Chris Catignani
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I'm liking the twisted wire...sometimes a solid through the body wire. The wire is easier to get o-rings on. Like @Fishwhittlersaid, once it epoxied in place...the bond-to-wood is stronger than the wood itself.
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Looking for technique to add "legs" to plastics
Chris Catignani replied to Chris Catignani's topic in Soft Plastics
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Looking for technique to add "legs" to plastics
Chris Catignani replied to Chris Catignani's topic in Soft Plastics
At least there relatively inexpensive. -
Looking for technique to add "legs" to plastics
Chris Catignani replied to Chris Catignani's topic in Soft Plastics
I actually have one of those...its for threading a sewing needle. Perfect...thanks. later... I went and got the threader and its a lot shorter than what they have on TW. So...thanks for the GREAT tip...its on order. -
Looking for technique to add "legs" to plastics
Chris Catignani replied to Chris Catignani's topic in Soft Plastics
I was also thinking along those lines... I think it would make a Beaver enhanced with a couple appendages. ...along with slowing the fall and creating turbulence. -
I looking to add rubber strands (like on a spinner bait skirt) into various plastics baits. Not looking for them to be part of the mold. The lure would have some resemblance to O.S.P. dice...except not look like a die. Just curious if anyone has done this and what they used to needle in the strands.
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Makes sense...what I have seems to run pretty good in the water.
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Allen...thanks for the input. I was also wondering about that. This is how it lays in the mold...and have thought about modifying the mold. Is it common to bend those wires at the head?
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What is the length / # of that spacer?
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You should be able to click on My eBay (on the top ) and click Purchase History.
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What the length you using for those...and where did you get em.
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I'm making a few spinner baits and was wondering about the spacing between the blades. Currently I'm using a bead, 2cm tube and another bead...and that seems to work pretty well. Just curious as to what others are doing and why.
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Does anyone have a recipe for the motor-oil that when looking down on it, it looks green and when you hold it up it look translucent brown? Like the Charlie Brewer Slider Motor Oil color.
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Good to know....what about when there's a bunch of bubbles...Is that getting close to burn?
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What does it look like when you "burn" your plastics? I keep reading about it and figure I probably have done it and maybe didnt know. What are the ramifications of burning a batch? Is it ruined?
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Oh boy this rod is nice
Chris Catignani replied to martin2023's topic in Rod & Reel building & repair
I like Gomexus reel handles. -
This is a pretty good stencils for scales. My daughter has a flower shop and these hold the blooms together during shipment. If any body wants one shoot me an IM with your name and address.
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I kinda like balsa because it easy to carve. If I find that Im gonna be somewhere where Im going to be really bored...I bring a block of basla and my carving knife. Plus...I have a huge discarded display case, for floats, that was made of balsa!
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My daughter has a flower shop....some varieties come in with a mesh sock over the flower...this is what I use for scales.
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Probably the best solution...I did however lightly spray the tail with clear acrylic sealer and it seemed to do just fine.
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I have a glide bait that I'm airbrushing and it's a thread fin shad...aka yellow tail. So I put a tint of yellow on its brush tail and I'm thinking about giving the tail a shot of acrylic sealer (Mod Podge rattle can). My thinking is that the yellow airbrushing wont hold up without something on it. Any thoughts on this...or other ideas?
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I'm gonna add another question to this same thread. In an effort to salvage the gallon of Crystal Clear I bought I'm thinking of making a hybrid version of plastisol...something like 2 parts DoIt Essentials 1 part Crystal Clear. Has anyone ever mixed these two before?
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I use a lot of paint pens before I airbrushed. Years ago, I would remove the paint/finish off a plug and get it to the bone color then just add a red gill line.
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Just a word of caution when adding pigment. Do so just a little at a time. Its been my experience that you only need a little. Its also been my experience that the epoxy doesn't set up right if there is too much pigment.
