clemmy Posted February 3, 2004 Report Share Posted February 3, 2004 OK, I'm wondering if any of ya'll have any ideas on to how to efficienctly and consistently get a rounded top and bottom on a flat sided crankbait? I'm hoping to at least get some brainstorming ideas! here's what ive come up with so far (including ideas from the board) turn on a lathe somehow, but i've no lathe.. set up some kind of table with a half round router bit.. file using a concave file use a half of pvc pipe with sandpaper inside.. none of these seem to be THE answer...any ideas i'm missing? thanks for the board and the help! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Coley Posted February 3, 2004 Report Share Posted February 3, 2004 With any method that I know of,other than a router, will not be identical. All require a good eyeball. One of the fastest is carving with a good sharp carving knife and then finish up by hand sanding. Lincoya taught me how to carve a round surface from a square one. Coley Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Big Splash Posted February 3, 2004 Report Share Posted February 3, 2004 No matter how I carve it, I use the three center lines, and remove material equally from opposing sides of the bait. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Big Splash Posted February 3, 2004 Report Share Posted February 3, 2004 Here is a link to the 'three center line' method described above. http://www.tacklemaking.com/tacklemakers/default.php?content=htg_plug_creative Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RiverMan Posted February 3, 2004 Report Share Posted February 3, 2004 I'm suprised the pvc tube didn't work for ya Clemmy, seems reasonable to me. I have a lathe but cannot really think of a way that it would help with this. I generally just use a flat file followed by sandpaper but you might be on to something, keep working at it! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Triton Mike Posted February 4, 2004 Report Share Posted February 4, 2004 Trust me your PVC pipe trick ROCKS!!!!! Thanks for sharing I would have never thought of that. Been using it for several weeks now. T Mike Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
clemmy Posted February 5, 2004 Author Report Share Posted February 5, 2004 No, The PVC pipe is the best I've tried! I'm just always looking for ways to increase the productivity/consistency, I've been trying to go through each step in the process, always looking for a better way... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lure--Prof Posted February 6, 2004 Report Share Posted February 6, 2004 PVC / sandpaper and and just a decent eye ought to get you 99 out of 100. Dean Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
