Guys, sorry I haven't responded sooner. I have talked to Calhoun Plastics 4 weeks ago. In 4 weeks I have talked to them 3 times. I talked to Mike the first 2 times. After some of your suggestions, I finally talked to Chuck. Samples are on their way. I'm going to have to experiment with the samples in hot pots but the equipment is true industrial injection equipment. Or for over $30,000 it better be. I'm pretty well a veteran of the plastic business, I have just always been secretive about it. That's the reason I asked for you to keep us in your prayers and wish us good luck. Del, I appreciate all the information and I think with the new equipment, I don't have to worry about the foaming issue. I just really want to be sure that I am getting a product that will float. I found out over the years, that liquid plastisol is a product that will hold bubbles if you incorporate the air in the product. When stirring you must never let the vortex of the plastic around the stirrer reach the bottom, or you will incorporate air. I use a 55 gallon drum of plastic with a homemade agitator. It's a gear motor that runs slow and does a very good job without getting air bubbles in the plastic, but I let it run for an hour or so with LC formula 536. My mentor in the plastic industry has always steered me in the right direction and never charged a penny for his advice and is also the person that's building my machine and molds. He sent me all the information including parts and price lists, instructions, on how to build an injection pot. Again, no charge. I asked him what I owed him and knowing the business, he said when someone came to me needing help, to be sure and help them. I've been reading this forum for about a week now. It's nice to hear from people that know what I am talking about. So no more secrets. The responses to my question were very informative. Thank you all so much. Anything I can do to help someone else, let me know.
Mike
