Blackmarketbaits Posted November 7, 2018 Report Share Posted November 7, 2018 Hey, guys I'm working on a design for a musky lure that is based around a very large tube body. And I want to cut a short skirt, problem is any method I've tried is pretty time consuming and looks like garbage. I know you can buy a cutter for small tubes. But does anyone have any ideas of anything out there, maybe not even specifically for lures, because I think I would have found it by now. But maybe a manufacturing tool? Etc. I've been brainstorming an idea using utility knife blades and making something but I'm not sure how to make it work. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jig Man Posted November 7, 2018 Report Share Posted November 7, 2018 The knife blade idea works. We used to have one. We put blades together then put the apparatus in a vice, laid the bait on it and rolled a wooden dowel over it to make the cuts. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blackmarketbaits Posted November 7, 2018 Author Report Share Posted November 7, 2018 I've actually thought about doing it like that, thanks for the info good sir Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Apdriver Posted November 7, 2018 Report Share Posted November 7, 2018 (edited) One of our members used an arbor press with a hockey puck as the mating surface or bottom stop, if you will. Worked good and he made a YouTube of it. You might be able to search it out. I found it. Here you go. Edited November 7, 2018 by Apdriver Video 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Darkman Posted November 9, 2018 Report Share Posted November 9, 2018 (edited) Build it like this, it's the same for a smal tube, in your case space the blades out more to get a thicker tube skirt, also use more blades this was made with a small paint roller, disk spacers from Hardware store and circular cutting blades from Walmart. Two nuts ( I used JB weld to hold mine in place this is not the one I made but I based mine on it, Edited November 9, 2018 by Erick Darkman Prado 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Driftwood Posted November 9, 2018 Report Share Posted November 9, 2018 The roller blades work great. We also have carpet blades mounted in a can crusher from harbor freight and use gum rubber to press against. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
