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    That makes sense. Thanks.
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    Why do you want to use them? I'm just curious.
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    Keep looking. It'll be under something.
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    I am just a hobby pourer, so this is just how I do things, not necessarily the only or best way. I shoot some PAM cooking spray into my injector after each shot. That has kept the O rings in good shape for more than 5 years. Knock on wood. I shoot med fast, and hold pressure for a 5 to 10 count, depending on how thick the bait is. Good venting lets me shoot faster, since there is no trapped air to get rid of, but each mold is different, so I vary how fast I shoot accordingly.
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    You are one lucky person. Quick, buy a lottery ticket! Hahaha
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    Update. I fished this plopper hard today. I caught well over a dozen bass, plus a couple of shaker stripers, because they are fun to catch, too. After I had two good fish blow up on the bait but not hook up, I changed the front treble from a #4 KVD EWG short shank to a #2 KVD EWG short shank, and didn't miss a fish after that. Evidently the first hook was just too small for them to get it when they came up on it. Unfortunately, the nail polish I put on as protection for the #4 trebles didn't extend up high enough for the #2, and the paint job got hammered on one side. Of course, it might have been me throwing the bait into the tules a few times and having to strip/rip it out. Did I say I am no pro, and I am not gentle. I threw it on 50lb braid on a 7' med heavy rod that I use for light frogging. In hindsight, I probably should have let the topcoat cure more than overnight, and I should have made a larger arc of nail polish protection. But the fish didn't seem to care about the damaged paint job Anyway, here's an after pic.:
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    Remember, a happy wife is a happy life.
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    Thanks, but no thanks. I am just a popcorn eating bystander when it comes to 3D printing. Your stuff is fun to look at. Thanks.
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    My first airbrush was a Badger siphon, with a .5 tip, and all it does is work. I use to spray white undercoat when I have a lot of lures to paint, and it never clogs.
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    Kris, I just posted a Rustoleum/Nail polished plopper in the Hard Baits Gallery.
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    It's getting to be shad spawn time, so I decided to make a smaller plopper in a shad pattern. It swims and plops even at low speeds.
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    3 1/2", 18 gram whopper plopper I made yesterday, painted and top coated today. It swims/plops really well, and I can easily throw it on a baitcaster. It's supposed to be a sexy shad, but I shot some peridot over the light brown back, to give it a green/gold cast. My hands are reminding me why shaping smaller baits is a pain. Hahaha
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    Wayne, I just pulled my head out of it's usual resting place and ordered one from Amazon. $8, with free delivery!
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    Not, as AZ Fisher said, not even close. But it is much easier for me to use on jointed baits. When I made and sold jointed swim baits, I'd coat the inside faces of the joints with Devcon 2 Ton, and coat the outside faces with E tex, because I knew that combination would hold up to lots of abuse, and I didn't want unhappy customers. When I topcoat a bait with Rustoleum X2 Clear, the next day I put a coat of clear nail polish over high impact areas, like when hooks swing, or where joint faces meet, to prevent hook rash and chipping. I just finished painting a new 4" whopper plopper I made yesterday, and I sprayed it with two coats of the Rustoleum Clear. Tomorrow I'll put a coat of clear polish on the hook rash belly area, and over the 3D eyes, to make sure they're secure. I am just a hobby builder, so I only have to please myself and the fish. So far, we're both happy.
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    Smalljaw, Does blade size have any effect on what size clevis to use?
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    That looks too real! Great job!
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    Well, as in I'm doing much better, and well, as in I took the ploppers out for a swim, and the lmb like them. Biggeest is just over four lbs so far. The water's cooling, so I switched to a white bellied troutish paint scheme, and they are eating it, too. It's almost duck season, so they may hit a bird pattern on the big flooded islands where there are going to be duck blinds. I just have to stay out of the way of the hunters. Unfortunately, they are all very good shots, and I know some of them, so I have to be really careful. Hahaha
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    That is a nice looking bait. Are there stronger materials you can use to get that bait without sacrificing buoyancy?
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    Use whichever one is the right size for your wire diameter. http://www.lurepartsonline.com/s.nl/sc.17/category./.f?search=clevis
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    I thin only what I'm going to shoot that day. I use Createx 4011 reducer because it keeps the film strength of the paint even when it's thinned, so I don't get the ripples. I always spray thin coats, and heat set/dry between every coat.
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    Thin your paint with the manuf. recommended thinner/reducer to the consistency of skim milk. More thin coats is better than one thick one, both from the standpoint of drying between coats, and from ease of spraying.
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    I'm sure you're right. I just stir and read the temp with my infrared thermometer because that is what I have.
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    If the joints need to stay flexible, I would find a way to mask them. I like the Rustoleum because it goes on thin, and doesn't affect my swimbait's hinges, but I use screw eyes and hinge pins. Even if it gets on the hinges, it's too thin to lock them up. I spray with the bait hanging tail down, and then hang them to dry.
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    A rattle can spray is what I use. I use Rustoleum X2 Gloss Clear Acrylic, at least two coats. Don't let it lie in contact with soft plastic baits for more than 30 minutes, or it will soften.
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