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Smalljaw - I also watched your videos last week. Excellent. Dave

I buy 2x 1.5Ltr bottles of water a day, for drinking and cooking. Funny thing is, when I go back to UK, I cannot bring myself to drink tap water, it just makes me cringe. The tap water is fine in low doses, so washing dishes and personal hygiene is fine, and it is free, raised from a well beneath each house. Dave

Can't drink the tap water in Indonesia, so need beer to brush my teeth.It is good for Casseroles. Doctor said I have to drink lots of fluids. With a specific gravity of just less than water, it is perfect for setting up slow sinkers. Bottom of can is perfect for mixing epoxy, sides for rattle plates. With an unregulated pharmacy next door, need beer for washing down the pills. Dave

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It sounds like you got it about right, but I am not an expert on HVAC. You know where to stand for hand held dusty ops like Dremel work. Dave

JR - I did the same calculation. Screw up some paper, light and create some smoke. This should give you some idea of the effective range of the extraction. it will also show how the extractor is competing against the A/C unit. Dave

And I thought all Yanks drank Bud Dave

I was thinking the same as Bob. Dave

The lure is at the pitch/yaw boundary, were the lip is at 90 degrees to the tow direction. This explains everything that is going on. dance - the lure changes direction often, appearing to do a dance. This is hunting. With a straight lipped lure with zero angle, it is not so pretty as on a lure with 45 - 60 degrees. thump - Because of the angle, you are making the maximum presentation to the water flow and so the bait is generating the maximum thump. Depth - Using the cannon ball analogy, you are firing the cannon too steep for maximum distance. If you move the tow eye out or shorten the lip, the depth will increase. An optimum will be found for maximum depth. Passed the optimum and the depth reduces again. Taking the bait up to cartwheel and trimming back a tad is a smart move. You have now explored everything that is available by that bait. By gradually trimming the lip back, you will see the full range of action. It is then just a case of choosing which action you want. Dave

Sounds like you have a reasonable plan. You should move with it, this decision is not a lifetime commitment, you can change direction at any time. Tubes don't require expensive molds, so that is a plus. It is always more difficult to change direction if you have made a $erious commitment. DAve

Next time, it may be better to cut a slot just big enough to fit the wire loop through. Drill two adjacent holes and wiggle the drill to break through. Dave

Welcome to TU. I like the mandate that you are coming here with; not looking to make an income but looking for a useful hobby for those rainy days. Luremaking ticks all those boxes. Which ever you choose to start with; hardbaits, plastics or wire baits, they all have their difficulties to overcome. But, if a hobby was that easy, you would soon lose interest. As you can see from the number of long term members still posting, there is plenty of long term interest. I suggest that you choose the field of lure building that is going to be the most use to you. If you like cranking, whittling wood and not afraid to dab a bit of paint around, then crank baits is a good place to start. If you mostly fish with rubbery plastic, then choose your favorite pattern and start there. It is not just the plastics, the lead heads can be made too. Same goes for feathers and spoons. Lots of reading to be done, learn the new words and jargon and get a good feel for what you are getting into. Then, anything you are confused or not sure about, ask questions. Remember, there are no dumb questions, but occasionally there will be stupid, idiotic answers Dave

Jonister - Cutting slots and grooves for wires is a necessary evil. Are you giving a well roughed up surface for the glue fixing, this helps to spread the loads evenly. Make the end of the slots round and as smooth as possible. Avoid inside sharp corners like the plague. This is where all failures start. It is an engineering thing. If you are making the slot with two saw cuts and cleaning the bottom. Try drilling a hole first, then make the saw cuts to tangent into the hole. Dave

I just spent a couple of hours reading about chickens, interesting stuff. When people talk about quality feathers for tying, it is usually fly tyers and they are looking for small feathers for tying size 12 down to size 16 hooks. The smaller the feather, the higher the quality rating. If you are tying for bass and musky, this quality of feather may not be suitable for your application. Another question is regarding dry or wet. The top quality, top price napes are for dry tying, this also may not be what you need for your application. This narrative may not be helping you much, but basically what I am saying is that there is a lot more to it than you might think. Long or short, wet or dry, then search for a suitable breed. Dave

There is no doubt that the result you are looking for is on screen, but no Chinese references. The search for Feather and Chicken gave only two results and one was recent, so I eliminated this, as you stated a while back. In post No4, there is a link to Doodads which talks about 'Chinese necks' in the paragraph titled 'Feathers and Hooks'. This is probably what you remember. Dave

Allen - that is good information for all considering this method. It is unfortunate, but about what I was expecting. I was hoping that it would at least match lead, but the gap between the grains is averaging out pretty high. The only way to improve the numbers is to compress it somehow, but I don't know how to make this work for any shape other than a simple cylindrical weight. I guess it is back to the depleted uranium then Dave

Ha! - I beg to differ. You are a very respected lure designer. Dave

There are some great vids on YouTube for aluminium pouring. They show you how to make a gas vortex oven to get the temperatures and also show you the level of protection that you require. Heating the mold would be a good idea; preventing a freeze effect as the molten metal touches the cold mold and additional protection against any hidden moisture, your worst enemy. Pay particular attention to the protection and don't skimp. A pair of tatty jeans and trainers might be enough for plastic but won't save you from the ferocity of molten aluminium. Dave

is brilliant. Informative and entertaining. It is an hour long lecture and could be totally about fishing lures, as it covers inertia and light. Dave

that I watched a couple of weeks ago. It is the same thing, but he explains it much clearer. It is a surprising result for sure. Dave

That looks great and goes well with a spot of Mozart - Eine kleine Nachtmusik is a piece I know well having played it many times in brass quartet competitions in my younger days. How could you possibly have known! Dave

That is looking very professional - good job. Dave

Some teenagers just need space. But, be careful, they are all different, to be assessed on an individual basis. John is 27 and has always been my best friend more than a son. He helped me a lot when times were bad, even though it is supposed to be the other way around. Hopefully he never needs help, but I am here BIG time if he does. My other son is 30 and we haven't spoken in nine years and that will never change. He certainly has no desire to change it and neither do I. His Mom is pretty upset by it all, but after the way he treated her during his terrible teens, I guess Moms are more forgiving. Dave

I got a Father's day email from my son, John, which was terrific. We both know that we need to communicate more, but I know how these things can develop into a chore and that is the last thing I want. He is a very busy lad with his job, sky diving and a new GF, so the occasional email is plenty for me. I keep a sneaky eye on him through FB too Dave

Exactly how I did my first turner. A tip for anyone trying this; set up the speed first and then switch off at the wall before chucking the lure. Secondly; these drills are not designed for prolonged action like this. Do not leave the drill running alone while you go shopping. Do not run the drill over night. Run the drill the minimum to get the job done. This method worked fine for me and my cheapo drill did not burn out. Just don't take chances with safety. DAve