SLT785 Posted September 12, 2015 Report Share Posted September 12, 2015 Others and myself have been using HDU foam, easy to work with, machines great on CNC, seals and paints good. we get ours at the link below, for bass lures order the HDU scrap grab box for ten bucks. http://atlassignsandplaques.com 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JRammit Posted September 12, 2015 Report Share Posted September 12, 2015 Others and myself have been using HDU foam, easy to work with, machines great on CNC, seals and paints good. we get ours at the link below, for bass lures order the HDU scrap grab box for ten bucks. http://atlassignsandplaques.com Interesting..... Can you carve it??... Like, say with a dremel? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SLT785 Posted September 12, 2015 Report Share Posted September 12, 2015 Yes, I use a dremel tool plus hand sand to get my contours. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ichthus Posted September 12, 2015 Report Share Posted September 12, 2015 My advice from one high schooler to another here Bbob, Is if you wanna do a swim bait mold, mold each section seperately and have them sit right side up, this makes ballasting and making vent holes easier and cleaner. Alumalite has a great starter kit but it comes with some unnecessary stuff like instructions cuz I never read those and an excessive amount of clay lol. But I would probably go with the foam to start since it gives you consistent buoyancy and start with one simple bait before you go on to your swimbait to get the feel for how the stuff works (learned that one the hard way) 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bbob Posted September 13, 2015 Author Report Share Posted September 13, 2015 Gracias guys Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vodkaman Posted September 13, 2015 Report Share Posted September 13, 2015 Ichthus - that is sound advice; start on something simple and learn. Dave 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SW Lures Posted September 13, 2015 Report Share Posted September 13, 2015 I have just now design a bait that I have been working on. Being new to carving cranks, I going to read and learn from some of the best about this subject. I believe my design will be one for this type of a process in the future. I'm a journey type myself, but to create a design to mass produce for selling, this is another journey to start later. Keep giving out the knowledge, Dale Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
token12 Posted September 25, 2015 Report Share Posted September 25, 2015 (edited) I have just now design a bait that I have been working on. Being new to carving cranks, I going to read and learn from some of the best about this subject. I believe my design will be one for this type of a process in the future. I'm a journey type myself, but to create a design to mass produce for selling, this is another journey to start later. Keep giving out the knowledge, Dale If you haven't seen this The Handmade Fisherman is a great place to start https://www.youtube.com/user/paulpadam and SolarBaits https://www.youtube.com/user/SolarBaits. I still learn a lot from the veterans here and from the two links posted above. Edited September 25, 2015 by token12 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SW Lures Posted September 25, 2015 Report Share Posted September 25, 2015 Will do. Thank you Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
