motoryak Posted March 4, 2010 Report Share Posted March 4, 2010 truth - im looking for an excuse to buy a wire bender. One thing ive really gotten into lately is using screw locks/hitchhikers on my jigs. I want to make my own, longer than whats available in stores. Will a twisttech type tool be able to bend SS into the screw shape? thanks Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JBlaze Posted March 4, 2010 Report Share Posted March 4, 2010 (edited) truth - im looking for an excuse to buy a wire bender. One thing ive really gotten into lately is using screw locks/hitchhikers on my jigs. I want to make my own, longer than whats available in stores. Will a twisttech type tool be able to bend SS into the screw shape? thanks I too make my own shakee heads and jigs. I have found many different uses for the screw locks and like you, sometimes I need a different length or a longer tail length for imbedding into a lure. Here is the best tool I have found for making screw locks. It was posted by Kelly, one of http://www.tackleunderground.com/community/topic/12037-making-consistent-screw-locks-rev-1-0/ BY the way, Welcome to TU, you can learn a lot here. Edited March 4, 2010 by JBlaze Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
baileybassman Posted March 4, 2010 Report Share Posted March 4, 2010 i looked at the instructions as well and could not for the life of me get that thing built you wouldn't be interested in making one and selling it to me would you Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
motoryak Posted March 4, 2010 Author Report Share Posted March 4, 2010 I too make my own shakee heads and jigs. I have found many different uses for the screw locks and like you, sometimes I need a different length or a longer tail length for imbedding into a lure. Here is the best tool I have found for making screw locks. It was posted by Kelly, one of http://www.tackleunderground.com/community/topic/12037-making-consistent-screw-locks-rev-1-0/ BY the way, Welcome to TU, you can learn a lot here. Sweet, exactly what i needed. Thanks for the welcome, been reading for about a year now, and have searched about a million topics without needing to ask a question. Cant really say im a tackle builder, but i do love to fish and im a chronic tinkerer and will modify just about anything i buy. the information on this site is inspirational and priceless. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JBlaze Posted March 5, 2010 Report Share Posted March 5, 2010 i looked at the instructions as well and could not for the life of me get that thing built you wouldn't be interested in making one and selling it to me would you it was not my idea so I would not feel right about doing that . It took me a little while to figure it out also but once it sunk in, it was easy to make. You might try PM'ing Kelly. Maybe he would make and sell you one. Good Luck John Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JBlaze Posted March 5, 2010 Report Share Posted March 5, 2010 Sweet, exactly what i needed. Thanks for the welcome, been reading for about a year now, and have searched about a million topics without needing to ask a question. Cant really say im a tackle builder, but i do love to fish and im a chronic tinkerer and will modify just about anything i buy. the information on this site is inspirational and priceless. Motoryak, Here is an additional tool that you can use with Kelly's tool to make screw locks with a starter stud. It too is pretty simple to make and works very well. I have thought about this one since I made it and though I havn't tried it yet, I think it could you could probably use a cabinet knob and eliminate the Bottle cap and resin. John http://www.tackleunderground.com/community/topic/16840-making-a-starter-stud-corkscrew/page__view__findpost__p__127631__fromsearch__1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
turkeylegs1246 Posted April 12, 2010 Report Share Posted April 12, 2010 Motoryak, Here is an additional tool that you can use with Kelly's tool to make screw locks with a starter stud. It too is pretty simple to make and works very well. I have thought about this one since I made it and though I havn't tried it yet, I think it could you could probably use a cabinet knob and eliminate the Bottle cap and resin. John http://www.tackleunderground.com/community/topic/16840-making-a-starter-stud-corkscrew/page__view__findpost__p__127631__fromsearch__1 Sweet idea! Question: Is a slotted compression pin the same thing as a roll pin? If not, where can you find a slotted compression pin. I like the idea of a cabinet knob as well. Think I'll try to make one for my use. Found the cork screws w/o a centering pin at Barlows at a reasonable price. But that centering pin is a great idea. Thanks! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JBlaze Posted April 12, 2010 Report Share Posted April 12, 2010 Sweet idea! Question: Is a slotted compression pin the same thing as a roll pin? If not, where can you find a slotted compression pin. I like the idea of a cabinet knob as well. Think I'll try to make one for my use. Found the cork screws w/o a centering pin at Barlows at a reasonable price. But that centering pin is a great idea. Thanks! It is the same thing. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
