ING Posted October 19, 2015 Report Share Posted October 19, 2015 (edited) There are some of them? How to provide hole through whole body? May be use small diameter metal tubing? Edited October 19, 2015 by ING Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
goodtimesfishing Posted October 19, 2015 Report Share Posted October 19, 2015 Mold comes with a pull pin that creates the hole thru lure body. You need to pull pin right as soon as you are done pouring the lead. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ING Posted October 19, 2015 Author Report Share Posted October 19, 2015 (edited) Thank you for reply! It seems me a little bit tricky: if you extract pull pin when lead is liquid, hole will collapse. If you wait more, pin pull could stuck in. Did you have seen such mold? Could you give me a clue where I could buy it? Thanks again Edited October 19, 2015 by ING Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vodkaman Posted October 19, 2015 Report Share Posted October 19, 2015 ING - it is all about timing. As long as the lead is still hot, the pin will pull. Dave Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
smalljaw Posted October 19, 2015 Report Share Posted October 19, 2015 The mold makes bodies that resemble the body on a Rooster Tail in-line spinner. It comes with pull pins but I recommend buying an extra pack of 100 because you will bend a few and have them end up to bent up to reuse. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cadman Posted October 19, 2015 Report Share Posted October 19, 2015 (edited) Thank you for reply! It seems me a little bit tricky: if you extract pull pin when lead is liquid, hole will collapse. If you wait more, pin pull could stuck in. Did you have seen such mold? Could you give me a clue where I could buy it? Thanks again Ing, There are two ways of making in line spinners for molding. The first old way was like the Erie Derie. Where you cast the wire into the mold, and then all your mechanics were in the back of the head. The newer way on some through body spinners is with a thru wire. If you are buying the Lure Body mold from Do-It, then it comes with three pull wire (pins). However these pins are kind of small. I like a handle on my wire pull pins, as it give me more leverage. You can make your own with the correct diameter stainless steel wire. I found stainless wire seems to pull easier through lead than steel wire. Now as far as casting goes, this is what I do. Put the wire in,and as soon as you pour the lead, pull the pin. Reason being is that if you wait till it hardens, the steel pin is very hard to pull out of the head. Also you will find that doing one at a time is a lot easier than trying to do multiples. I have never had a cavity wire hole collapse on me when I immediately pulled the pin. Lead cools too fast and in this case that is good. As far as lead composition goes, to me harder lead works better here, as soft lead wants to stick to the pull pin. Also make sure you coat the cavity with a release agent and you can also spray the pull pin, however the spray on the pin doesn't last long from the friction of pulling it constantly through the lead. Finally, remember to pull the pin with the head in the cavity it makes it a lot easier then taking out the head and then trying to pull the pin holding the head with your hands. If you need more help let me know, I've done this many time with the lure body, slip jig lures, trolling lures and some river weights.....Good Luck Edited October 19, 2015 by cadman 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Basseducer Posted October 19, 2015 Report Share Posted October 19, 2015 Here are a couple tips to make things easier. First take some sandpaper and lightly sand the pin from front to back. These lengthwise striations reduce friction and make the pins easier to pull. Kind of like sanding the bottom of your boat.Second I took a hack saw and cut a 1/2 inch slot in the lip of an old ammo can. Then holding the end of the pin with my pliers I slip the pin into the slot with the body inside the can and pull. The pin comes out and the body fall into the can. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ING Posted October 19, 2015 Author Report Share Posted October 19, 2015 Thanks everybody, especially Cadman, for valuable advices! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JimP Posted October 19, 2015 Report Share Posted October 19, 2015 A very light coating of oil will ease the pin removal a lot. Just a couple of drop in a paper towel, drag the pin through. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LimpNoodle Posted October 19, 2015 Report Share Posted October 19, 2015 I've cast close to 5,000 worm weights for spinner bodies. Keep the pin oiled. If you're quick enough to pull the pin before the lead cools you're some kind of superhero. Keep a light coat of oil on the pin and you'll have no problems. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fatman Posted October 20, 2015 Report Share Posted October 20, 2015 I don't pour them myself but I traded for a bunch of them and this is how they came I bend the wire into an L shape and trim any flash I powder paint them and then stick the wires through the side of an aluminum bread pan to cure them. Haven't had any problems getting them off, when done I use .031 wire and make my spinners Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ING Posted October 20, 2015 Author Report Share Posted October 20, 2015 I am aiming 1/2-3/4 ounce bodies for salmon, steelhead spinners. Bodies on the pictures little bit small - probably for trout, bluegill etc. But I think that ideas the same. Thanks again. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LimpNoodle Posted October 20, 2015 Report Share Posted October 20, 2015 If I'm using a electrostatic gun I just put all the bodies on a wire and apply the paint then bake. If I'm dipping I use Teflon wire/rod in the correct size. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cz75b Posted October 20, 2015 Report Share Posted October 20, 2015 You can also spray those pins with graphite mold release, lasts a few pours and helps. I've cast and assembled hundreds of these spinners after powder painting, an art form in itself. My favorite do-it mold Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
