Groucho Posted March 30, 2016 Report Share Posted March 30, 2016 The Do-It mold ultra minnow mold uses .035 wire for the 1/4 oz and .040 or .041 wire for the 3/8 and 1/2 oz. is there any good way to somehow change the .040 and.041wire size to .035 wire size? What will happen if you put a .035 form in the .040. Thanks Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EironBreaker Posted March 30, 2016 Report Share Posted March 30, 2016 I think you could use a touch of red RTV silicone to build up the slot a little but I've never done it. Others may be able to help you on this. I've poured many 3/8 and 1/2 SBs with .035 wire and didn't have a problem. Are you getting a little lead running out the wire? Depending on how pure your lead is, you may not get any to run into the slot. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JBarlow Posted March 30, 2016 Report Share Posted March 30, 2016 This is funny because I poured up some of these last night with a .035 in the 1/2oz. cavity.It fits and works. I had no flashing around the wire because the wire is at the top of the cavity. I did have to tape the hook in place to keep the wire from sliding down to the bottom of the cavity though. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cadman Posted March 30, 2016 Report Share Posted March 30, 2016 (edited) I have been fortunate to never have lead seep into the wire form. What I do is take a small piece of masking tape and put it across the wire slot (on one half side of the mold) where the wireform sticks out. Put your wire form in with your hook, close the mold, and the new wire form will make a nice crease in the tape. Why the tape you ask? What happens when you put a smaller diameter wire into a larger diameter slot, the wire form will spin and you will not get the wireform to stay put when you pour so it is in line with the body. The tape fills the void and will keep the wireform from spinning. Also the tape is easy to put on and take off. There are other ways to do it like mentioned above. This just seems to work for me. Edited March 30, 2016 by cadman 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JBarlow Posted March 30, 2016 Report Share Posted March 30, 2016 I have been fortunate to never have lead seep into the wire form. What I do is take a small piece of masking tape and put it across the wire slot (on one half side of the mold) where the wireform sticks out. Put your wire form in with your hook, close the mold, and the new wire form will make a nice crease in the tape. Why the tape you ask? What happens when you put a smaller diameter wire into a larger diameter slot, the wire form will spin and you will not get the wireform to stay put when you pour so it is in line with the body. The tape fills the void and will keep the wireform from spinning. Also the tape is easy to put on and take off. There are other ways to do it like mentioned above. This just seems to work for me. Thanks for the info cadman. This is what I am going to try next time...seems alot easier than what I was doing. Fortunately I only poured 3 heads to test an idea. Thks. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Basseducer Posted March 30, 2016 Report Share Posted March 30, 2016 I rarely drink beer, but when I do I just position the wire form where I want it then pour. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cadman Posted March 30, 2016 Report Share Posted March 30, 2016 Thanks for the info cadman. This is what I am going to try next time...seems alot easier than what I was doing. Fortunately I only poured 3 heads to test an idea. Thks. I used to put the wire form in and then a small piece of tape over it to hold the wire form from spinning. But every time I took the spinnerbait out of the mold, the tape naturally stuck to the wireform and came off with it. Well then I had to do this process all over again on every spinnerbait I poured which got very time consuming. Then I had a "Ah-Ha" moment and thought of putting the tape on the mold half. Works like a charm for me. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EironBreaker Posted March 30, 2016 Report Share Posted March 30, 2016 Maybe using a bottom pour pot would make things different but I use a hot pot to pour from over the side. I position the wire form and hook where I want them, close and then use my thumb to put pressure on the wire form sticking out of the mold which holds it in place and I can also keep the wire centered in the mold. Don't need to mess with anything else. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cadman Posted March 30, 2016 Report Share Posted March 30, 2016 Maybe using a bottom pour pot would make things different but I use a hot pot to pour from over the side. I position the wire form and hook where I want them, close and then use my thumb to put pressure on the wire form sticking out of the mold which holds it in place and I can also keep the wire centered in the mold. Don't need to mess with anything else. You must have big hands, as if I would try that, I would probably burn my hands from over pouring lead on the mold. What do you do when you pour the cavity furthest from the handles? Can you hold the mold closed and put pressure on the wire as well????? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
smalljaw Posted March 30, 2016 Report Share Posted March 30, 2016 I do the same as Cadman, I would use .032 for 1/4oz and 3/8oz and then .035 for 1/2oz but I have went to straight .035" for everything. A small piece of masking tape and I do mean small, I take a piece and cut 2 small slivers of it and lay it across the slot for the wire on each side of the mold. The reason I put a piece on each side is to keep the wire centered, then when I close it the wire is snug enough that it doesn't move but I can still adjust it so the wire is straight. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EironBreaker Posted March 30, 2016 Report Share Posted March 30, 2016 (edited) No, I don't think I have big hands. My Dad was a mechanic and he has BIG hands, lol. His pinky finger is bigger than my thumb! Banana hands! Anyways, the 1/2 oz cavity is the furthest away from the handles but the wire form runs back towards the handle so it is no more than 1/2 way across the mold. Maybe less. I can reach it easily and still hold the mold closed. I push on the end of the wire form to hold in place with the pad of my thumb. I guess when you learn to do something because nobody told you it was the wrong way, you just go with it. I've been pouring with a Hot Pot since 1994 so I'm pretty fluid with it. I handle the pour with my left hand and hold the mold in my right. Just works for me. Edited March 30, 2016 by EironBreaker Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
