JIGNPIG Posted February 7, 2006 Report Share Posted February 7, 2006 Can anyone tell me how to keep the weed guards from fanning out when heating the jigs in the oven. I have been painting my jigs with two part epoxy from Barlow's but they don't carry the paint anymore. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jigmaster Posted February 7, 2006 Report Share Posted February 7, 2006 scroll on down the page.........there are some good threads on the subject...should tell you everything you need to know Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JIGNPIG Posted February 8, 2006 Author Report Share Posted February 8, 2006 Yes thanks, you did talk about using Teflon tubing to protect the weed guards. I'm having trouble locating them. Any ideas on where to get them? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
seanik Posted February 8, 2006 Report Share Posted February 8, 2006 I picked mine up from smallparts.com. It is also called PTFE tubing. http://www.smallparts.com/products/descriptions/stt.cfm sean Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JIGNPIG Posted February 8, 2006 Author Report Share Posted February 8, 2006 seanik, do you recall which part number you order? Those numbers are Greek to me. Thanks Vince Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
seanik Posted February 8, 2006 Report Share Posted February 8, 2006 Vince, Sorry I don't recall the exact size and small parts does not keep order history so I could not go back and look it up. The way I figured out what size to buy was by taking one of my weed guards and measuring its diameter by matching it up with a like size drill bit by drilling a few test holes into a scrap of wood and see which one fits the closest. Then convert that drill bit size to a decimal to determine the appropriate inside diameter size to buy. I would suggest going up a size or two as it takes a little bit of patience to get the weed guards into the tubing and this will save some frustration and make the process quicker. Hope this gets you going in the right direction. Sean Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jigmaster Posted February 8, 2006 Report Share Posted February 8, 2006 I bought a 5 ft length at a local fluid power store....place that sells hydraulic/pneumatic parts and accessories paind about .89 a foot, and cut it to length with a pair of side cutters. 1/32 wall, 1/4 OD jm www.daimonlures.com Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jigmaster Posted February 8, 2006 Report Share Posted February 8, 2006 I bought a 5 ft length at a local fluid power store....place that sells hydraulic/pneumatic parts and accessories paind about .89 a foot, and cut it to length with a pair of side cutters. 1/32 wall, 1/4 OD jm www.daimonlures.com Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JIGNPIG Posted February 9, 2006 Author Report Share Posted February 9, 2006 Thanks guys, I really appreciate all your help. I really want to get powder painting. I hope it will be faster than hand painting. Thanks again! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RangerRob Posted February 9, 2006 Report Share Posted February 9, 2006 Reading all the above sure makes me glad I install my weedguards AFTER I powder paint! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
seanik Posted February 9, 2006 Report Share Posted February 9, 2006 how do you keep the cavity the guard fits into from getting filled with paint during the dipping / curing process? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RangerRob Posted February 9, 2006 Report Share Posted February 9, 2006 I don't really. It will fill up partially. Once I've allowed the painted head to cool after curing, I just re-bore the weedguard hole with an 1/8" drill bit. I just recently bought a much smaller, battery operated B&D 'mini-drill' from wally world. It runs on a couple of AA's and will clean the weedguard hole out in seconds. ...sure beats having to work around the weedguard when you don't have to. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Elken Posted February 9, 2006 Report Share Posted February 9, 2006 I bought some 1/8" dowel material, cut it into 1/2" pieces and use it to plug the holes. As soon as I pull the jighead out of the paint, I pull the dowel piece. I can usually get 10 - 12 jigheads per piece of dowel. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JIGNPIG Posted February 9, 2006 Author Report Share Posted February 9, 2006 Great ideas guys! I've been down that road, drilling and gluing the weed guards in. It's a step I am trying to eliminate. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
borderbasser Posted February 10, 2006 Report Share Posted February 10, 2006 Hey Rangerbob, How do you keep the paint from chipping when you bore the holes out with the appropriate bit. I have been having problems with this occuring even before I cure the paint. Thanks for any help! TJ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RangerRob Posted February 10, 2006 Report Share Posted February 10, 2006 Ya got me there, borderbasser. I've never had that problem. The paint that does get into the cavity doesn't come all the way to the top. When I actually begin to drill, the tip of the bit is already inside the cavity - which might explain why I haven't had chipped paint. Some of these other guys might can chime in and answer this better than me - and I'm taking a stab here - but it sounds like you could be using too much powder paint and/or your curing times are off. Elken's dowel solution could be the ticket for you though since you could eliminate the drilling process altogether. RR Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
