Vodkaman Posted December 10, 2016 Report Share Posted December 10, 2016 Gliders - good job, nice trout pattern. Dave 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gliders Posted December 10, 2016 Author Report Share Posted December 10, 2016 Glad you like it,and the good thing is ,if you've not had a fish ,you can close your eye's when retrieving it between trolls ,and its like playing a 2lb trout ! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SW Lures Posted December 10, 2016 Report Share Posted December 10, 2016 Ok, since I did build one (duplicator). I know I could build one and thought it would be something I could use for more then baits, which I have. It took me about 72 hrs. of work. Kinda not sure of the real time because I was designing and building a turner box (heated, filtered). I had pipe, wood, skate board (figure that one out), aluminum stock, hinges, screws, bolts, routers, grinders, bits, etc. I saw one being made on YouTube. I added in some bells and whistles. I thought about the duplicator holding up over time and how versatile could it be. So I designed it that way. Its not a 1000.00 mechine, but for the buck I'll put it against any of them. It is a single item duplicator, because of other uses. Other words you have a clamping board that holds your master on one side and your working piece on the other. A follower (can't remember the correct name) over the master and a router over you working piece. Routing bits are bought according to the contour of the master. It takes about 5-10 minutes to duplicate a normal size bait (2-4").....really not much more time for a 8-12" bait. Saw off the excess wood. 80 grit sandpaper, some 200 +/- grid and your there. Detail work would be done at this point, gill plate, etc. or you can cut them in with the duplicator. It is for speed to me, but as you do sometimes in life you realize that's not as important as you thought. In a day-8 hrs. I can probably cut, sand and be ready to seal about 30-40 baits depending, maybe more. Con's, wasted wood (clamping ends) baits are no better then the master, not as satisfying to me. I'm here till...if you have any questions. I tell you what...I was going to send some pic's to V-Man, I'll post in another thread tomorrow morning.....Dearest want my audience at supper somewhere and now!!!! Hope no typos. As Ben would state, just my 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
