaged. I thought about inserting some ss wire around the edge of the lip profile, inside the foam, kind of like rebar in concrete, but decided it was overkill. The extra buoyancy from the taper will effect the balance point, but that it all part of the design process. I have seen one piece lures but have no links. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JBlaze Posted March 7, 2007 Report Share Posted March 7, 2007 Don't know if this is what you are looking for or not but Alumilite makes a casting resin called Water Clear. This might do the trick John http://www.alumilite.com/checkout/index.php?cPath=22 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vodkaman Posted March 7, 2007 Report Share Posted March 7, 2007 Yes, had a look at this material some time ago. The only problem I had was the density, It is very close to buoyancy, a fraction lighter than water. This complicates the issue by having to introduce extra buoyancy, but it is possible. As for strength, it is ideal. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bamabass Posted March 7, 2007 Author Report Share Posted March 7, 2007 This seems like a good but diffucult idea to pursue.Will keep looking and let you know if i find anything Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bamabass Posted April 9, 2007 Author Report Share Posted April 9, 2007 how bout epoxy resin Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
