klmeloy Posted July 28, 2011 Report Share Posted July 28, 2011 I am new to the lure making world. I bought some lead from someone that I know and he gave me a small melting pot that he had also. I started out making cicada's for a friend of mine. Everything was hand crafted and very time consuming. I started making in-line spinners for some friends. I ordered some of the blades and found a few more at some local sporting goods stores. For the body I was using 2 worm sinkers running in different directions. They worked extremely well until a larger fish would but a bend in the middle of sinkers. I am now wanting to purchase a Do-it lure body mold and was wondering how efficient they are and if there are any draw backs to using one. I can buy finesse sinkers but I am looking in to making them a lot cheaper than I was making them. I am not planning on making a business out of it but would I would like some feedback on using a mold. I have been successful making bank sinkers but I am cautious about buying a mold that will give me problems. I have good clean lead to use and it pours very nicely for my 1/4 oz bank sinkers. If anyone has any thoughts or concerns I would appreciate the feedback. Thank you. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cadman Posted July 29, 2011 Report Share Posted July 29, 2011 klmeloy, I have this mold. All I can say is that it is a little harder to pour than others. Reasons Being #1 The lead has to be hot . #2 The mold has to be hot. #3 Also when you put in the .040 pin that has to be hot as well otherwise you will not get full pours. It takes a little getting used to but I have been pouring quite a few of these with no problem. If you need more in depth information PM me and I will try to explain better. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cz75b Posted August 7, 2011 Report Share Posted August 7, 2011 clean, hot alloy, a clean hot mold and pull the insert pins immediately after each pour and you'll be up to your ears in mold bodies in no time... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MuskyGary Posted August 7, 2011 Report Share Posted August 7, 2011 When you warm your molds up to start; I assume you put your pins in the mold to warm up also? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cadman Posted August 7, 2011 Report Share Posted August 7, 2011 When you warm your molds up to start; I assume you put your pins in the mold to warm up also? Yes, they need to be hot. I also spray the pins with mold release, however it doesn't last long on the pins, because you are pulling them through the lead all the time, but it does help some. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
