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I have been kicking around the idea of using an old 10 gallon aquarium I have laying around. the only other things you would need would be a piece of clear acrylic tubing & a small power head. DOC.
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what are warning points & why do I not have any?
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mark, I have no expierence heat treating hooks, but I am a 30 year tool & die maker & have knowledge of heat treating tool steels. to be able to reheat treat a hook you would have to know exactly what kind steel it is made of, then look up the parameters for heat treating said steel. I don't think the average person has the equipment (heat treating oven) to do this as it should be done. some tool steels require a temperature of 1800 deg.
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Stripping A Rod To The Graphite Blank.
dochollow replied to Nu2Cal's topic in Rod & Reel building & repair
i also have some old favorite rods that are showing their age, would like to refinish them this winter. please keep us posted as to how this works for you. thanx DOC. -
Gene, what spray adhesive are you using? thanx, DOC
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i made me one, thanks ED, DOC
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do any of you air brush your popper bodies? i have a request to make some . just wondering what your procedure is. do you seal them, what do you use as a filler, base coat? do you use devcon 2 ton for a topcoat or something else? thanx, DOC
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do any of you use red hooks? my personal expierience they have not shown me much. i catch more fish on black hooks. i am going to give up on them. what is your expierience?
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being a beginner at this my self, before i would attempt to paint a bait you would need to master to some extent the air brush itself. sit down with your airbrush, some paint, & some coloring books. teach yourself what you & your airbrush are capable of. learn to take your brush apart & reassemble for cleaning. once you are comfortable with your brush you can move on to lures with some measure of confidence. good luck, DOC.
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does anyone else have trouble with screws snapping when being installed i am useing a .042 dia. drill with a .057 dia. screw with super glue i am pretty shure i am getting the screw in before the glue sets up. do you use a lube? thanx, doc
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gentlemen, good evening. has much as i have read about lure making, i am a bit confused as to how deep i should make my bill slot, {homemade bills}. the factory standard seems to be @ 7/16 to 1/2" on dt @ poes type baits. what formula. voodoo. or black magic do you use? thanx, DOC
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made #2 today & moved the line tie up @ 3/16" lo & behold WOBBLE not exactly what i want, but a great improvement.
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thanx RG, just what i was looking for
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well i have gotten my painting skills to the point i am comfortable. i took the plunge & tried my hand at carving a dt6 . just useing matls. on hand,{pine, .115 lexan, split shot} it floats & dives [3 1/4" split shot for ballast] great,just does not have the wobble i was looking for i have been reading the archives untill im . my question is in order of importance what has the most effect on wobble ? i made my bill @ 1/8" larger than the production bill , thinking more bill = more wobble . how many did you scrap before you got your first ?
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how are crank blanks measured? overall length including bill? or just body length? getting ready to buy some and became confused after looking at several sites. thanx DOC.
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took a 6 inch pc of 1/8 inch wire & bent the end at 90 deg. to fit in the paint bottle, insert in my vari-speed {slow} dremel, now i can get my paint mixed thourally. note turn off before removeing from bottle
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ditto on the rapala dts. i dont why china mart quit selling them
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"liquid hide glue"? elaborate please. thanx, DOC.
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has any body used a product called "DECOART ONE STEP CRACKLE"? just wondering how you used it { the instructions are very vague}. were you happy with the results? i know about the ELMER GLUE process, but havent tried that yet either. can you air brush the paint over the glue or crackle medium or must it be brushed? thanx, DOC
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started tying poppers from a kit @ 30 years ago, tied flies of & on for that time to. repainted my first crank @ 2 years ago. been addicted to lure making for a long time
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i use a paasche vl & a hf brush. i can make it spray through all sizes of tips, i was just wondering if anybody had come up with a better cleaning solution i 1st strain it through panty hose, & thin with future thanks, doc.
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what do you users of folk art paint use to clean your ab? i have tried windex, dn alcohol, lacquer thinner, alchohol, dawn & h2o, & h20. am not impressed with any of it. just wondering if there something i havent tried thanx, doc
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crankbait, what is gliseren, and where do you get it?
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garyo, what cutter & software did you buy, and where? i was looking at a {cricut?} in china mart, but couldnt figure out if it would work, or not of course nobody could answer my questions
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i am attempting to make a pop mold of a jig ilike. i make the 1st half, it turns out great! when i do the 2nd half it comes out with air holes & real rough!!!!! what am i doing wrong? i am useing pam cooking spray for a release agent. do i need to turn the 1st half over on top of the 2nd half/ thanks, doc