fishhook Posted July 24, 2014 Report Share Posted July 24, 2014 Some examples of lead free wire baits Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
robalo01 Posted July 28, 2014 Report Share Posted July 28, 2014 What are those made of? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fishhook Posted July 28, 2014 Author Report Share Posted July 28, 2014 Bismuth and tin . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LedHed Posted July 29, 2014 Report Share Posted July 29, 2014 WOW!!!! Awesome baits! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fishhook Posted July 29, 2014 Author Report Share Posted July 29, 2014 Appreciate the comments )) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JBlaze Posted July 30, 2014 Report Share Posted July 30, 2014 Those are beautiful castings/baits. A couple of questions, They look like black nickel, Are those heads painted, or is this the way they come out of the mold? What do they actually weigh compared to a lead casting out of the same cavity ? Thanks for showing, John Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fishhook Posted July 30, 2014 Author Report Share Posted July 30, 2014 Hey John, They are bismuth and tin, The mold is really smooth then I polish them. The weight is less because of the alloy , so i just make them a size up. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JBlaze Posted July 30, 2014 Report Share Posted July 30, 2014 Awesome! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mark poulson Posted July 30, 2014 Report Share Posted July 30, 2014 Does the metal shine up like that when you polish it, or do you have to coat it? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JSC Posted July 30, 2014 Report Share Posted July 30, 2014 They look Great .... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fishhook Posted July 30, 2014 Author Report Share Posted July 30, 2014 It shines up with no top coat. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Painter1 Posted July 30, 2014 Report Share Posted July 30, 2014 very nice Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ogajiga Posted July 30, 2014 Report Share Posted July 30, 2014 Wow, never seen mold cavities polished to that degree - you could probably sell that service. I would guess soft lead, maybe with 4+% tin added to retard surface tarnish, would have the same mirror finish? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mark poulson Posted July 30, 2014 Report Share Posted July 30, 2014 It shines up with no top coat. Will it eventually tarnish or dull without a top coat? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fishhook Posted July 30, 2014 Author Report Share Posted July 30, 2014 I just rub them with a paper towel and they shine back up Mark , They don't come out of the mold like that. Takes some polishing. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fishhook Posted July 30, 2014 Author Report Share Posted July 30, 2014 I am going to see how a top coat looks plus to add protection , Im new at this lol...... Just learned about devcon 2 ton from Cadman a few days ago. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mark poulson Posted August 1, 2014 Report Share Posted August 1, 2014 I just rub them with a paper towel and they shine back up Mark , They don't come out of the mold like that. Takes some polishing. Thanks. They look great! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
