cadman Posted December 8, 2011 Report Share Posted December 8, 2011 (edited) Guys, Finally someone is selling these at a reasonable price now without us tackle makers getting ripped off. The spring clips are made in two wire diameters .020 and .024. These look similar to the spring clips used for all of the Do-It shakey molds. The Hitch Hiker Screw locks have the center post in them, which can be cut off to be used as a Hitch Hiker. These come in small and large. So who has these....................Shorty's Hooks and Captain Hooks. Shorty's sells these in 100 and 1000 count quantities. Captain Hooks sells them in 25, 50 and 100 count quantities. The price for any and all of these is far cheaper than anything on the web. 1000 quantities of the Spring Clips are priced at almost half of what you would pay on line. They are all stainless Steel, and the standard wire diameter which go in the Do-It mold is(.024 -.025), which is what the spring clips are. With that said I have some ordered and I will be getting the shortly. Once I get them I will try to see if they fit the Do-It molds and give you guys feedback. So give me about 3 or 4 days, and I should have them and give you all the info you need. If you want more info, feel free to PM me. Edited December 8, 2011 by cadman Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
smalljaw Posted December 10, 2011 Report Share Posted December 10, 2011 Thanks for the info cadman!! I look forward to hearing if they will fit the molds, I'm getting a screw lock shaky head mold and it would be nice to know that there is more than just Do-it. Thanks again! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ute Posted December 10, 2011 Report Share Posted December 10, 2011 Cadman, I have an order for Shorty's and was going to try 1000, I think I will wait until you report back. Thanks for being the "tester" Ruf-Nec Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cadman Posted December 10, 2011 Author Report Share Posted December 10, 2011 (edited) Cadman, I have an order for Shorty's and was going to try 1000, I think I will wait until you report back. Thanks for being the "tester" Ruf-Nec Not a problem. I ordered 25. I will order several 1000 once I check them out. I figured I would let everyone know if they fit, so they don't go through all the trial and error. I will post pics as well, so you guys can see what they all look like. Maybe they will be in today. Edited December 10, 2011 by cadman Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cadman Posted December 11, 2011 Author Report Share Posted December 11, 2011 Ok guys here is the feedback on the keeper springs and screw locks. I have the following molds for the spring keeper: FBB-6-SLA, SRH-6M-SLA, SRH-6G-SLA AND WRM-6- SLA. Now these keepers come in two wire diameters .020 and .024. See picture above. The 1st spring from left to right is a Do-It mold spring. The second spring is the .020 wire diameter and the 3rd spring is the .024 wire diameter. As far as the other two springs are concerned, you can see that the .020 spring is about the same height as the Do-It spring. The .024 spring however is much taller which poses the following problem. In all of the molds that I have mentioned, the .020 and .024 spring will work in all the cavities except the 1/8 and 1/16 oz cavities. Now the .020 spring will work in the 1/8 and 1/16 oz cavities however you may have to bend the long leg a bit as it is too long and sticks out too close to the sprue hole which may give you incomplete pours. The .024 spring will not fit in the 1/8 and 1/16 oz cavities because as you can see in the picture below, it is longer than the .020 spring and it is harder to try to bend to make it fit. If you look at the picbelow, you can see what I'm trying to explain. In the 1/16 oz cavity, the .024 spring breaches the sprue hole, in the 1/8 oz cavity, the spring is very close to the sprue hole which may cause pouring problems. This happens to all of the molds I mentioned to all of the 1/16 and 1/8 oz cavities. Now as far as the quality of the springs they are excellent, they fit in the molds with no problem as far as sitting in the cavity. Also the .024 diameter wire matches within (.001) of the original, and the spring outside diameter is with-in (.002). So this spring can be used in the Do-It molds I have mentioned with the exceptions noted. Now on the other screw-lok neither of them would fit a Do-It mold, as their outside diameter far exceeds the cavity it needs to go in. See last pic. However I don't believe they are meant for that anyway. If anyone needs more info or dimensions, PM me and I will help you with what you need. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JSC Posted December 11, 2011 Report Share Posted December 11, 2011 (edited) Thanx a lot Ted Good explination Edited December 11, 2011 by JSC Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
toadfrog Posted December 12, 2011 Report Share Posted December 12, 2011 I was afraid it would go like that and from the pic there is not a lot of room should someone take the notion to machine the spring groove longer . Here is a crazy Idea . Shoot a bait with the spring loc in it . Told ya it was crazy . LOL Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cadman Posted December 12, 2011 Author Report Share Posted December 12, 2011 I was afraid it would go like that and from the pic there is not a lot of room should someone take the notion to machine the spring groove longer . Here is a crazy Idea . Shoot a bait with the spring loc in it . Told ya it was crazy . LOL Toad, I'm not understanding what you mean by "Shoot a bait with the spring loc in it" ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mags Posted December 12, 2011 Report Share Posted December 12, 2011 Excellent info. Thanks for sharing. I don't see these on the Shortys site? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ute Posted December 12, 2011 Report Share Posted December 12, 2011 For the difference in price, I might be willing to cut the leg that goes into the mold and re-bend it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cadman Posted December 12, 2011 Author Report Share Posted December 12, 2011 Excellent info. Thanks for sharing. I don't see these on the Shortys site? Mags, They probably didn't put them on the site yet. But they do have them as I know that for a fact. Just call them up. here are the part #s: .020 Spring Keeper..........MSTK975-008 SCREW......... $30/1000 .024 Spring Keeper..........MSTK975-239 SCREW......... $30/1000 LARGE..........MSTK975-403 HITCH HIKER SCREW LOCK WITH CENTER PIN......... $50/1000 SMALL..........MSTK975-404 HITCH HIKER SCREW LOCK WITH CENTER PIN......... $50/1000 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cadman Posted December 12, 2011 Author Report Share Posted December 12, 2011 For the difference in price, I might be willing to cut the leg that goes into the mold and re-bend it. Ute, You got that right. They're half the cost of all the other sites that carry them. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mags Posted December 13, 2011 Report Share Posted December 13, 2011 Mags, They probably didn't put them on the site yet. But they do have them as I know that for a fact. Just call them up. here are the part #s: .020 Spring Keeper..........MSTK975-008 SCREW......... $30/1000 .024 Spring Keeper..........MSTK975-239 SCREW......... $30/1000 LARGE..........MSTK975-403 HITCH HIKER SCREW LOCK WITH CENTER PIN......... $50/1000 SMALL..........MSTK975-404 HITCH HIKER SCREW LOCK WITH CENTER PIN......... $50/1000 Thanks. That is an excellent price! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
