kajay920 Posted March 9, 2014 Report Share Posted March 9, 2014 I've always made my eyes on the lure with paint and 5 min. epoxy. Recently I've tried an idea using holographic foil. I use a hole punch and place the dots on a piece of adhesive sandpaper backing to maintain the adhesiveness and to hold them in place for the rest of the steps. I dot the pupil, dry and then add a drop of 5 min. epoxy. They look great and I can just super glue them in place before topcoat. My problem is this; when I punch out the foil dots, they tear and a square tag is left on one side of the circle. I then have to trim with scissors and they aren't as round and the adhesive gets worn off. Does anyone have any ideas of how to punch sharp dots? Or is it just my cheap punch? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kajay920 Posted March 9, 2014 Author Report Share Posted March 9, 2014 In the first picture you can see the Holo-foil gets ripped and torn. The second picture is some of my test pieces. I am finding that the standard adhesive foil like that used on duct work is working better. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jonister Posted March 9, 2014 Report Share Posted March 9, 2014 I have done so by getting some brass tubing and taking a tapered drill bit and sharpening one end of the tube. Then you can make a handle for the other side and then you can use it as a punch for whatever holographic tape your using. This has worked good for me and if you do it right, you get a nice little dot. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kajay920 Posted March 9, 2014 Author Report Share Posted March 9, 2014 I like this idea because you could make different sized punches and produce multi color eyes! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Travis Posted March 9, 2014 Report Share Posted March 9, 2014 (edited) Years ago I just put the foil or electrical tape directly onto thin stencil material/milk jug etc... and then punched them clean. After just peel the eyes off and they stick fine. You could build and eye with off set pupil, etc.. then do the final punch to get it round also. Edited March 9, 2014 by Travis Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jaw Posted March 10, 2014 Report Share Posted March 10, 2014 I've used center hole punches that work well as long as they are sharp and a set of these gives you multiple sizes it is more work though Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rhersh Posted March 10, 2014 Report Share Posted March 10, 2014 Kayjay920- does your 5 min. epoxy yellow after a while like most 5 min. epoxy or have you found one that does not yellow? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kajay920 Posted March 10, 2014 Author Report Share Posted March 10, 2014 Kayjay920- does your 5 min. epoxy yellow after a while like most 5 min. epoxy or have you found one that does not yellow? Not anymore. I now cover the eye with D2T during the final topcoat, which seems to give it some UV protection. The old eyes that just had an acrylic clear over it did. They didn't look bad, just not as clear. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
A-Mac Posted March 11, 2014 Report Share Posted March 11, 2014 Cool work guys. This is an art in itself. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
toadfrog Posted March 11, 2014 Report Share Posted March 11, 2014 I chuck up a leather hole punch in my drill press . Put a level horizontal on the work piece plate . Adjust that to level . Then run the punch down get eye level with plate and punch If it needs tweeking I tap it with a hammer until the gap between plate and punch face looks even . I don't turn it on . I only use pressure . I place my tape or film whatever on a flat sheet of aluminum . Push down until I feel it cut the tape through . True I only do this for kill spots but I can make 600 or so in an hour . 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FrogAddict Posted January 1, 2015 Report Share Posted January 1, 2015 I'm going to try and print a bunch of eyes, leave them on a sheet and drop 5 min epoxy on each. Then cut them out after. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FrogAddict Posted January 3, 2015 Report Share Posted January 3, 2015 Update on my last post, I didn't like the outcome. The printed eye didn't seem to have enough contrast. Back to the drawing board. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kajay920 Posted January 3, 2015 Author Report Share Posted January 3, 2015 I like the concept. Maybe you need different settings on the printer. What type of paper are you using? Are you using photo eyes or just making circles on a graphic software? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FrogAddict Posted January 3, 2015 Report Share Posted January 3, 2015 I just grabbed an image of a fish eye, printed it on normal paper using the "best photo" setting on my printer. Maybe I should try creating my own fish eye graphic. Here's what I did that seemed to work better. I made an RTV mold of some half round beads and pored Etex into the mold. When they set up, I dotted each with black acrylic paint using a nail head and then painted the rest with yellow acrylic. I did all the painting when the eye were still in the mold. I'll take some pictures tonight and post them here if I have the time. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RayburnGuy Posted January 4, 2015 Report Share Posted January 4, 2015 Somewhere in the tutorial section Solarfall did a video of how me does his eyes. Might be worth a look if your contemplating making your own eyes. He does a really good job and they are some great looking eyes. Ben Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FrogAddict Posted January 4, 2015 Report Share Posted January 4, 2015 (edited) Ben, I looked but didn't find it. Here are some pictures of how I did mine. I like how they turned out. I obviously need to trim them up. Edited January 4, 2015 by FrogAddict 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RayburnGuy Posted January 4, 2015 Report Share Posted January 4, 2015 Looks good to me and the mold is a good idea as well. Keeps everything the same size. Here's the link to Solarfalls video on how he does his if you want to take a look. Post #12 I think. Ben http://www.tackleunderground.com/community/topic/20566-my-painting-tutorial-videos/ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kajay920 Posted January 6, 2015 Author Report Share Posted January 6, 2015 That is awesome FroggAddict! I might have to get into that RTV stuff. Is it a rigid mold or flexible? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SLT785 Posted January 6, 2015 Report Share Posted January 6, 2015 Watched a 2 part video on YouTube by Maciej Dukacz. Probably a little more technical than some people would want to try, but they do turn out great. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SLT785 Posted January 6, 2015 Report Share Posted January 6, 2015 Here's part 2. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mark poulson Posted January 6, 2015 Report Share Posted January 6, 2015 Here's part 2. That's a great pair of videos. Thanks for sharing. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rhersh Posted January 6, 2015 Report Share Posted January 6, 2015 I just grabbed an image of a fish eye, printed it on normal paper using the "best photo" setting on my printer. Maybe I should try creating my own fish eye graphic. Here's what I did that seemed to work better. I made an RTV mold of some half round beads and pored Etex into the mold. When they set up, I dotted each with black acrylic paint using a nail head and then painted the rest with yellow acrylic. I did all the painting when the eye were still in the mold. I'll take some pictures tonight and post them here if I have the time. What type of RTV did you use? Love the outcome Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
