Littlebear Posted February 5, 2004 Report Share Posted February 5, 2004 does anyone have a good method for cutting tube skirts.. I thought I would try my hand at a few while the fishing is still slow.. I have cut some with razor blades.. single edge.. but I'm not happy with them.. I figure someone has a good way to make them look even and straight.. thanks for any help Littlebear Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KickerWormz Posted April 6, 2004 Report Share Posted April 6, 2004 i have a tube bait cutter that i made....it is very similar to lurecrafts. i originally bought lurecrafts cutter but it wasnt wide enough...i went out and bought the stuff and made mine.....im going to start selling them for about 15 bucks.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
crawfish Posted May 2, 2004 Report Share Posted May 2, 2004 You can build your own cutter with a can crusher, carpet blades, and a piece of "u" metal. first, drill 2 holes on each side of the u chanel so a screw will fit into the slots on the carpet blades. Next set the first blade in place and run the screws through the slots, placs a spacer next then anouther blade, spacer,etc. After you have all the blades in place and spaced, mount the u chanel to the top of the crusher. You will need some gum rubber on the base for the blades to cut all the wat through the tube. You can build this for around $20.00. Hope this helps. Later, Gary Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dtrs5kprs Posted May 3, 2004 Report Share Posted May 3, 2004 Search for tube cutter, and similar in the archives and you should find detailed info on how to build a 'rotary" cutter. Best I have tried so far. Think I may have posted a pic in the soft bait section of the gallery. If not check my yahoo photo page for parts, and finished product: http://photos.yahoo.com/dtrs5kprs Make sure you really want to make your own tubes. I got into it, then got mostly out of it, as it is a major PITA to do on any significant scale. Could not really say my tubes were better than those already availble once I jumped thru all the hoops. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
robbor Posted October 11, 2004 Report Share Posted October 11, 2004 I did the search last night and browsed throught some threads and could not tell for shure what type of cutter was being used, the pic healped alot. So they go back and forth with the little wheel? Doesnt see like it would work that great, but with 10 wheels like I read in the other posts it might be ok. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
