......been working on some more spoons

Wow! Another bushel of great lures.

Are you sure you have a real job?

Hey there Dieter,

Those all look top notch and wouldnt mind fishing some of those myself! So I am taking as what you mean plating the lure like as in a foil that you apply to the spoon its self or is it kind of like powder painting but with metal:??

Lately my dad and I have been experimenting with powder paints and spoons, we really only need solid colors:roll:, the fish really dont seem to care much for detail:lolhuh:.

Well once again all your spoons look top class and really look like that you spent some time on them to. Good work:yay:

Thanks, Jacob

Diemai,

I agree with the comments!!! Nice work w/ the spoons. Really like the idea w/ the slot. I love the action on spoons....I don't have much luck though.

Day job....I figured you must not sleep:lol:

Eric

Thanks for your kind words , guys ,.... much appreciated !

@ spoopa

Maybe I did not find the right words , Jacob ,.... sorry !

I haven't tried powder painting spoons yet(this kind of powder paint to bake on metal with a heat source) . Did it years ago with some leadheads in our kitchen stove , had a helluva trouble with my old gal because of it , since in her opinion the roasted pork later tasted somewhat chemical:huh: .

For a nightglow color I'd buff the metal surface with 40 grit , prime white and apply neon yellow , both with rattlecans . After I'd brush on epoxy(previously I also used 2K automotive clear laquer , but my supplier doesn't stock it anymore)and sprinkle the glow pigment powder onto the wet epoxy .

After 24 hrs curing I'd give them a shot with clear paint , also from rattlecans , ......this is to bind all loose powder particles . Now I can first spray on any paint patterns or topcoat with one or two layers of epoxy already , just as desired .

On top of the final epoxy coat I have also brushed two more layers of modelling dope , as it still cures a little harder than my epoxy brand .

I applied the glitter chips the same way , only on the bare metal , without any prior paint layers ,,,,,,,, but to bind them finally , I put on another epoxy layer , not rattle can clear , since I want a thicker coating also to get into the spaces inbetween the single glitter particles .

Depending on the grit size of the glitter flakes , you might need to apply 2 to 4 coats to achieve a reasonably smooth surface , so that stick-on lure eyes would bond sufficiently .

The eyes off course also require to get sealed off with one or two layers epoxy .

Put on modelling dope on these as well for a harder surface .

The darker spoon third from top has been polished and after heated to red glow with a soldering torch to get it into its blue/brown/purple dark color .

With the stainless steel sheet , that I gather from my works scrabyard , this works pretty well , but I guess , that different alloys might also loose their rustproof features(happend to me with some table spoons) , ...this one doesn't !

The scale foil applied is a flexible one from http://www.mooreslures.com , this kind of foil does not have a protective layer and thus requires to be coated with some kind of topgloss , in this case again epoxy and modelling dope .

The advantage of this foil is , that it can be applied onto moderately curved surfaces without too many wrinkles , it stretches within to a certain grade without any memory effect .

The bottom spoon was simply polished and covered with an ordinary reflective foil cut-out . Since this foil doesn't stretch for curved surface , I made some scissor cuts along its circumference , leading from outside to center , these are to avoid wrinkling .

At some cuts the foil is overlapping a bit , but it works quite well this way .

@ now thats a fish

Can't sleep much any more , it's true ,.. five to six hrs maximum , the years of shift work take their toll , I guess ?

@ mark poulson

I still have a real job , Mark , but we do not have much to do !

Due to the financial crisis orders have decreased about 50% , we are doing 4 to 15 workdays short time work per month , depending on which branch of the company .

The owners are also taking chance on the economical breakdown to split up the firm into three independed ones , do some out-sourcing of products to the Far East and thus quit about 250 out of 1100 jobs and certainly give the guys+gals remaining new contracts afterwards containing worse conditions .

There are still negotiations with our trade union taking place , but I guess , by the end of the year the'd get it fixed .

So , less work at the moment , ...I can take a chance to work on my spoons there , whilst my machines are running , ...who knows , whether I'd still be there in a year's time ?

Thanks again , ...greetz , Dieter

Man, the mess the bankers made is spreading like the flu....everywhere.

Hope things work out for you.

Dieter,

Good looking bunch of metal. You're a resourceful chap. I love seeing what you come up with. I hear you on the chemical taste in the food. Found myself tap dancing my way out of that pickle a time or two. Currently I have a couple dozen leeches in the fridge that turned fuzzy. Guess I forgot about them...my lady stumbled upon them the other day. Had to put the tap shoes on once again.

Great work, love what you've done with the patterns/paint also.

@ bbduc

Thanks a lot for your kind words , Bob:yes: !

Thank God I don't suffer from those "refrigerator problems" , since my wife fishes as well(more with bait rather than lures) , so she doesn't mind about some living creatures in the fridge ,....... provided that they are safely locked in their boxes and wrapped a few times in freezer bags :lol:.

She's taking care about that , since she believes , that I'd let them escape , .......and I like it that way:yes: !

greetz , Dieter:yay:

Dieter,

I am now sure that you lied to us. You do not have a job, you are the owner of a lure factory:lol:

@ rofish

If you consider hammer and anvil , drillpress , saws and files and especially passion for the product as the perfect factory equipment , then .........yes , I do own one;) !

Thanks:yay: , Dieter