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  1. There are places that currently sell those wire forms. So I don't see it being a patent issue.
  2. Nice! The Hagens is a good unit. I'm guessing you'll be very happy with it and produce professional looking spinners in no time! On top of that you're not limited in length like you would be on the Boggs.
  3. Do not squirt your mold with water. Place a wet sponge next to your casting pot. Set your hot closed mold on the sponge for a few seconds to cool it off. Wet the sponge as needed. Here's a video showing this technique for bullet casting. But, the same technique can be applied to jig and sinker molds.
  4. A quality wire former will make it so much more enjoyable and your spinners will be of a much better quality. I'm sure glad I bought mine! I have a Hagens, a twistech, and a twistech magnum. The Boggs didn't make my list of wire formers to consider as it was too limiting on size and required buying too many adapters to accomplish what I wanted. I think with all the adapters the Boggs cost more than my twistech. But making your own spinners is a lot of fun.
  5. OK so that is what I initially thought. Your mold definetly filled out all the way. If your not already doing so Flux your lead well before casting and/or try some different fluxes. In all honesty I would file that area smooth and use those sinkers. You were going to cut the sprue off anyway so no harm was really done.
  6. Thinking about this overnight and it occurred to me that you may be talking about denting? Were you pull Your sinker out and it has a dent in it. If that is the case it is because your mold has gotten too hot. Cool down your mold using a damp sponge or a heat sink of some kind or give it some time to cool off. I used to get denting when I was making a really big casting I such as downrigger weights. If I cool the mold down in between each casting the denting goes away.
  7. Got any pictures of this problem? What size cannon balls are you making? I make them in every size from 1/2 ounce all the way up to 3+ pounds. From what I read It sounds like your mold filled out all the way but as its cooling the sprue brakes off from the main sinker? If this is the case just file the area clean and use it. Are You using pure lead or an alloy of some sort? I take it you're preheating your mold and you're fluxing really well before casting? Tipping Only helps if you're mold isn't filling out completely. But once the cavity is filled, tipping will not do anything.
  8. You can buy the swivel sleeves from Barlows in a 25 pack. Much easier than ordering the minimum from Roscoe which is at least 1,000.
  9. I bought a bunch of the metal sleeve spacers from Barlows and I'm quite happy with them. I buy most of my components from them. Good prices, reasonable shipping(even to AK), and I've had great customer service!
  10. If somebody were to start a gofundme or something I'd surely donate.
  11. Being a fan of the Smalljaw channel on YouTube and enjoying his helpful advice here I was wondering where he had gone. Just saw this video he posted a few minutes ago updating us on what's going on. So here's the link for those who are also missing his great content!
  12. I can't say I've ever purchased/needed/wanted any fluorescent powder paint. But I have ordered from prismatic and powder by the pound with good results. You could check to see if they have a fluorescent powder paint. Most of the time, you can get other powders much cheaper than Protec but you do usually end up with a full pound of each color.
  13. Don't Limit yourself to Protec paints. There are lots of other paint manufacturers out there and some of them do specifically have fluorescent powder paints. If you want a good glow powder paint Protec makes some excellent glow powder paints though. If your looking for UV they sell a clear coat for that as well and it works good too.
  14. My jigging Rapala molds all take a popper hook. IIRC it's a mustad 33903 These have held up to fish as large as 40# on jigs out of my molds.
  15. You might look into LED by Larvalace. It's like the lead wire but flat and comes on a small roll.
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