buckdawg Posted March 16, 2007 Report Share Posted March 16, 2007 Got my melting pot, my lead, my mold, my hooks, my powder paint and my coffee filters/brown paper bags. I'm going to give this jig making a go this evening. Any last minute advice? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LedHed Posted March 16, 2007 Report Share Posted March 16, 2007 Be safe and have lots of patience….. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cadman Posted March 16, 2007 Report Share Posted March 16, 2007 I'll second that. Definitely take your time with the lead part. Pour without distractions, so you don't get seriously burned. The rest of the painting part is just practice, practice and more practice..... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
buckdawg Posted March 16, 2007 Author Report Share Posted March 16, 2007 so far so good. i poured thirty or so jigs with only a few incompletes. the issue i had happen the most was the barb not making it. for the most part it was a positive experience and i'm hooked. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
braveviper Posted March 17, 2007 Report Share Posted March 17, 2007 coffee filters and paper bags? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
buckdawg Posted March 17, 2007 Author Report Share Posted March 17, 2007 'filters' for the homemade fluid bed. lol i think i may need a bigger air pump because the thing just burps a little along the edges. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bassn1 Posted March 17, 2007 Report Share Posted March 17, 2007 Any last minute advice? Don't do it!!! Your wife and kids will never see you again!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
buckdawg Posted March 18, 2007 Author Report Share Posted March 18, 2007 Don't do it!!! Your wife and kids will never see you again!!! too late everything went pretty well, a lot better than I thought it would. I had a little trouble actually getting complete pours at first...mostly the barbs weren't getting completed. I practiced a little and now get about 75% - 80% good ones. the powder painting is going aight. i'm still experimenting but I just cannot get the fluid bed to suspend the powder and I've tried just about everything mentioned previously. I think tomorrow I may try the brush method and see if I can't better results. I'm getting too much paint on and it drips when it cures thus leaving me oblong shaped jigheads. not a huge deal because i can sand the paint down but it's kind of annoying nonetheless. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
basskat Posted March 18, 2007 Report Share Posted March 18, 2007 Take a candle and smoke your mold, that should solve your incomplete barb problem. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
