Oldfart9999 Posted December 10, 2012 Report Share Posted December 10, 2012 Last year I bought the Do-It RVB-5-AF weedless ballhead jig mold. The mold doesn't come with base pins but I didn't want to mold the weedguard into the jig so tying jigs would be easier. I had the machinist where I worked get me some 5/64 drill rod and made my own, while I made a couple of pours of 1/8, 1/4, and 3/8 with no trouble. Last week I went to pour all the sizes, 1/32 and 1/16 also. I wasn't able to close the mold, the search for the reason began. The base pins I made wouldn't fit right in the 2 small jigs, the weedguards probably would have worked but I wanted to use the base pins. I wound up sitting and scraping the slots out with a sharp knife, took me a while but I was able to make the pins fit. If you have the same problem a sharp pocket knife and taking your time can fix the problem. Rodney Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
flippinfool Posted December 10, 2012 Report Share Posted December 10, 2012 Why not just use the teflon pins? Even if they are tight, they are easy to trim. http://www.barlowstackle.com/Teflon-Base-Hole-Pins-P2186.aspx Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Oldfart9999 Posted December 10, 2012 Author Report Share Posted December 10, 2012 Why not just use the teflon pins? Even if they are tight, they are easy to trim. http://www.barlowsta...Pins-P2186.aspx Why not just use the teflon pins? Even if they are tight, they are easy to trim. http://www.barlowsta...Pins-P2186.aspx The 5/32 are twice the size of what I needed which is 5/64. The drill rod was free, it worked in the three largest just not the other two, it wasn't hard to do, I just took my time so that I didn't over do it. Rodney Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
smalljaw Posted December 10, 2012 Report Share Posted December 10, 2012 I know this is late Rodney but there was an easier solution. Remember when you sent me a few of those 5/64" rod? (Thank you again, they are really valuable!) Well before I got those I was using a finishing nail and I wrapped teflon tape around it as it was 1/16" and the smaller sizes on that mold use the FG9 weedguard which is the 1/16" one. It is good to know that you can use the pocket knife though, it may be a tough way to make a modification but if you only need to remove a small amount of material it will work, so thanks for that!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jig Man Posted December 10, 2012 Report Share Posted December 10, 2012 I have a mold that the pins won't fit in the smaller slots so I use 12 g romex with a piece of duct tape to hold it in place in the mold. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gterry Posted December 27, 2012 Report Share Posted December 27, 2012 McMaster-Carr has teflon material in bulk in a varity of sizes. Works well. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gterry Posted December 27, 2012 Report Share Posted December 27, 2012 Bring up McMAster-Carr on line and search for Teflon Rods. They come in various diameters. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
