oscarsteel Posted March 6, 2008 Report Share Posted March 6, 2008 I was given a 3/8 oz production football jig mold. It does not have a place for weed guard inserts. My question is can I pour the jig and then drill the lead and epoxy the guard in? I thought I read about doing this in another post, but I can't find it right now. Anyone doing this please let me know if its worth the time or should I just get one made for weed guards. Thanks Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pirkfan Posted March 6, 2008 Report Share Posted March 6, 2008 Lead really doesn't much care for being drilled, tends to grab the bit, and with something as small as a jig head there isn't much of a handle Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LedHed Posted March 6, 2008 Report Share Posted March 6, 2008 Better off buying the mold. You could modify that mold - what is your time/effort worth vs cost of the mold/shipping (and it will be done right)? Ditto pirkfan - not worth the risks. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stream stalker Posted March 6, 2008 Report Share Posted March 6, 2008 We have done it successfully on an old "sparky" head mold. Takes a little time, but it did make for some nice jigs. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
psv Posted March 6, 2008 Report Share Posted March 6, 2008 Stream Stalker, Did you modify the mold or just drill the whole on a jigs ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stream stalker Posted March 6, 2008 Report Share Posted March 6, 2008 We drilled the hole on the finished jigs Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
psv Posted March 6, 2008 Report Share Posted March 6, 2008 John, Thank you. I ordered Do-IT Sparkie mold and plan to do the same. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stream stalker Posted March 6, 2008 Report Share Posted March 6, 2008 No problem Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oscarsteel Posted March 6, 2008 Author Report Share Posted March 6, 2008 We have done it successfully on an old "sparky" head mold. Takes a little time, but it did make for some nice jigs. Thanks stream stalker for the reply. Did you use a normal drill bit for this? I thought maybe a dremal tool would work but a small drill bit would be quicker.................Oscar Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mikel7@mac.com Posted March 7, 2008 Report Share Posted March 7, 2008 do you want to sell the old mold? I modify molds all the time for weedguards. I woulda told you how but i think by the time i saw this post you already ordered one. I have a couple football molds but i don't have this one. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stream stalker Posted March 7, 2008 Report Share Posted March 7, 2008 Yes, we used a normal drill bit. Don't know the size off hand. I can find out. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oscarsteel Posted March 7, 2008 Author Report Share Posted March 7, 2008 do you want to sell the old mold? I modify molds all the time for weedguards. I woulda told you how but i think by the time i saw this post you already ordered one. I have a couple football molds but i don't have this one. I think I'll keep it and try to get the weedguards in. I may sell it cheap after I try it:lol:.................Oscar Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
robbor Posted March 9, 2008 Report Share Posted March 9, 2008 Yes you can drill the lead heads. It will not drill well unless you use lubrication, transmission fluid, 3 in 1 oil , or what ever thin oil you have. I drill out a bunch of heads for 1/16 weedguards no problem. You could probably sell the mold and have to pay about $10 for the shipping and get any new mold you want. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hawgwild Posted March 13, 2008 Report Share Posted March 13, 2008 I was given a 3/8 oz production football jig mold. It does not have a place for weed guard inserts. My question is can I pour the jig and then drill the lead and epoxy the guard in? I thought I read about doing this in another post, but I can't find it right now. Anyone doing this please let me know if its worth the time or should I just get one made for weed guards. Thanks I do it all the time....sometimes I re-do jigs....cut off the weed guard...drill that out, then clean and powder the jigs.... I've also done the same with some ball head jigs that didn't have a guard in them to start with....just watch the alignment to get the guard right.. Use a 1/8" drill and be carefull...I've slipped a couple of time and tried to drill my finger... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mikel7@mac.com Posted March 14, 2008 Report Share Posted March 14, 2008 If you are using 1/8 drill first with a 1/16 this will keep the 1/8 bit from walking. And like the man said lube is a big help. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
