Jig Man
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Just a few drops of heat stabilizer is all that is needed. Be careful mixing colors or the end result will be brown.
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I do mostly the same as Ted. I like to finish mine off after it cools with a coat of WD-40. Let it set for a while then wipe it off before I reheat the pot. I also take a small drill bit and gently work it with a pair of pliers into the drain hole and clean it out.
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Thanks
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Anyone got a contact on the wire used by VMC?
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I suggest a wire a bit larger than the one you plan to use for the keeper. I know that is better for me than trying to keep the Dremel in a small slot.
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X2 Some say smack it with a hammer. I don't I say the above.
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Yes I think Curt has been busy on this site.
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I looked into it a few years ago and here in MO they wanted me to collect sales tax and send it in quarterly along with all the other stuff. I decided to just pass.
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I have a similar issue with one of my molds. I have found that a little cooking oil applied to that cavity with a Q tip really helps me a lot.
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When I was tying a lot of bucktails I got to the point that I could tie two dozen an hour start to finish. I had one guy who placed a 90 dozen order every year and I had a deadline when he ordered. I do at least 10 whips per head and several more at the end of the chenille before gluing.
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Fortunately for me we can use lead so I haven't used that mixture. However, my opinion is that most anything that can be heated can be powder coated. I'm sure guys like Cadman and Smalljaw have experience and will be along to give you some good advice.
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I do my bucktails and a few of my rubber and silicone jigs. I use the tool. I have 2 sizes of them to accommodate different sizes of jigs.
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I have found that the cooler you can keep the head and still get paint to stick, the thinner the coat will be and runs won't develop. I want my paint to be very dull when it goes on the head, never shiny before baking. I use a heat gun and count how long the heads are under it.
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Several sizes: 1/16, 1/8, 1/4, and a specialty 30 grain that is just a bit above 1/16. The ones in the pic are 1/4.
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I get a dark chocolate color when I mix up all my scraps and melt them together.
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I had time this am to try soldering the two ss wires with copper wrapped and fluxed. It seems to be working like a charm. That will make wire and hook placement in my mold so much easier. Thanks a bunch for the tips.
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Bob that sounds like a McGuyver project. I am more of a Gomer Pyle.
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Thanks for the responses guys. I hope to have time today to give it a try. If I can get it to work it sure will be a time saver.
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Here is how the wire connection looks and a pic of the silicone mold. It is all pretty crude.
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Thanks for the ideas. I have been making a loop in the center wire and bending the other one. They take up a lot of room in the mold and make it hard to get the hook in the right place. The opening is just shy of 1/2". I have to make several of these as the kids from the high school team who are learning to make baits want some as well as their dads.
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I am working on a bait that has stainless wires coming out both sides and down the bottom. I need to join the in a T that doesn't take up much room. They won't hold in the lead unless I do some creative bending and that takes up a lot of room. I tried soldering and that did not work. If I epoxy the junction will it hold when I pour hot lead into the mold or will I be back to wires sliding out of the mold? Any other ideas?
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Thanks for the complements guys. Cadman they are primarily used for white bass but they will catch anything that swims. smalljaw more is less is some times right. I was fishing with a friend who is too lazy to retie a jig. We were catching large female white bass and they were really working the jigs over. I "wore out" a couple and retied. He kept on fishing. I finally went to the front of the boat and took his jig. I counted the hairs. He only had 7 left on the jig but was still catching fish.
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Collarless is easier to tie for me. I just wrap several times then cut off some hair and give it a couple of wraps then add some more hair and wrap until I get as much as I want spread around the hook then wrap it good, add the chenille and wrap it down use a little clear nail polish to hold the knots and done.
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Mine came from Del. It does a great job. It is open pour.
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You just happened to get assistance from 2 of the foremost jig guys going. Cadman and smalljaw are among, if not the best.
