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$220 is expensive for the Iwata Eclypse....check ebay too...you should be able to get those for under $150

I just purchased a California Air. I haven't hooked up an airbrush to it yet. I bought a 1 HP. Twin aluminum tank model. I just finished installing a water trap. I have used to clean off some items and inflate a tire. I agree with Thehammer in the above post. It is by far the quietest compressor that I have owned. Have a hard time believing that it's a oil-less It will completely fill the tank from empty in approximately 2 minutes. It has a 4.6 gallon capacity. So far I am very happy with the purchase. Don

communication goes along way, just makes for good business. Maybe; a mass email to customers gathered from a database, based off of previous sales. One could post on website & facebook page; simply stating; thanks for the strong support through sales, but production is currently 3-4 weeks behind. stay strong boys

I use whats called a California Air Tools....It is by far one of the quietest ones I've ever heard and oiless and has leasted me 2 years so far and thousands of baits!....I love it and works in the same room as me without knocking me off my feet from the sound. Been using the Iwata HP-CS since I started....started with what I felt was the best for what I'm doing without skimping. http://www.amazon.com/California-Air-Tools-CAT-10020-10-0-Gallon/dp/B00889ZYOW/ref=sr_1_17?ie=UTF8&qid=1461155816&sr=8-17&keywords=california+air+tools

If I did not answer my phone, Id be out of business quick. You will be surprised How much business your loosing by not displaying your phone number, Real people want to talk to real people, Plain as that. But hey, to each there own. But you don't crap, in the same bowl you eat from...

Yes, all of the things you tried, as you have found out caused a disaster, and yes this is common especially with dark colors over light colors like yellow chartreuse. This is what you can do #1 Put your base white color over your entire jig. Put on your second to last color. To me that would be the color over your lower half (belly) of the jig. #2 Now go and bake your jig. Take all of your jigs out, and let them cool. #3, Take them over your heat source again, and reheat the jig thoroughly, (do not burn the paint), once jig is hot, put your last color over the area you want to cover. Heat this through, so the polymers can cross link, and you should be good to go. Once your paint is all glossy you should be fine #4 Now sometimes if your lucky and depends on who makes the paint, you can toss these back into the oven and bake them through, without any color change. #5 Bake only one jig to see if you don't get the paint change again. If you do, don't do anymore of them, and just leave the second color on without baking. Let us know how it goes.

I'm strictly "old School" philosophy when it comes to business/customers. Return correspondence within 24-48 hrs bydeveloping a standard e-mail response to ordering customers that expedite response time .Don't take customers for granted or you may loose them .Don't tell folks 2 weeks when it may take 3-4 months- depending upon the custom CNC molds you order. There are only a few,really competent,custom CNC mold manufacturers and this is their busy time of the year

Bob makes a really good point. I used to run construction work for a very anal guy, my father, back in the days before cellphones. He would call several times an hour, with some detail question that popped into his head. I could never get anything done. So, one day, I stopped answering the phone, and he got in his car and drove to the jobsite to see why I wasn't answering. We had a very intense "discussion". The gist of it was me telling him I couldn't work and talk on the phone at the same time, and that he needed to call much less frequently if he wanted me to get anything done. We wound up having morning and afternoon calls, and it forced him to make a list of stuff as he thought of it, instead of jumping on the phone immediately. Cellphones, which I started using after I had my own business, are a double edged sword. I had a dozen for my employees at one time. They do make communication easier. I limited minutes to 15 a day, so the employees paid for anything over that, to discourage chitchat on my dime. The problem is, as the golfer Freddy Couples once said, when the phone rings there's probably someone on the other end who wants to talk. And I needed work, not talk.

No matter what brand name airbrush you use, quality of the brush is a must. Iwata is a very good brand. Some will argue that is the best. I use them myself. I just think quality is a way to get going. I myself waited until I had the money to get what I wanted. Quarry in the find box at the top of this page and Google about the types of brushes out there. Pay attention to needle, cup size of the brush as you do your research. Pick what's right for what you do. You have decided on the compressor, so yes you will enjoy painting much more having a quality airbrush, not knowing what you are using now. The compress makes a difference also when you don't have to wait on the pressure or you mess up when you run out of a pressure that you are using. My opinion is to get both. If money is a issue, then the brush is next. Then start saving again for the compressor. Take Care, Dale

Just after I cut out the basic lure shape, I measure the center of the blank and run a compass all around the blank to establish center for all of the hardware. Run it from both sides of the bait to insure it's really on the center line.

dropping them at the scrap yard saturday.....thanks

You can't buy the coffin shaped ones because one of Z-Mans patents covers the coffin shape of the blade.

Thanks Mark, My compressor puts out around 87 psi, so I think I am happy to say that I just need to upgrade my airbrush. I'm going to try and actually import one as that $220 price seems a bit expensive for the Eclipse HP-CS? Thanks again, G

I think something on the front page of his site detailing that mold work is running X number of weeks behind would go a long way towards curbing people's tempers and expectations of receiving their mold quickly.

I've owned several compressors, from an inexpensive Chinese "30psi" model, to a stronger Badger airbrush unit, to compressors designed for air power tools. My take is this: compressors tend to be pretty loud, whatever the model. if you work inside where noise is an issue, a relatively quiet dedicated airbrush compressor will be less disruptive to your household. If you work in a garage or where noise is not an issue, a tool compressor is usually the better choice. Small airbrush compressors are usually advertised to deliver X psi but this is max psi, not the sustained psi at which you will be shooting most of your paint. PSI drops off from max to sustained a heart beat after you activate your airbrush. Sustained psi is typically 15 psi less than max psi on small airbrush compressors. I want an airbrush compressor that has a max psi of at least 45 psi so that the sustained psi will be at least 30 psi. I don't use 30 psi all the time but when I want it, I need it. The most popular alternative for situations where noise is not a big factor is to use a tool compressor. For the pressure they supply, they are more cost effective than an airbrush compressor. Specifically, an oil-less tool compressor with a storage tank holding at least 2 but ideally 5 or more gallons of air. The bigger the tank, the less often the compressor will kick on. Add a pressure gauge on which you can dial up the desired pressure and a moisture trap (you can buy a combo unit that does both) and you're set. If it's an oiled compressor, you'll need an oil trap too. Airbrushes companies usually state that the brush is designed to operate in the 10-45 psi range, so a pressure gauge/regulator in that neighborhood is ideal. I couldn't tell from your link at what max pressure the compressor operates, so would be leery of it. The Chinese manufacturer a lot of these units and they, along with the airbrush supplied, are truly the low end products in the market. Hope this helps.