bigblue2 Posted November 1, 2019 Report Share Posted November 1, 2019 could any one explain on how to cut the jointed lure to hide the hinges hold it together for the gap ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JRammit Posted November 1, 2019 Report Share Posted November 1, 2019 Easiest way for me was to partially cut the joint before ever cutting out the lure shape.. in other words, cut a 45 degree angle part way thru each side of a block, then cut out your shape and do all your carving.. when youre finished carving, go back and finish the cuts A band saw makes this alot easier since you can use the fence to line up the cuts perfectly on each side... and a little trick i found to finish the cuts without destroying the lure (or cutting off a finger), open up the door to the top blade wheel and turn it by hand Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JRammit Posted November 1, 2019 Report Share Posted November 1, 2019 Oh, and its also easier to drill the pin holes in the block before cutting... youll need an acurate center line around the block to line up the tru hole on each side.... heres an easy way to mark the center of any flat piece of material 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bigblue2 Posted November 2, 2019 Author Report Share Posted November 2, 2019 5 hours ago, JRammit said: Oh, and its also easier to drill the pin holes in the block before cutting... youll need an acurate center line around the block to line up the tru hole on each side.... heres an easy way to mark the center of any flat piece of material jrammit could you show a picture of how to cut the joint Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JRammit Posted November 2, 2019 Report Share Posted November 2, 2019 4 hours ago, bigblue2 said: jrammit could you show a picture of how to cut the joint I will as soon as i can get back in the shop... its our busy season at work (i haul propane) and these 14 hour days dont leave alot of time between work and sleep 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JRammit Posted November 4, 2019 Report Share Posted November 4, 2019 Heres the basic idea... just set your fence up at the length you want to cut your joint and set your (idk what its called, angle guide) at 45 degrees... then cut without cutting all the way thru, then flip the block over without moving the fence and cut again....... then drill your pin hole.... then cut out your shape and do all your carving 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bigblue2 Posted November 4, 2019 Author Report Share Posted November 4, 2019 13 minutes ago, JRammit said: Heres the basic idea... just set your fence up at the length you want to cut your joint and set your (idk what its called, angle guide) at 45 degrees... then cut without cutting all the way thru, then flip the block over without moving the fence and cut again....... then drill your pin hole.... then cut out your shape and do all your carving thanks j it looks pretty straight forward to understand cutting on band saw thanks for your info! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JRammit Posted November 4, 2019 Report Share Posted November 4, 2019 (edited) No prob... definitely easier to see in a picture than to explain in words The hard part tho, for me, is cutting the hinge slots once you have your pieces separated... i came up with an idea for that, but havnt tried it yet.... cool thing about PVC is it melts, so next time im gonna try heating up a nail or a piece of wire and melting the slots instead of cutting them Edited November 4, 2019 by JRammit Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Big Epp Posted November 4, 2019 Report Share Posted November 4, 2019 What type of hardware do you use? I typically use a twisted wire loop for line ties and hook hangers, and have seen some instructions to use those for the joint, though I haven't tried it yet. Your thoughts? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bigblue2 Posted November 4, 2019 Author Report Share Posted November 4, 2019 hey I use very small eye hooks with a pin going thru them to make a hinged lure! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mark poulson Posted November 4, 2019 Report Share Posted November 4, 2019 I use a dovetail saw to finish the cuts on my PVC jointed lures, and then clean them up with a drywall knife. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JRammit Posted November 4, 2019 Report Share Posted November 4, 2019 For smaller/thinner swim baits i use twisted wire eyes and spinnerbait wire for the pin... For normal sized jointed baits i use screw eyes and a bicycle spoke for the pin 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
