Turtleman Posted September 9, 2005 Report Share Posted September 9, 2005 I am planning on trying my luck making some jigs and i have a few questions. Are there other companies out there other than Do-it that make molds? is it necesary to buy an electric melting pot? if not, what are some alternatives. i'd appreciate your help Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jigmaster Posted September 9, 2005 Report Share Posted September 9, 2005 Hilts co. makes molds.......do a google search. Do-it has the best selection, and they make a good mold. AS for heat.........there are lots of ways to melt lead.......you will have to figure out a way to get the molten lead into the mold......the most efficient way is to buy an electric pot.... Regards JM www.daimonlures.com Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr B Posted September 9, 2005 Report Share Posted September 9, 2005 If you decide to use some other heat source than an electric lead pot(best option IMO), make sure you do the melting outside/ventilated garage. I prefer the Do-It molds. I have 10 of them right now, some of them I have had for 15 years and they work as good as the day I got them. And yes they get alot of use. Almost all of my molds have had some sort of modification done to them. Mostly to take a larger size hook. Hope this answered some of your questions Mr B Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LedHed Posted September 9, 2005 Report Share Posted September 9, 2005 Turtleman There are several manufactures of molds ? well there use to be several manufacturers. Now you are pretty much limited to Do-it and now Hilts is back, but these are probably the best bet anyway. You can still get Herter's, Palmer, HI, Ament, Lil Mac, Okie Bug, FL Sweet& Son, Carnahan, Penn, etc. on eBay. Some of these molds are more trouble than they are worth (don't seat right, or too much flash, and very limited to styles). You can always have a mold machined but that might be cost prohibitive. Also, you might try making your own mold. You don't need to buy the pot but it makes a lot easier using a bottom feed opposed to using a ladle (except for spinner baits). Be careful - lead burns (any burns) are not fun............ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
