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Your right The hook has to be hotter then the hinges of the gates of Hell Do you think if I open up the sprue with a dremel would help? Flatsrat76

Everybody Thanks for the tips and help I have my pot outside warming up so I will get back to you all with my results Thanks again Flatsrat76

Cadman Thanks for the reply .......Great tips That Gecko is my new friend, He ate a moth that was acting nutty with the lights on and at one time I thought I may discover a new moth type of flux But I will give your ideas a shot If weather permitting tonight..... Thanks again for your help Jeff

I set the mold on top of my pot for about 45 minutes before before using it and I did flux with candle wax Flatsrat76

Thanks for the reply I will try and add a bit of hard lead to the mix. I have to say the smaller jigs I make come out great but this is messing me up. Flatsrat76

Maybe somebody can help me here. I have a Weighted Hook Jig SMB-4-MTD mold and I only get 1 out of about 6 hooks will make a good cast... any Ideas? Also on the other cavity's the castings have a ripple to them, Any ideas of what I am doing wrong? Also I am using a lee 10# pot with my setting at about 7 to 7.5 and I am using old clean flashing and it is very soft lead? Any help would be great Flatsrat76 I think it may be his fault .........he has been looking at me from 9:00 pm til 1:00 am

BTW does anybody know where I can but some spinners with nylon coated stainless steel .018 diameter water proof leader Jacked

BTW I am thinking about buying a cheap electrostatic gun in a week or two and I will give you a full report on how much I dig it

Doh!!!! in the name of powder coating. I don't get why you are dunking them in water?

I am very happy with the Matzue sickle hooks that I have ordered and they fit my mold great that call for a eagle claw 570 hook but I have not ordered more then 250 per size at a time. Flatsrat76

I just made some jigs with the eagle claw 570 and Matzuo 9010 1/32 and 1/16 with size 4 and 6 I am going to have to say that the Matzuo is a much better hook and worth the extra penny a hook, 570 is $2.10 per 100 and the 9010 is $3.15 per 100 Flatsrat76

This is from tjstackle.com In an ongoing effort to serve your "Do-It-Yourself" jig making needs we have decided to carry Eagle Claw Jig hooks. Eagle Claw 570 aberdeen jig hooks are used in many popular models of jig molds. Please make sure you know exactly what hooks fit your mold. Caution: HARMFUL IF SWALLOWED!! 570 Hook Specs: Aberdeen, Round Bend, Non-Offset, 90 Degree Leg, Bronzed Finish, Straight Point, Forged The 570 hook is compatible with the following hooks: Daiichi: 4660 (Bronze), 4663 (Red) VMC: 9147 BZ Mustad: 32756 (Bronze), 32755R(ed), 32746BLN (Black Nickel), 32746BR (Bronze), 37746R(ed), 32755 (Gold) Matzuo: 9014 BN (Black Nickel), 9024 Bronze, 9044 Gold, 9064 Red Gamakatsu: 604, 114(light wire) Owner: 5318 I just ordered some of the Matzuo and eagle claw hooks from Captain hooks on Thursday morning and got them on Saturday Flatsrat76

Cadman Great looking spinners, I would also like to know the process you used to make them Flatsrat76

Walleyeman10 It sounds like the jigs you dipped were to hot and the jigs you used a brush on had a little time to cool before or while you put the powder on. The hotter the jig the more the powder will stick and melt to the jig. Flatsrat76

Look good to me

Never would of thought of a lower temp tin not molding good with a cold hook..... Good stuff Flatsrat76

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Fatman I am lost about that, Maybe Hawn can explain it on this post =) I also never flux, do you use the beeswax?

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Hawnjigs I don't get it, But I have seen Bismuth/Tin blends that melt low Flatsrat76

I forgot to add on my last post I see that 99.9% Tin melts at 450°f , R92 melts at or about 466° F, But it has 8% Antimony in it and Antimony melts at 1166°F, wouldn't it make the melting point more then 16°f + - ? then 99.9% Tin? Flatsrat76

Fatman I will check them out on ebay. On rotometals website they state that 99.9% lead is .4092 lbs.cu.in and 99.9% Tin is .2633 lbs.cu.in and I did the math and Tin is 35.65 % lighter then lead ............... .4092 - 35.65% = .2633 Flatsrat76

pirkfan I also think the pewter would work well in the cooler months. I would like to thank you again for helping me out , saved me some time and $$$ Flatsrat76

Why don't you mod your mold to accept http://www.jannsnetcraft.com/do-it-mold-parts/410529.aspx I don't think it would be that hard to do. Flatsrat76