Joe Posted November 11, 2003 Report Share Posted November 11, 2003 Hi Guys, If any of you are like me, the least favorite part of making lures is the sanding. I have been doing something for about a week now and it works great. I'm not sure where the idea came from, so I don't know who to give credit to. Take several 4" lengths of various dia. plastic pipe. Cut the pipe length wise. This gives you two exact halves 4" long. To the haves, apply some sticky backed sand paper, several different grades on each size pipe. The inner side of the pipe can be used to sand tops, backs and belly's of lures and the outer side, when covered can be used to sand the inner bends of baits. The best part of doing this, is that the tops and bottoms are are perfect mirror images , perfectly ballanced as far as shape goes, right side vs. left side. I would think this would work well for those of you who are using balsa as it is very soft and I'm sure you could shape much of the bait this way leaving less to carve with a knife. Let me know what you think. Joe Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chuknwind Posted November 12, 2003 Report Share Posted November 12, 2003 good Idea! thanks for sharing Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RiverMan Posted November 14, 2003 Report Share Posted November 14, 2003 I like the idea! jed Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joe Posted November 19, 2003 Author Report Share Posted November 19, 2003 Hi Guys, I found another use for the pvc pipe. Cut a length of 1 !/4 in. pipe in half lengthwise just like the sanding tool. Glue this peice of pipe to a 3 in. wide by 6 in. long peice of 1/4 in. plywood with the concave side facing up. Be very careful to keep the pipe level and straight. Take some 1/4 in. thick foam packing material and glue it to the inside of the pipe. Next time you have need to cut a slot for a crankbait after it has been carved, all you do is place it in the recessed area of the pipe, push down, the foam will hold it in place, and proceed to cut the slot. No rocking or moving out of position. Joe Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
u63405 Posted November 21, 2003 Report Share Posted November 21, 2003 Joe, great idea man. I cut a plastic handle in half then i epoxied a piece of sand paper to both ends. works great. thanks. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Big Splash Posted November 21, 2003 Report Share Posted November 21, 2003 You can make a 'C' clamp by cutting through one side of a ring of abs (black) plastic pipe. Might be usefull when laminating plug bodies. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
