rofish Posted January 21, 2009 Report Share Posted January 21, 2009 Vodkaman, I found one of the lure holders while looking for something else ... Put it on the wheel. The wire frame was too thin in diameter for the holes in the rubber material which I glued between the 2 discs, so to avoid the frame to rotate in the hole while the disc rotates (no one would like that, I think) I just added some insulating tape to the diameter of the wire. Now it works perfectly. I know the pictures you are going to see are a little bit weird, but don't laugh. This is some kind of Mighty Mouse rotator. It can rotate bigger lures for more than 2 hours (the maximum I have tried yet). http://i84.photobucket.com/albums/k5/rofish_2006/rofish_2006-4/lureholder001.jpg http://i84.photobucket.com/albums/k5/rofish_2006/rofish_2006-4/lureholder002.jpg For bigger lures, the ends of the wire frame could go into some grooves you could make on the 2 discs. Many people put their lures to rotate between 2 discs. I hope you understand my childish design. One could easily attach screws at the 2 ends of the wire frame (wraping copper wire and soldiering, or using epoxy), but there are many other ways one could think of. Then, you could use a nut and washer at the interior of each disc, and a wing nut at the outside of each disc: http://i84.photobucket.com/albums/k5/rofish_2006/rofish_2006-4/lureholder3.jpg Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vodkaman Posted January 22, 2009 Report Share Posted January 22, 2009 Rofish, thanks for posting the pics. Your design is not too far away from my own. I will try to make a CAD pic for you, but the design is still in its infancy, it gets a little dream time occasionally. Dream time is when I get most of my ideas. Dave Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hazmail Posted January 22, 2009 Report Share Posted January 22, 2009 rofish- those lures look even better in those pictures, I can get a sense of scale.pete Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WannabeeFishing Posted February 5, 2009 Report Share Posted February 5, 2009 its called Helping Hand Clamp i used an extra alligator clip in place of the magnifying glass though. it works GREAT! If you have a Harbor Freight Tools store close, they have a coupon on their website to get up to 5 per purchase for $1.99 each-in store only. Here's the link. Great Deals!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jamie Posted February 7, 2009 Report Share Posted February 7, 2009 I did a thread a long time ago under homemade tools and here I have a pic of a u shaped rack my bait suspends in. I paint with the bait in this rack then add clear and clamp to the dryer. I never have to touch the bait through out the whole process. I dont know how to link you to this but if someone could Thank you. The yellow flex pipe under the rack is if I need a third hand and it holds the rack and the pipe clamps to the table. You can bend the pipe any way you need to. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
