rotorhead

I have tried the seal coat from Janns netcraft. It is not anywhere near as hard as e-tex or D2T. I would use either e-tex or D2t to final coat your plugs. You will need to rotate when using the two part clear coat but it will also hold up much better. Rotorhead

Harbor freight sells a good bench top drill press but make sure you get the press with the keyed chuck. The cheaper model has a problem holding bits. Also Harbor freight has a 20% off coupon every so often that makes the price quite good. I have the keyed chuck press and am building a full scale airplane, I have drilled countless holes in aluminun as well as some in steel 3/8 inch thick and have had no problems. The key is to run the press at the proper speed and don't skimp on bits get the best you can buy and they will cut properly and last. Rotorhead lures.

Cabalas has what is called hollow core pencil lead in sizes up to 1/4 inch dia. just cut off the length you need. The hole is already punched thru the lead and makes adding hook hanges very easy. I make my own hanger and insert it thru the hole, bend each on the wires at a 90 degree angle and cut off. Glue the lead in place with D2T and you can pull it out. Rotorhead

I have several old spinning rods and the finish is cracking. The line guides and their wrappings are in good shape. I would like to lightly sand between the guides and the apply some type of finish. What would you recommend and should the rod be turned while the new finish dries thanks rotorhead lures

Dremel makes a chuck that can hold a bit down to a #80, the size is almost like a large hair. Rotorhead

A long time ago I knew and fished with a person who owned Georgia Blade his name was Mark you would not be that person? Rotorhead

The best heat gun I have ever used is one that is used to heat shrink Monocoat. Monocoat is used as a covering for model planes. The heat gun can get hot enough to burn your fingers if held to close. One or two passes over the new paint will heat set it in a few seconds. You can find the guns at any store that sells model or radio control airplanes and the guns afe fairly cheap and last forever. Rotorhead

Welcome to TU. You can find an answer to most any question relating to fishing related items here. I would check out the air tank tank to see if there is some type of blow down valve that will let you blow out any moisture that has settled in the bottom of the tank. I would add the moisture separator between the hose and tank and that should help you with the water problem. Rotorhead

I have to agree with Double trouble Lures, it would be nice to leave things alone for a while. Sometimes a format change might not be for the better especially when the users might not like it. Rotorhead

Welcome Donk18 to the site. Everyone here has started from scratch just as you are doing so take it one step at a time. I guess some of the best advise I can give is to take some time before you start painting and read all of the forums on hard baits, doing so will answer worlds of questions. Also if you do have questions and you will have a lot don't hesitate to ask on the site. Many of the guys here are real pros when it comes to lure making and will help you out whenever they can. Good luck and welcome Rotorhead

Those are very interesting pictures of crank baits and the placement of weights and hook hangers. Kinda makes me want to experiment around a little more with some of the baits that did not run exactly right. Thanks Rotorhead

McMasters-Carr has some reasonable priced 120 volt motors that can be used and they have a selection of speeds. On my turning wheel I used a 12 inch plywood disc on each end with rubber bands in the middle as holders and bought a bag of small spring operated clamps and put a screw thru one arm of each clamp and attached to the edge of each plywood disc. The spaceing is about four inches between clamps. Just mash open the clamp and insert either the lure bill or eye screws that can be placed in each end of the lure body if it doesn't have a bill and turn it on. Super cheap to build with stuff laying around the shop and it works well. Rotorhead