mark poulson

Just be sure to keep a log of what you're doing, so you can duplicate it once you've got it solved.

Thanks. Does flat rubber fall more slowly?

Forgive what might be a stupid question (surprise, surprise) but why is flat rubber better than round rubber?

Maybe because it's sub-til! Hahaha

You can use waterproof Sharpies to color them, or to add detail.

Hahaha...I hear you. I was a residential construction contractor for forty years, and kept the same group of sub-contractors over those years, because they did their job well. I typically had 10-12 employees at any one time, again the same group of people. I took one job at a time, or maybe two, if some of my men needed work. And we treated our clients like family, because they were letting us into their homes, and their lives. My clients knew we would take care of them. If a previous client called me with an emergency, I would explain to my current client that I needed to help them, and that I would do the same for them if the need arose in the future. People understood, when I explained it that way. For small jobs, if people couldn't afford what I had to charge if I took their job on the books, I would give the job to one of my guys, to do on the side. In forty years, I never had someone's side job come back to bite me in the ass, and, as you said, quite a few of those customers came to me when they had big jobs to do. I don't know MF Plastics, but I hope he can get his business, and his life, back on track, and I wish him good luck.

Makes sense. When I was a general contractor, I would tell people to try a handyman for small jobs, because it cost me too much to send a carpenter to do their job, and they couldn't afford it.

Nice!

Please wear some kind of respirator. Lead dust is bad to breathe.

I use clear fingernail polish over my acrylic paint jobs. It is really clear, and tough. I use it on the hook paths on cranks to stop hook rash.

Try Googling ac1315.

Like Tiderunner said, "Just remember to stir well, the stir some more to make sure it's blended in your Cold plastisol. " If you don't you'll wind up with some hard snakes in your plastisol, because unmixed hardener won't dissolve without mixing. I add some heat stabilizer every time I add hardener, 1 tsp per cup of plastisol. That way I never have to worry about discolor when reheating.

Glad i could help. Good luck.

Sounds really interesting. Good luck and report back when you've finished.

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My rule of thumb is wider lip, wider wiggle. I think it's a water-resistance thing.

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When I do that, I start with clean file, count the strokes until I get the weight I want, and the file the rest with the same number of strokes, starting each one with a clean file. The first one will take you a couple of minutes because you need to stop and weigh until you get it right. Once you have it down to the right weight, it shouldn't take you more that a minute each for the rest, including cleaning the file. No matter the condition of the file when you start, lead is soft enough to do the job quickly and easily. I would surely rather invest 30 minutes to get 24 jigs the right weight than invest the cost of getting a modified mold.

If I were only doing a couple of dozen for myself, I'd take a 1/2oz jig and, using a vise to hold it, file the bottom flat until it weighed 7/16. Then I'd just do all the rest the same. If I got them close, I'd be happy. A sharp file and a file card or brass wire brush, to keep the file teeth clear, and I'd be set.

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Thank you.

Nice bait! Why do you like the spring spacer?

This is so true! Hot plastisol can make burns that last forever.

I would suggest you play around with what's out there now until you find something that works for you, and then try to find a similar mold.

I use thread to build up layers, and then wire tie with .026 floral wire. I've never had a jig/spinner bait/chatterbait come unwrapped.