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make your own. sounds smart assed, but its probably the best way. Realistically, the first one I made was a daunting task, took about 2 hours, After making the first one, others take 25 to 45 minutes, There is a post buried somewhere in the archives I used the information made mine from some 1/2" thick 1 1/2" wide aluminum plate. And have two bending arms, lay my wire in, get it oriented, Bend the first end, then the second and remove from bender. I made mine for the 3 sizes of CC forms I use. I also made one for the tail spin mold

you may want to call Ace Hand molds http://www.smacktackle.com/acehandmolds.html

Rather than chance it, I just bought a new pot and stopper rod. Its about a 10 minute change over and no worries

Windshield washer fluid works well for me. Gallon jug less than 3 bucks and no ammonia Used to add alcohol 25% but did not see a difference. Some of the off brand acrylics I will add a couple drops of dawn detergent, . Ive started a final rinse using lacqure thinner and no dirty gun since

raw blanks I wash with dawn detergent and hot water, quick rinsne them never touch. glove may help but touching or even sneezing can leave some oils that are hard to remove. I have used fish eye eliminator from auto paint store with success and you can get a spray oil and silicone remover spray and clean with that. Both work but are expensive

Ive used a number of automotive clear poly urethanes but usually use diamond clear I do my own, use automive clears when a buddy can spare a couple ounces. they have limited shelf life once opened. If you are painting, the Diamond clear is a good option to try, Sorry I only paint my own

Not suire if your reel is in this list https://www.reelschematic.com/reel-schematics/shakespeare-reel-schematics/shakespeare-spin-spincast-schematics/#gsc.tab=0 then my favorite source http://schematics.mikesreelrepair.com/thumbnails.php?album=24

Figure out the wire size of the desired hook and use that to select your bit.. Just go a tad smaller than the wire

Ive bought from these guys https://www.ebay.com/itm/Glass-Worm-Jig-Fly-Rattles-5-MM-x-16-MM-50-Rattles-ship-from-Ohio/172120485029?hash=item28132e2ca5%3Ag%3AdmMAAOSwzgRW104x&_sacat=0&_nkw=glassrattles&_from=R40&rt=nc&LH_TitleDesc=0|0 and for large qty, https://www.ebay.com/itm/50-100-Worm-Jig-Fishing-Lure-Glass-Rattles-Insert-Tube-Rattles-Shake-Attract-Fly/331756317251?_trkparms=aid%3D222007%26algo%3DSIM.MBE%26ao%3D2%26asc%3D52885%26meid%3Dacc527b4ea3c4caeb4b98ca2571baedd%26pid%3D100005%26rk%3D6%26rkt%3D12%26sd%3D132701904374%26itm%3D331756317251&_trksid=p2047675.c100005.m1851

I ran across these guys a while back, bought one of their Blade bait molds and was very pleased. a bit pricy, but well worth it. https://m.facebook.com/Thirdcoastmolds2017/

even better a new pot and plunger about 20 minutes and you are back to like new condition. you may want to drain and clean your pot, use some valve lapping compound and lap the seat, keep mine going for a long time, I still have the one I bought in 1978 and it works great with very few drips.

Very similar to do its trokar jig

good idea, ive used those quite a bit but finally settled on 2 15 watt appliance bulbs. gives a nice 95 degrees and added benefit of some light

Its a linen fabric of some sort, it was sold as a backing for drapes. I bout a remnant 4 yards 54" wide and used to have the number and when I tried researching it, it was discontinued and the number was a hobby lobby internal number. Ive played with ballistic nylon and they work but I like the linen the best

Ive tried a lot of media for the filters and since cups are so inexpensive to make, decided on a fabric from hobby lobby. a couple yards of it and I will never run out. I cut it it in 3 1/2" wide strips and glue a dozen or so cups to the strip, clamp it let it set and next day, cut them apart, trim the edges and got a new supply of cups. a 10ft piece of pvc gives me 40 cups (i cut to 2 7/8 long which for me is the ideal length. I usually work with 1/8 or smaller jigs. I have some very nice filter cloth but it gets pricy and in reality did not notice that much difference. So I played with different fabrics until I found one that works.

Ive used it quite a bit. My observations: Time consuming - must dry before baking or you will wish you had. Does not work well with some PP and/or colors - trial and error When dried then cured is equal to conventional PP Very fragile until cured Is great for mlti color paint jobs but is time consuming. Color A, dry, cure then color B. repeat as desired

Job nicely done. Outstanding outside the box thinking. I found small hobby motors for dirt cheap on ebay and got rid of the manual turners. I also made a few from turntable motors from discarded microwave ovens. Rotation is CCW/CW and random but it is an ecomomical way to go.

Powder coating, I dip the swivel in water after heating the head. The water chills the swivel to the point where PC (Fluid Bed or dip/swish) will not stick. Takes a few trys to master but IMO well worth the effort.

Use it to make an ice fishing rod.

this is what I call a blade bait

I have neen looking for a storage solution for my vibrating blades. I am thinking about cutting a series of pvc tubes and mounting them vertically so I can store 50 per unit and a unit will be approximately 5.00 wide. 14 long and 3" tall. Anyone have a better solution. Personally, I make/finish baldes in groups of 6 (1 is held as a master and stays in the shop). The rest go in a Plano box with plenty of dividers. The plano box holds 34 blades but takes a lot of floor space Since I like taking 3 sizes minmum and 5 of each color combo my go to color combos thus far are Silver Silver/Black Silver/Blue Gold Gold/Black White White/Black White/Blur Green Firetiger Red Firetiger Yellow Firetiger Red/White

Another source for blanks http://www.millerrodandgun.com/Fishing-blade_bait_lure.htm

I second the plane crane swivel. I've even used some very samll brass swivels as well.

X2 on the Powder Coat when properly cured is almost bullet proof, I fish a lot of very rocky areas and have not had PC chip even when drug through the snags, I occasionally will airbrush jigs using various acrylics then simply epoxy coat and leave on jig turner overnight.

I have several Hilts molds and love them. I use drop out release aid and no problems. I cast smaller jigs 1/8 and less so the small handles are not an issue. Dolphins Sports bought the line and I think are dropping it, Everytime one item goes to zero it stays at zero so they are not replenishing their inventory. For the Money, Barlows or Zeiners sell Do-It molds at a lower price than a comparable Hilts if you can find it. Ebay still has hilts molds popping up but you gotta watch the price. The other suggestion is Lil Mac molds lots of those in larger sizes and with weedguards. Only problem is most are single cavity molds.