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I'm going to lose a limb one of these days...LOL...well, maybe not that far but good grief I dremel some of the ugliest eye sockets known to mankind. I upgraded my dremel from the harbor freight model to a variable speed one much more powerful but still have the problem of the bit slipping off my center mark. I also have this same problem when I try to use a ball bit for creating a curve in a popper. I am using the stone (i think its stone) bits that come with both dremel but they seem to struggle with biting into the wood? I hope that makes sense....can anyone recommend a technique or different type of bit that can do eithr of these tasks better? Thanks!

Sounds good, thanks for the tip. Can I use any fish eyes I buy or is there a special type for softbaits? Where is the best quality for the $ to purchase in your opinion?

I am going to use the following two molds to make me some frogs for the first time...I'm not seeing a tutorial about eyes though? Is there a method to pour different color plastic eyes here or even better an actual eye I can embed and then pour in the plastic and it bonds to the eyes?

I plan on trying to pour some baits for the first time. Some of the rubber molds have some pretty narrow cavities and I was thinking of using a turkey injector instead of just pouring from the pyrex? Is this safe to do if I use a metal tip injector or will the pour process find all the nooks and crannies? Also, do I coat the rubber mold with vegetable oil before I pour like the injector style molds? Thanks, can't wait to get started!

Thanks Ben, I think I'll give that a try with the epoxy on the next school. Great idea on the drill Griffond...I bought a new drill on the cheap and did not realize it was not variable...this is exactly the justification I need to get a variable speed one :-)

4 oz. and I dipped it...I love the convenience of it as opposed to mixing devcon but the devcon appears much much stronger. what is a good brand of automotive clear coat to use? I may try that too...

@Rayburn...it appears to be between the foil and the tissue paper, when I lance it I can usually get it to lay down...

Come to think of it, the dry time of the paper/foil the first time had dried for a few days where this batch I only waited another hour...that is the only difference I can think of. I have a few extra blanks I'll tackle this week and we'll see if the paper/foil will have the same effect after a few days of drying. What is an example of an acrylic based, is that like devcon? I like the devcon but my fingers get tired turning it and I'm lazy this stuff was nice as I could roll it around a bit and then set it upright and forget it. Totally not worth it though if it does this to the baits.

Its a single part coating which is why I like it and it does not dry prematurely like Dick Nites stuff...alot less hassle so far but not as strong I don't think. Website here. I am putting the tissue on a piece of paper and using a glue stick to keep the tissue in place on the printer and then cut out the tissue and glue using spray elemer's glue to the shiny side of alumninum foil and cutting out from there. I then spray the back of the aluminum foil with the elmers glue again and place on the bait. What do you think?

I am using a product called Seal-Coat from CS Coatings and created the exact same bait using the same wood, tissue and rattle can paint as before a few weeks ago. This time around I am getting these wormy looking bubbles that are ruining the bait's finish. I spend a few hours carving and sanding these so it's a major pisser when they look like this at the very end? I did notice I can lance 'em lightly like a boil and then press with a round metal surface and they somewhat disappear but it muddies the patter on the foil. What am I doing wrong and how do I avoid in the future? Attached is a sample:

Thanks Raven for the link...dropped 'em an email, hope to hear from them soon!

Does anyone know where I can buy a quatity of new metal lure lips like you find on this 9630 replica. I have tried a ton of the major lure parts sellers online and came up dry. Can anyone point me in the right direction?