AKFerzy7 Posted December 24, 2009 Report Share Posted December 24, 2009 I am contemplating purchasing a mold to make football jigs that isnt offered with a weed guard. Does anyone have any experience drilling into the lead after pouring to accomodate a fiber weed guard? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
flatsrat76 Posted December 24, 2009 Report Share Posted December 24, 2009 (edited) I am contemplating purchasing a mold to make football jigs that isnt offered with a weed guard. Does anyone have any experience drilling into the lead after pouring to accomodate a fiber weed guard? Why don't you mod your mold to accept http://www.jannsnetcraft.com/do-it-mold-parts/410529.aspx I don't think it would be that hard to do. Flatsrat76 Edited December 24, 2009 by flatsrat76 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Basseducer Posted December 24, 2009 Report Share Posted December 24, 2009 Don't waist your money. You will be better off getting a mold that already takes weedguards. It is easier to block the hole to pour without a weedguard than it is to constantly drill out holes. The lead constantly clogs the smaller bits. JMHO Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AKFerzy7 Posted December 24, 2009 Author Report Share Posted December 24, 2009 Don't waist your money. You will be better off getting a mold that already takes weedguards. It is easier to block the hole to pour without a weedguard than it is to constantly drill out holes. The lead constantly clogs the smaller bits. JMHO true. but this is a 5/8th oz jig and i cant find a mold like that anywhere with weed guards. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
smalljaw Posted December 24, 2009 Report Share Posted December 24, 2009 Is this a custom made mold? I'm asking because I haven't seen a 5/8oz football jig and if it a custom mold you may want to spend the extra money and have it machined to accept weedguards. I will tell you that if my options were to use either drill the hole for a weedguard or get a mold that has 1/2oz and 3/4oz cavities with a weedguard, I'd go for the other mold, because even with a vise, drilling into a football jig and not messing the jig up or worse yet, drilling your fingers or hand, will be a mighty hard task. Perhaps you could use a 1/2oz jig with a weedguard and then file of sand a small depression in the head and epoxy a Storm Suspend Dot in to make it a 5/8oz jig, it'll take some work but would be alot easier not to mention safer than drilling. Good luck. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AKFerzy7 Posted December 24, 2009 Author Report Share Posted December 24, 2009 Is this a custom made mold? I'm asking because I haven't seen a 5/8oz football jig and if it a custom mold you may want to spend the extra money and have it machined to accept weedguards. I will tell you that if my options were to use either drill the hole for a weedguard or get a mold that has 1/2oz and 3/4oz cavities with a weedguard, I'd go for the other mold, because even with a vise, drilling into a football jig and not messing the jig up or worse yet, drilling your fingers or hand, will be a mighty hard task. Perhaps you could use a 1/2oz jig with a weedguard and then file of sand a small depression in the head and epoxy a Storm Suspend Dot in to make it a 5/8oz jig, it'll take some work but would be alot easier not to mention safer than drilling. Good luck. it's a hilts mold thanks to all that replied i think ill look into modifying. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Basseducer Posted December 24, 2009 Report Share Posted December 24, 2009 AK, I ordered some arky head molds from Hilts and they gave me the option of weedless or not. Maybe they will do the same for the football. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AKFerzy7 Posted December 24, 2009 Author Report Share Posted December 24, 2009 AK, I ordered some arky head molds from Hilts and they gave me the option of weedless or not. Maybe they will do the same for the football. I will be sending them an email shortly! Thanks alot Basseducer merry christmas to you and yours. Same for everyone else here Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
