Jig Man
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When I make a mold I clean my baits then cover the bottom of the form with double sided tape so the baits will stay where I put them while things are curing.
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Smalljaw has given you good advice. He has said what I would have if he hadn’t beat me to it.
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I don’t have that problem but I use light wire hooks.
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I’ve had good luck with babbitt when I can find it.
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I’ve always found it to be one of the best places for information for new guys as well as a place to bounce around ideas that are floating between my ears.
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I have used some from Harbor Freight.
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I use marabou and buck tail. I fish them with a swim twitch and seldom let them get to the bottom. I like hooks 2/0 and smaller. I mostly use a ball head w/o weedguard.
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Thanks. That is the closest thing I have seen.
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I have tried unsuccessfully several times to make a mold like the bass grub. Is there a company that makes an injection mold similar to the slider?
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I get a color close to that with 1 each drop of pumpkin seed and motor oil in 2 oz of plastisol.
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I have heard that modern wheel weights can contain zinc and damage your melting pot. I have a friend who remodels hospitals. Ha has given me a lifetime supply of Xray room lead. It is a pain to clean but free.
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I rarely have to clean mine. I dip the end of the plunger in veg. oil before I start shooting and run it back and forth in the injector. When I do clean them I use WD40 and paper towels.
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Cadman is a specialist with a brush tap method. You should look him up in the gallery.
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Looking for an inexpensive but high quality equipment
Jig Man replied to Subvisser7's topic in Soft Plastics
There are 16 cups in a gallon. A cup will make a lot of baits. -
Thanks Ted. I coated 3 spinnerbait heads and am letting them setup. I’ll blade and skirt them, go to the lake and see how they do.
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There are a couple of colors that I like on spinnerbait heads that I can’t do with powder ( chrome and shiny gold). I can’t get it to last any time. I have tried clear nail polish but it just smears the paint. I base paint with white. Is there an epoxy or other substance that I can use to get a hard finish?
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Looking for an inexpensive but high quality equipment
Jig Man replied to Subvisser7's topic in Soft Plastics
Yep you pretty much have it. Some of my laminates bleed so I only make a few at a time and try to use them before they change. My worst bleeders are red and chartreuse. -
They look good. You might want to do a quick stir between pours so your glitter stays mixed up.
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Looking for an inexpensive but high quality equipment
Jig Man replied to Subvisser7's topic in Soft Plastics
Essentials... plastisol, colorant, glitter, heat source, holding containers, gloves, molds. That is just to start. The sky is the limit depending on what you want to do. -
I’ve used the red RTV silicone for lead molds. It is ok buy will degrade some with usage. Your master can be just about anything.
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The smallest banana cavity I have is 3/16 oz.
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Banana is what I use for brush jigs. I downsize to 2/0 hooks, less hangups.
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Cadman, The paint will stick to the pins but it is easily removed with my thumb nail. I haven’t noticed any chips on the jigs. Usually there is extra paint sticking up around the hole that came off the pins. I don’t do large batches and take the pins out as soon as the jigs are cool enough to handle. I also do very thin coats of paint so I don’t get runs. Maybe this method is why I don’t get chips.
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If I might I would like to interject a couple of items; the teflon pins in the jig heads are the way to go (I don’t take mine out until after the heads are baked) and you might try some floral wire for tying. It is inexpensive and easy to work with.
