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  3. CAD / CNC help

    in Wire Baits

    Posted

    A friend has a cnc BUT I need the molds I want to make in CAD.  

    How / what is the best / quickest way to learn CAD?  Is there a program that is easier to learn?  I really need to learn and do this.

    Also any cheap scanning services?

     

    Keith

  4. Need help / advice spincasters

    in Wire Baits

    Posted

    Anyone willing to offer some advice on making new molds for a spin caster?  I am able to get the jig I want in a CAD drawing and milled, but my question is how do I turn that into a spincasting mold.  (Ive only use "standard" jigs in molds before)

    If i just have the shape drawn and milled into one solid shape  how do I account for the hook?  

    PM me if you want.

     

    Little Sal

  9. Need private label

    in Soft Plastics

    Posted

    I am looking for a company to make some soft plastics for me.  We are mainly a jig head company and not sure I want to invest time and money into production yet.  Looking for a production company with good prices.

    the styles would depend on prices

    Thanks

  12. Createx - anyone use for spinner blades or jig heads

    in Wire Baits

    Posted

    Thanks for the info guys.

    I'm really looking for a wide range of colors and thats why the created is appealing.  This is mostly for small brass blades and powder coating won't work ... for what I'm trying to do.

    I see some of these great lakes / salmon companies that paint spoons with some great colors.  I guess thats more of what I want.  Been searching on line all day.  Depending on who you talk to you get 5000 different answers. lol

     

     

  14. Need A Little Help. Looking For A Printer.

    in The Docks

    Posted

    I am looking for a company that can print heavy card stock for me. The kind you would see on the back of a blister pack. I need it for the jigs I sell. I want to staple them onto it, so they can be torn off of the card and purchased individually. I can't find any local printers that can do haevy enough stock.

    Thanks,

    Keith

  17. Regal, Royal, Crown Rotary, or does it make a difference???

    in Fly tying

    Posted

    Yea, but I know a lot of shops that sell them and they say that when they are returned, they are done so because they are chipped. It happens because guys try to put size 24 or smaller in, and put it up at the very tip.

    I think it has something to do with the tempering / hardening of the jaws, and the very strong gripping power.

    Bottom line I think they are the best and easiest to use design out there. You can go from #8 to #2/0 with just a squeeze.

    Keith

  18. Regal, Royal, Crown Rotary, or does it make a difference???

    in Fly tying

    Posted

    Hey guys, I carry and sell the Royale vises. I can say that EVERYONE who has used them loves them. The biggest reasons are they hold just as well, and they are CHEAP! I know some guys who put over 1,000 dozen through them with no problems.

    I can tell you what the differences are:

    1. The knobs do loosen up on them.

    2. They do not easly grip #20 or smaller hooks, or at least as the Regals do

    3. No warranty

    Otherwise the problems with them are the same as a Regal

    If you try to tie too small of hooks, #22 #24 and put them too close to the edge of the jaw they MIGHT chip

    When I go to shows, I take one and demonstrate the holding strength by putting a #8 streamers hook in it and breaking the hook off WITHOUT the tip of the hook ever moving!

  23. fly vise help

    in Fly tying

    Posted

    Led,

    No offense what so ever, I call them "inspired by Regal", but to my buddies I call them knock offs.

    I have seen a lot of them out there, and know about 10 companies that will make them, but I have seen a lot of junk ones. I also sell wholesale flies, and I give them to some of my tyers to use. They love them, for how easy they are to use and adjust, one guy actually bought 5...one for work (desk drawer) one for camp, etc.

    Little Sal

  24. fly vise help

    in Fly tying

    Posted

    I use and sell the Regal knock offs, and you do have to watch where you get the from, some are real junk.

    I have some tiers who have tied 500+ dozen flies and they just love them, espically for the price. There is one complaint though, and they same complain with the Regal's...if you try to tie VERY small hooks, size 24 or smaller, they can chip. This is beacuse you have to put the hook in the very tip of the jaws. Good part most guys don't tie that small, and the chips are very small and won't effect your other hooks when tying.

    As for the range of hooks, I have a "standard" and "midge" version of the same vise. The midge goes from about a 1/0 to 22. The standard goes from about a 4/0 to 16. Those are just some guidelines I go by, and they hold the hooks very well. Whenever some one is interested in buying one I put a Mustad hook, about size 10, in it so they can see the tip of the hook, and start bending the hook until it breaks. The hook tips have yet to ever move, and I bend the hook front to back, not left to right. I have never tried it with any 1/0 or larger hooks, but your thread will break before it moves.

    Hope this helps.

    Little Sal

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