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  1. mark poulson
    I guess I've always used job site construction shop vacs. I should have known that there were quieter vacs made for using inside a shop. Doh!!! Hahaha
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    Years ago I had a problem with my watermelon/red coming out brownish, with pale orange flake. Leonard told to try his high temp red flake, and his colorant, and the problem was solved. Not all flake is created equal. Thanks again Leonard.
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    Didn't a joint venture Martian probe crash because the calcs. made in the U.S. were in Imperial, while the calcs. made in Europe were in metric? I'm glad we don't have to worry about that in lure making. Hahaha
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    I agree! That looks great!
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    I am not familiar with that lure turner, but I've found that, as the diameter of the turner increases, so does the actual speed of the lure as it turns, so a lure mounted on the outside of a 6 rpm turner with a 6" diameter foam drum will turn much faster than a lure mounted on the actual shaft of the turner. My ferris wheels were 12" in diameter, and the lures were suspended between the two wheels, so they were moving faster than the 1 rpm shaft, but I don't know how fast they actually moved.
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    I have used this oscillating belt sander from Home Depot for 20 years, and it's still running strong. https://www.homedepot.com/p/RIDGID-Oscillating-Edge-Belt-Spindle-Sander-EB4424/100061671 I do my rough shaping/sanding with a 60 grit belt, and move to 80 for finer shaping. I finish with a vibrating palm sander with 100 or 120 grit. It is strong, fast, and reliable, and the belt doesn't get clogged as quickly because it oscillates (moved up and down) as it sands. A quick blast from my air hose cleans any clogs that do happen.
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    Is that an expanding foam? What brand? Do you pour it or inject it? What are today's winning lottery numbers? So many questions, so little time! Hahaha
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    Looks good! I have no idea what a European Bream looks like, but do know what good carving looks like, and this is it.
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    Man, you're way ahead of me! Of course, my kids will tell you that's nothing to brag about. Hahaha Time for a dumb question. Can you take one of the Do-It mold blanks and just carve what you want? I'm a carpenter, so I have no idea what's involved in doing something like that.
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    That is very generous of you, but I'm not able to do hand carving anymore. Old hands taking their revenge for too many years of abuse, I guess. But I still enjoy seeing the beautiful stuff you and the other builders on this site make. Keep it up!
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    It must be a very rare mold. You might try contacting Do-It, and asking them if they recognized the mold. They have been making molds for a long time, so they would probably recognize it, even if they didn't make it.
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    Try the 4 rpm motor to see if it will work. I built a Ferris wheel type turner like Toadman's, and used a 1 rpm rotisserie motor, and it worked fine.
  15. mark poulson
    You are really talented. What tools do you use for your carving?
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    Nice! I think you're right. We learn as much, if not more, from our failures. Of course, if failures are any indication of how much we learn, I'm working on my Masters degree! Hahaha
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    No fair! You clearly know how to paint!!! Beautiful, like all of your paint jobs.
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    Just knock the shine off the D2T with a scotch pad, or steel wool.
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    First, check to see that your uv lamp is the right one for your resin. Then, use more than one light. More light, closer to the bait will speed up curing.
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    I wonder if runny super glue would work?
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    Did you shake or stir it well?
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    Leonard, what it the firmest plastisol that can still be injected?
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    I sometimes do this, too. I cut the lure's profile, clamp the blank in a vise so that the pencil line for the lip slot is just clear of the jaws, and then use a fine hand saw to cut the slot.
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    Dude, they are well earned.
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    Every epoxy I've used has been measured by volume, not weight, because the different components have different weights. Check the label on your epoxy to see what ration, by volume, the manuf. recommends.
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