Uncle Arnies Tackle

Use braid internally?

Welcome. I got started in alumalites vac 50 system. Good luck to you!

First, those colors look awesome so thank you for sharing. Second , I wonder if you could run what cami suggested through a coffee grinder as a quick a d dirty solution?

Whoa! That's a serious worm. I have heard of people taking stripers on them, what are you targeting? Worms look great by the way!

That sounds awesome - can you share some pictures?

This is what that was made on if it helps.

Did you not see my post?

Good timing - I designed one of those the other week. You are talking kokanee squids right? Use a mold with a center pin coming up from the bottom. Just use the offset feature for the thickness of squid you want on a revolved cut in solidworks. I have see them hand dipped as well. Let me know if you have more questions *edit to be more helpful

That is a slab of a crappie

This is great info, thanks for sharing. I have been looking for a DOE or similar relating final properties to main ingredients. This covers that well. I have been looking for a good solvent for dies. Currently using soybean oil and linseed oil.

Saw someone talking about this on a different site, but all the photo links were busted. I swap out skirts / tails by melting a small amount and sticking them together.

well - here is my best attempt to date. I still lack the skills fringe has in his open pour swim baits.. I am getting closer, though.

I don't know of one - but thanks for posting this - I was thinking my grub needed some more tail action after fishing it today. Might have to draw something up like this in solidworks.

Funny story about that - I was showing my wife the support matrix on one of the prints, while I was carefully snipping it away, she said "on cool can I see" and *RIPPPPPPPPPPPP* tore the whole matrix clean off. That was the last time I ever used snippers to remove the matrix. It does leave tiny areas where it was connected, but haven't had any other issue and just rip it off. Not sure how I would handle it if the support piece was on the detailed side.

I see what you are saying, I am thinking I will order one of these metal syringes: https://www.walmart.com/ip/BDEALS-Wax-Removal-Ear-Syringe2oz-Stainless-Steel-Surgical-Veterinary-Instrument/193787472?wmlspartner=wlpa&selectedSellerId=3135&adid=22222222227054040257&wmlspartner=wmtlabs&wl0=&wl1=g&wl2=c&wl3=154934396101&wl4=pla-267205369388&wl5=9029747&wl6=&wl7=&wl8=&wl9=pla&wl10=113500222&wl11=online&wl12=193787472&wl13=&veh=sem That way I can add a little at a time, and roll the open pour mold back and fourth to create those types of stripes. Great target to aim for!

Stereolithography - Another form of 3d printing. Uses light to cure a resin as opposed to FDM (Fused Deposition Method) which is extruding plastic layer by layer through a nozzle.

Recently saw a video where they did that to set the eyes in place. Will have to give it a try. I think I am going to ask my machinist if he can make me a smaller "detailed" injector for doing perch stripes and the like. Been thinking about how great those look all day.

I will have to give the kbs a try. I have ways used west marine 2 part epoxy to smooth fdm 3d printed molds. So happy I got my sla machine, no more post processing. Love it.

Made these with that .stl file i gave you the other day. Still could be thinner, probably too fat. I getting better at dipping, though.

What is really interesting is on the gizzard shad the whole thing is covered in clear. Like a core shot or somthing. Definitally very cool.