cadman Posted March 31, 2007 Report Share Posted March 31, 2007 Does anyone pour these? I have this mold and my biggest problem is putting the eyelets on the jig. These eyelets are stn. stl., and either the eyelet hole was made too small in the eyelet, or the pin located in the mold is too big. I can't get the eyelets to stay on the pin in the mold. You got to remember, that when I'm putting these on, the mold is very hot. I won't even tell you how long it took me to do an order for 700, with pliers. It was a loss for me, and I'm really:pissed: off about it. I can't tell my customer that I can't do it. I've tried to taper the pin on the mold, but the pin is so small, it's hard to work on. I've made in line sinkers, with the brass eyelets, and never had a problem. I do know that the brass eyelets are soft, and more flexible, and when you put them on they separate around the pins. Maybe Do-It should make these pins out of brass also. and not stn. stl. I guess, now I'm going to complain to Do-it. With all the money this cost me and the price of the mold, I could of bought these from Bass-Pro and painted them myself, and then re-sold them. Now I got a mold, I can't use. Oh yeah I can use it, I'll screw in a 40/0 hook onto the mold, attach a clothes line to the holes in the handle, put a squid on the 40/0 hook, and go fishing for sharks. Now I'll have a real live bait jig. Damn that won't work there are no sharks in Illinois........................ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kelly Posted April 1, 2007 Report Share Posted April 1, 2007 Have you tried to drill a hole next to the pin and install a good magnet. not the cheap magnet the heat would pull out the magnetic field. make the tapper pin smaller so all of them would fit. I have not tried this just an idea. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cadman Posted April 3, 2007 Author Report Share Posted April 3, 2007 Kelly, I don't understand what you are trying to tell me. The pin is a part of the mold, see pic attached. Also the eyelets are stainless steel, and have no magnetic qualities. I am going to get an answer from Do-IT, and post their response here, so others don't have this problem Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Elken Posted April 3, 2007 Report Share Posted April 3, 2007 Try to reduce the size of the existing pin or dremel it completely out and install a smaller pin. I had a similar problem using Owner Deepthroat hooks in a mold designed for flipping hooks and ended up removing the existing hook retaining pin and putting in a smaller titanium pin. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LedHed Posted April 3, 2007 Report Share Posted April 3, 2007 Ted Great pic. Elken Great idea Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Elken Posted April 4, 2007 Report Share Posted April 4, 2007 On that mold I had a machinist buddy do it with an end mill; on a different mold I used a dremel to carefully remove the existing "pin" in the center of the hook eye opening. The machinist turned the titanium pin and inserted it for me. I can post a picture if you want. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kelly Posted April 4, 2007 Report Share Posted April 4, 2007 I did not think about the stainless steel not being magnetic. I was just brain storming. I have been thinking about getting that mold. I have an attachment for my dremel that hold it like a router and use it to cut custom molds at times and think you could still make the taper pin smaller. if you find out from do-it I would love to find out. For a last resort cut a grove out in the unusable part and install a clip to hold it down. just using wire like .026 bending it into a spring bending the end that gos in the mold were you would drill the small hole to hold it. alot of work but if you could just slide the insert under the clip it might speed things up. might have the epoxy the spring in i hope i have helped not made harder. if you find a better way let me know. Im planing on getting that mold. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LedHed Posted April 4, 2007 Report Share Posted April 4, 2007 Elken Can you post the pic? Thnx Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cadman Posted April 4, 2007 Author Report Share Posted April 4, 2007 Elken I like your idea. But first I called up Do-It today, and they said that they would look at my mold, however I have to send it to them with the eyelets. I will keep everyone posted on what transpires. But when I read your post, it would be easier for me to do it. No pun intended. With your idea in mind. This is what I was going to do. Drill a pilot hole in all of the existing pins like .060 dia. centered on the pin. Put an end mill in my drill press, set the depth and remove the existing pin flush with the mold surface. Open up the hole for a .071 dia. pin (this is the size needed for the inside dia. of the eyelet). Press in a new stainless steel .071 dia. hardened pin, and recess it just a bit under the surface of where the two mold halves close. Do this three times to three cavities, and you Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Elken Posted April 4, 2007 Report Share Posted April 4, 2007 I won't get home from work for a few hours, but I will take a picture and post it then. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Elken Posted April 5, 2007 Report Share Posted April 5, 2007 Pictures didn't turn out very good, but here they are: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cadman Posted April 25, 2007 Author Report Share Posted April 25, 2007 This is the follow up to the mold problem I had in the earlier posts. Yes it is frustrating, and next time I will fix it myself like I stated in my post. It would have saved me a lot of time. The only thing is I don't have a wide variety of hardened pins. But you can use any steel rod that measures under the inside diameter of the eyelet. I know now that my way would work also (Thanks to Elken for his insight). Next time around I have a solution to this problem and an easy fix. By the way Do-IT turned down all the pins on my mold, and the eyelets fit much easier now. I tried the mold, and it works just fine. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
