Vodkaman

That's a big hole in i tiny piece of wood. Try clamping the bait in a vice before drilling. surround the wood with material to keep the pressure on over the full length (and to protect the carving). That should work. I would also suggest drilling a hole that size in a scrap piece of similar proportions before committing that amount of time and effort, easy to say in hind sight, probably made you feel worse. I usually drill a test piece because my hand held drilling skills are notoriously bad. I assume you are not using a pillar drill.

Go to 'site announcements. TU apparently have a patents guy on the books, so to speak. I'm sure good advice will be made available without giving too much away. Good luck

Has anyone considered making thier own arrangement by buying a small motor and making a gear box. The plastic gears and motors are available and very cheap. I was looking into the idea for an unrelated project about a year ago, but the need was cancelled just before I started construction.

I use brass, mainly for prototype ballast, I find it easier to keep accurate track of how much weight I have used on a lure. I gave up using it for lips in favour of plastics, easier to work and finish. It's good for prototyping as you can easily try out diferent angles. I get mine from large hardware stores. You pay too much but the amount that you need is fairly small. I use 0.6mm with tin snips. It makes a mess of the edges, but it is not difficult to clean up with the dremmel. A bar of polishing compound with the buffing wheel attachment will shift all the scratches fairly quickly. If you don't have the compound, brasso works, but I wouldn't do it in the kitchen, it would be grounds for divorce. Polishing inside a plastic bag works, although mildly inconvenient. As for using machine tools for the cutting of such small pieces, highly dangerous. Best count your fingers before you start and have a sterilised container full of ice close by. I can't advise you more than that.

mixing epoxy hardener, being distracted and then mixing it with more hardener.

Ledger fishermen setting up 5 metres either side of you. Vodkaman

Reply to longball. No, I'm still here! Happy new year all. Vodkaman