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3.5 Inch Slender Tube Mold From Lurecraft

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Has anyone tried this injection tube mold, I dip them now but its hard to keep them uniform I already have a tail cutter press

I've had the mold for about two years. It works very well and produces a nice slender profile tube consistent with cabin creek tubes, which was exactly what I was looking for.

I'm curious if you purchased the tailer cutter press from lurecraft or made your own.

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After I got the tail cutter block I found out It was hard to press it enough to do a good job cutting the tails, I had a french fry cutter with a long handle and adapted the block to fit on it, the bottom wooden block has a jig cut out to keep the tubes aligned. If I didn't have the fry cutter it probably would have been cheaper to buy the press  

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Tail cutter presses and/or rotary fabric blade cutters produce inconsistent ,cut tails and can be difficult/frustrating .The  rotary cutters can somewhat dangerous to use.Been there,done that w/ both types years ago. Injection tube molds produce the most uniform and undulating cut tails on a tube.

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Just comes down to what one wants but definitely don't get uniform cuts with the rotary or presses.  I don't think it matters when it comes to tubes to be honest and have several guys that say they like the different cuts because of various reasons (I don't buy into this but sure what ever floats their boat).   I honestly don't know why many guys mess with pouring or injecting on small scale.  

 

Over the years it is funny that handpour/handmade lures now means trying to make a mass produced bait.  Guys try their best to duplicate colors, texture, looks, numbers, etc.. of the big guys. Nothing differentiates their product from any other (and in many cases worse) than what you can go into a box store and buy.   It would be cheaper and far less time time to just buy bulk from other sources and repackage as the products many are pushing have nothing to do with being a custom or different quality bait anymore. 

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I don't know how a commercial tail cutter press works but my home made press with the lure craft block is great I get consistent uniform cuts with it, it may be because of the long handle which requires very little pressure. My 13 year old grand daughter cuts a lot of my tubes  

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  I honestly don't know why many guys mess with pouring or injecting on small scale.   

In short it's fun and a challenge. Plus what else am I going to do during winter when I'm not fishing?

Tsic, what did you use to create your homemade press? I've looked at bearing presses and other similar presses but haven't found one similar to the press on lurecraft. I'm sticking with my razor blades in a block of wood, set in by jb weld and spaced out with washers. I use a rubber mallot to pound the back of the block with the tube lying on another wood block. Lubricating the tube with a little worm oil helps a lot. It works well for me, but I'm always looking for ways to improve the process (short of buying $100 single cavity molds with injected tails)

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