jigmeister
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I was thinking of using a piece of 1 1/2" + copper pipe with a cap soldered on the end . You could mount the pipe upright and fill it half way with hot plastic and dip the rod in to get the desired length with the dipping rod displacing the hot plastic higher up in the pipe .
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You can buy a 1 pound roll of Tin plumbers solder and mix with lead to make it harder . I have mixed it with pure soft lead for hardening bullets I was molding . Seems to me I was using 9: 1 lead to tin solder ratio. You can mix it to any hardness you want with a little experimentation .
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The fan shaft diameter is shown as .187 on a Dayton drawing for your gearmotor (which works out to 3/16" ) and the fan dia. was shown as 2.63" (so 2.5" is probably the closest size available )
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Sorry about the misunderstanding on my part . Speaking of parts though I did find Dayton part # for just the fan for your motor Dayton # 46-6-3 Grainger should be able to get this part being a Dayton distributor Grainger also sells a Dayton 4 blade 2.5" plastic fan # 5JKL5 that could be a match for your motor
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OK looked at the label on the soft plastic paint bottle above and noticed their web address for the product Softbait Paint Clear GlossCoat (brightbaits.com) Looks like they're based in Belgium or Europe . Since this paint is highly flammable no air shipment to US so must come by boat . Spraying silver mica powder mixed with acetone through a stencil with fine netting would give the bait a fish scale pattern and after drying shooting a topcoat with this clear soft plastic paint would seal in the mica and give it a deeper look .
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I searched Ebay with the Dayton 1LNG1 model number and several came up there also
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follow link DAYTON AC Gearmotor 115 Nameplate RPM 52 RPM Max. Torque 25.0 in-lb Enclosure Open - 1LNG1|1LNG1 - Grainger I just added this to cart so it appears to be in stock
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I don't know that the ratio is critical as long as it will spray but a little mica goes a long way . I just mixed up the mica with enough acetone to fill the airbrush paint cup and sprayed it on the baits . With the airbrush you can just keep applying multiple coats to get the desired effect from a gentle dusting of color to a heavy stripe . I am definitely no air brush painting master but it was pretty easy . I bought a low cost Testers brand air brush set to try this out and it worked
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How big of a motor is this ( 1/10 horsepower for example ) and is it an AC , DC , or Universal motor ? Is there a nameplate on the motor you're replacing? If you can't specifically find a Dayton you could use a different brand with the correct rating and physical size . Can you post a picture of the motor and nameplate
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You can mix mica powders with acetone and spray it on with an air brush . After the acetone quickly evaporates you can then dip bait in hot clear plastisol (ala Basstrix lures )or shoot on a clear top coat that bonds to the plastisol . I experimented with some clear paint I found that comes in spray can ( SEM "Color Coat") for dying vinyl auto apholstry and it worked but not as good as the pictured baits .
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Graingers carries Dayton brand gear motors
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Looking at your bait I'm thinking the "Big Hammer" style (wide tail with big kick) swimbait tail would be a good fit . You can purchase and try different style swimbaits (tails) a lot faster than you can prototype your own . Once you determine which one swims the way you want you can pattern your tail mold loosely based on the one that works best for you .
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Tie the skirt strands onto the jighead one color layer at a time with thread and they will stay put . This is only feasible if you're making them for yourself and not selling as it's too time consuming otherwise.
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A lot of people but especially younger people have no appreciation of history anymore . Myself I love history and remember reading about the Balsa Big-O's when the cat was out of the bag (seems like it was around 1972 or so ) . Since my income was limited to my paper route earnings at the time I was forced to to buy one of the Cotton Cordell plastic knock offs as soon as they were available . Thanks for sharing and congrats on securing those Holy relics of bass angling !
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If you spray a bait with fluorescent orange paint (like orange construction marking paint) and then top coat the bait with epoxy it comes out very close to that Rapala color.
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I (like many others ) started out melting down used plastic baits in a microwave and pouring them into low cost home made plaster molds . If it all works out then you can think about purchasing plastisol . Careful though it can be addictive .
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Another thought ..... all of the cavities are on a horizontal plane when injecting the hot plastic into the mold cavities and entrapping air causing bubbles in the top of the ribs . You could try propping up the tail side of the mold on a piece of wood 3/4" so the cavities are running up hill towards the tail . This way the hot plastic will force the air out through the vent in the tip of the tail as the cavity fills . Air is thinner than plastic and flows through the vent faster .
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This is just speculation on my part but I have been approached about copying baits that were custom pours that were no longer available due to the maker quitting the tackle business . Perhaps anglers want to stock up on a favorite bait as a hedge against losing the source of a particular color or bait?
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These molds are made in Ukraine . Keitech Swing Impact Fat Soft Plastic Bait Mold Mould Shad DIY Lure 38-125 mm | eBay
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Blade Retainer Charlie Brewer's Whirly Bee
jigmeister replied to Crappie Hippie's topic in Wire Baits
Just strip some plastic insulation off of an appropriate sized wire to use as a keeper . This was a tip I got from a guy who showed me how to make and fish " Matties" about a hundred years ago -
If you 've got access to some feature boa's they should work just fine . Probably really good for "Sexy " shad patterned flies
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The real" Maribou "feathers came from a stork in Africa that was just about hunted to extinction for it's feathers so importation was banned . The Maribou feathers sold today are actually turkey pin feathers from young turkeys? Whatever hair or feather material you want to try will probably work in a given situation . If the fish hit your jig / fly it is right . I bought an assortment of packaged , dyed maribou feathers for tying small jigs from Barlows tackle shop and they were pretty cheap really .
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I usually heat up the mold I'm going to using by setting it across the top of the lead pot while it's heating up .
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A lot of tackle supply websites will have life size charts for components . Try barlowstackle.com
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DDL , OK I think this must be what you're looking for square copper tubing with round hole click on link below : Hollow Conductor Tubing | High Purity Copper Tubing | S&W Magnet Wire (swwireco.com)
