Hey Stiffler,
Welcome from Alabama. I AM NOT a seasoned veteran. I also am a newbie when it comes to soft plastics. I have only been injecting molds about a year now. SnakeRiver (Bob Hinkle) has been like a mentor to me and I also learned a lot from Keith Pace.
I use an old microwave I found in a yard sale for $10.00 and several PYREX measuring cups. I use plastisol that I get from www.jannsnetcraft.com and I use coloring from them or Caney Creek. I use a thermometer that will tell me when the plastic is about 350 degrees so I don't have to put a finger in the plastic to check the temperature. I use welding gloves to handle the pyrex cups when they come out of the microwave. I use a metal rod to stir the colorant into the clear plastic. (Sections of an old coat hanger work for me.) I have blue jeans, long sleeved shirts and boots on. Usually I have an old towel double folded on my lap to protect the diamond jewels too.
Keep water (And coffee) away from your 350 degree plastics! Keep metal out of the microwave! I do not use cold plastics when I do Laminate colors. I inject the one color into a 10 cavity mold and have the contrasting color heating in the microwave. By the time I have cut off the bottom bellies and replaced them in the mold and tightened it, the contrasting color is ready to inject. Use a little firm pressure and you get a good weld bond.
READ THIS THREAD!!! It helped me and it will help you. http://www.crappie.com/crappie/diy-s...s-newbies.html
This was a stickie on basic supplies needed. I DID NOT post this (Stump Hunter did) but it has valuable info for the newbie to soft plastics.
http://www.crappie.com/crappie/diy-s...6-supplys.html
This was the post on the first soft plastic lure I tried to do.
http://www.crappie.com/crappie/jig-t...em-photos.html
This was the post on how to solder an ice jig , teardrop, or pinmin lure.
http://www.crappie.com/crappie/jig-t...-included.html
This was the post on how I got started making lures....
http://www.crappie.com/crappie/jig-t...t-started.html