Jordanlures

With the E-Tex light pay close attention to the mixing instructions, where most people have problems with bad results is due to improper mixing , it is critical to get it well mixed , and a bait turner is almost essential, although some of the folks on here have enough commitment to turn there baits every 30 min or so for the first couple of hrs with reported success (I am not one of those guys) I would forget or get distracted, but good luck and show us your results in the gallery, everyone here loves to see hand crafted wood baits. Let the shavings fly and tight lines. David J.

I make this cut on a sled , just feels safer to me , kinda partial to the 10 digits i have and the blank seems more stable and I get a more accurate cut. David J.

looks like you left the end square blocks on and run it through the tables saw with the blade set at an angle. Just guessing David J

I use a mix of polyurethane and mineral spirits 50/50 that i dip for 10 minutes let dry then coat with a rust oleum base coat, airbrush acrylic then top with etex lite and have had good results but here are almost as many methods as there are builders , you just have to find what works for you hope this helps and welcome David

Hey fish have personality some like jazz and some like green

Thanks Mark, I was calling it the wrong thing, so fiberboard, who would have thunk it, thanks again. David J

@ Mark; Where are you getting your circuit board at, and what size, thickness, or any other particulars you could share would be greatly appreciated thanks. David J

Awesome creative thinking good job. David J

Wow sorry Bob It was Ben, thanks Ben and now Bob again, I work third shift so 4:00pm is way late in my day I guess my eyeballs get a little fuzzy at that time of day, bedtime is usually 1:00pm , it all gets a little fuzzy when you work by the light of the moon, again my apologies to you both. David J

Thanks you Bob for the kind words. David J

@ Bob La Londe Bob the first nut is a spalted ash with a maple top about 1" in diameter and 2" long the second nut is a spalted oak and black jack oak and about 1/2" diameter and 1.25" long I think the pics are good enough to see the threads are very functional and hold the cap to the nut securely. These and many others I have made have all been done on my griz lathe I am very happy with my lathe and would recommend it to anyone who wants a solid no frills piece of equipment IMHO hope this clears up hand threading a little. The hard part is fitting the second piece to the first. David J

Sorry about the double post, slow cell service down here in the ozarks and I get a little twitchy on the button pushing finger, and to answer your question Bob I use a 16 tpi thread for most of my projects and have used a 18,20 and 13 tpi all with no problem just a little faster or slower rhythm respectively. I will try and get a picture posted in the next day or so, and you will see the threads and there quality. David J

@Bob La Londe The process is called thread chasing, it takes a little rythem a light touch and a lot of practice to learn but yes I make a very usable thread, I make acorn shaped box's with screw on lids from 1/2" in diameter up to 4" on diameter. People love them for pocket and purse pill , gum, lifesaver etc box's. I'll post a picture of a couple once i take a few, the tools to do it I made myself and it is a bit of a challenge on a lathe @ 650rpm but not undoable just takes practice, but the griz lathe is a acurate and tough piece of equipment. I love mine . David J @Bob La Londe The process is called thread chasing, it takes a little rythem a light touch and a lot of practice to learn but yes I make a very usable thread, I make acorn shaped box's with screw on lids from 1/2" in diameter up to 4" on diameter. People love them for pocket and purse pill , gum, lifesaver etc box's. I'll post a picture of a couple once i take a few, the tools to do it I made myself and it is a bit of a challenge on a lathe @ 650rpm but not undoable just takes practice, but the griz lathe is a acurate and tough piece of equipment. I love mine . David J

I have the g0462 grizzly lathe it is a rock solid machine it just has no bells and whistles at all, I can hand thread a 1/2" dowel on it with no problem at all it is just a good solid lathe And a good value for the dollar. David J

Travis is correct, but I have found by shooting a gloss black then misting with pearl white that you can get a better faux chrome affect than you can get with any of the "metallic" paints, just keep misting with the pearl white until you get the tone you want, but the foil is the best, just more work involved than shooting paint, good luck and I hope this helps. David J

@ fishon-son; I have 8 pair of the smallest cheap vice grips, a couple of bucks a pair and you can hold the bait from the tail hook hanger, then you can lay the bait and pliers on any flat surface, and the pliers hold the bait securely(really infuriating to have a holder slip loose on a wet, freshly painted bait your handling ) do not ask how I know, by the way denatured alcohol cleans acrylic paint off really well anyway the pliers work well for me, saved me alot of work, good luck. David J

So simple and such a good idea, thanks for sharing, I love simple it usually means I can do it to. David J

@ Lipripper I have been using a 50 50 mix of polyurethane and mineral spirits on my cedar baits as a sealer I get about a .015" penetration on the long grain and .020 on the end grain , I let it soak for 10 mins and air dry for an hour or so then coat with rust- oleum enamel for my base coat , I have had no bled through at all with acrylic airbrushed paints and etex for top coats good luck. David J

Way to funny, I guess we all need to look more closely at dates , but hey it was in the new content, but it is a good thread even if we are having a bit of a time delay(6 yrs) haha David J