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DIY Frag plug

Lighting, Hardware, DIY Discussion Discuss DIY Frag plug in the General Reef Discussion forums; check out my new frag plug. this is a project in the making. please dont comment on the wood frag plug. any other comment are welcome....

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12-04-2009, 10:08 PM

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DIY Frag plug

check out my new frag plug. this is a project in the making. please dont comment on the wood frag plug. any other comment are welcome.

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12-04-2009, 10:09 PM

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12-04-2009, 10:10 PM

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alright fellow reefer, sorry about the delay. i just got all my stuff in yesterday. i got everything all mix and started the mold yesterday night. this morning the molding was ready to be put out. i will be making my first patch of frag plug today and hopefully everything turn out as planned. the molding came out very nice and alot better than what i thought it would.

the mistake i did was that i use cardboard box instead of wood. so there was a few leak on the corner and such. here is a few to show you what everything looks like.

super glue all wood plug in cardboard box.

spray poly coating on plug and box for easy removal of the mold.

mold ready(missing a few picture)

mold is complete remove. there is still a few wood plug stuck on the mold.

everything is remove from the mold and was clean. look very nice.

the mold can make about 100 plug at a time. the next step is to make the plug.

this is just a test and once everything work out as planned. i will be making a new mold that will make at least 1000-10,000 at a time.

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12-04-2009, 10:10 PM

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here is a picture of the plug being pour into the mold. i made a little less that i need so a few hole goes unfill for now.

i'll post up more within the next few days when the plug are hard enough to be remove.

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12-04-2009, 10:11 PM

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now that the plug are dry and harden up. it's time to remove them. there is few few things i need to try out in term of the mixing of sand. this mix was a 3:1. this is the first patch of plug from this mold. i'm currently just put in a new mix of 4:1. we'll see how this mixed ratio comes out in 3 days.

here is a few picture of how it's came out.

any comment and suggestion are always welcome.

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12-04-2009, 10:11 PM

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well, here is the second plug and how it came out. looking much better. hopefully the third patch will be perfect.

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Not bad at all I would buy them if they are cheaper then the others ( =

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12-04-2009, 10:47 PM

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plug 1 is first attempt and plug to is second attempt. OC stand for ocean wonder plug.

hopefully the third attempt will come out better than the first and second attempt.

there is still a few things to be done before the final plug are ready to even be market. as far as prices, yes it will be cheap than other. something around $.10 a plug wholesale and about $.18 a plug for retail.

the mold i'm i just made and using is just for testing. the final mold will have 3 different size from sm, md and lg. also will be making disk, tile, frag island and going into ceramic plug in the future.

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what are you mixing sand and WHAT? 4:1

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that is nice what did you make the mold with (thats a nice project)

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very nice. what was your goal in making these? Was it to find a cheaper alternative or an easy DIY plug? Just wondering but great pictures of the process!

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what is the diameter of the dowel part? i make custom acrylic frag racks and i could buy a bulk of them to give with the racks, but need to know the size to make the holes.

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appears to be 1/2 inch dowels

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i forgot what size they were when i bought them, but the fit perfectly in eggcrate.

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i forgot what size they were when i bought them, but the fit perfectly in eggcrate.

So that would be 3/4 I believe..

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So that would be 3/4 I believe..

i think so.

here is the third attempt. this time it's perfect.

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Very nice. They for sale yet. I would like some small disk when they are ready

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They look good!

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what is the mixture that you are using? Sand and what? They look really good by the way.

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