siebler_custom_baits Posted February 7, 2004 Report Share Posted February 7, 2004 OK Guys i need major help. I need to make a mold that will produce a 1/4"by 1/4" lead weight for the new sr swimbait. Scot said it would be idea to have the mold be a 1/4" deep by 1/4" wide then be like a ft long and have notches to break each 1/4" piece apart. I also thout of just a bunch of 1/4" cubed cavities. So the question is how to make the mold. i have heard of wood. What type of wood do i use and do i need to seal it or anything? thanks. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Coley Posted February 8, 2004 Report Share Posted February 8, 2004 Bolt two pieces of wood back to back and drill a 1/4" deep hole with a 1/4" bit. Drill in the seam between the two pieces. Drill as many as you want. When you unbolt you will have your weights. Use a hard wood such as oak, it will char, but won't catch on fire. If you have any overflow or flash around the top sand off with a belt sander before un bolting. Wear a dust mask. Coley Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
siebler_custom_baits Posted February 8, 2004 Author Report Share Posted February 8, 2004 The weights Must be Square. Sorry i forgot to mention that. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Coley Posted February 8, 2004 Report Share Posted February 8, 2004 OK, try it this way. Do the same thing I mentioned in above post except use a 3/16" bit. Unbolt and place a 1/4" piece of steel keystock in the opening between the pieces and tighten it in a vice, this should square it up. Coley Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Triton Mike Posted February 8, 2004 Report Share Posted February 8, 2004 Go to my website www.geocities.com/spotcountry and click on articles then Making a Spinnerbait mold. Just substitute something the size that you need in place of the spinnerbait. T Mike Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
clemmy Posted February 8, 2004 Report Share Posted February 8, 2004 I've heard that oak is the thing to use, but i've no personal experience... You could take a strip of oak about 1"-2" wide, and screw down another piece (1/4" thick) on top. then take two more 1/4" thick strips, cut one into sections, and screw the sections to the second strip in 1/4" spaces, then clamp to the first piece resulting in however many 1/4" by 1/4" square cavities to pour your lead. 1/4" is pretty small, so now that I think about it I'd screw these jigs to larger pieces for easier clamping. I'd also drill a couple holes in each facing side, and put in an appropriate size cut off dowel so you don't have to worry about alignment. there you go, clear as mud! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
siebler_custom_baits Posted February 8, 2004 Author Report Share Posted February 8, 2004 I really am thinking about getting away from the wood and getting an aluminum mold made. How much do you think it would cost? what might be some other options. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
clemmy Posted February 8, 2004 Report Share Posted February 8, 2004 I just thought of a much more elegant solution (assuming you or a friend has a router, although you could work it with a table saw): Take a strip of oak 1/4" thick, and use a 1/4" dado bit to route a series of grooves in your stock. set your table saw or router to a 1/4" depth. Screw this to a second hunk of oak. then clamp this to a third piece. Actually it would be pretty easy to do the same with aluminum, you'd just need some 1/4" alum. stock and have someone mill 1/4" by 1/4" notches in it. Then clamp it together with a couple more pieces of alum. The nice thing is you wouldn't have to align it each time, it wouldn't matter... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
