jigginpig Posted December 15, 2016 Report Share Posted December 15, 2016 Actually don't have a lathe at the moment. All my woodworking stuff is in storage in Colorado still. No place yet to set up a shop out here. I found a 12X30 shop space locally but it has been tied up with the current occupant. Hopefully by spring I will be able to go get all my tools. I am just hand carving everything right now, but I am good at it so it is OK. My carving is more or less up to speed, I have been practicing my painting a lot recently. From what I understand, the smaller Jet lathes are well regarded as a less expensive option, but for $100 I think you will have to stick to Craigslist. You can't hardly buy your gouges for much less than that. Do give me a shout. It is sorta crazy at the moment, but we can get together sometime in the next month I am certain. Cheers! SS Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
surfk9 Posted December 15, 2016 Report Share Posted December 15, 2016 (edited) the wife is always asking me "why do do you have to be so contrary " (after 36 years of marriage???...whew!!) Don't mean to stir the pot about this "V" joint on the slammer style bait ....but...IMHO its not that critical to the movement of the bait itself...if you look at a slammer they've been assembled with an appreciable distance between pcs...if one looks at a jointed creek chub pikie the joint cut is not a traditional "V" but rather the opposite with points facing each other...iv'e made several "slammer style" baits with that setup, it's not as a critical cut as the standard "V" cut.....they swim great & catch....guess what i"m saying is do what works for you...Unless you dabble in OCD like Jigginpig suggested we may all be guilty of.(although the wife says I'm more anal than OCD..that coming from a retired teacher of 40 yrs...guess she knows of where she speaks..lol) Edited December 15, 2016 by surfk9 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
21xdc Posted December 16, 2016 Report Share Posted December 16, 2016 The slammer clicks as the bait parts collide.... The pic above will not... Just say'in. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
surfk9 Posted December 16, 2016 Report Share Posted December 16, 2016 (edited) 21xdc i was just thinking, as i made dinner that i made a big jump in logic ...the pikie is a diver ...but on my top water slammer types with same cut, those puppies knock big time against each other...i realized i was mistaken in comparing a diver to a top water, when the pikie is swimming it doesn't "slam" together...thanks for pointing that out...unlike the pikie mine doesn't have the center disc to stop the parts from colliding......they just pound away...can hear 'em coming 30 foot away...whoa sorry about picture quality ...hopefully you can still understand what i'm trying to say Edited December 16, 2016 by surfk9 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
21xdc Posted December 16, 2016 Report Share Posted December 16, 2016 (edited) I think it has a lot to do with multiple joints, and how they are cut. More joints = less colliding. http://www.msslammer.com/ Edited December 16, 2016 by 21xdc Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mark poulson Posted December 16, 2016 Report Share Posted December 16, 2016 19 hours ago, hoffbossn said: exactly. i will be going with the Miter box route. I have all the tools just need to know how... I would almost rather have the know how instead of all the tools :/ i started making lures to be theraputic and save money.... so far im about $400 down and dont have ANYTHING decent to show for it LOL! but it will come in time... Jigginpig's method of leaving the square ends on the blanks to use to orient the blanks will work well in a miter box, too. Just use a sharp saw, and not too much pressure. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jonister Posted December 17, 2016 Report Share Posted December 17, 2016 @surfk9I posted in the page "what am I doing wrong". At least I think.. Haha! If you would like I can post more pictures when I get to my actual computer. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ultimate Predators Posted December 17, 2016 Report Share Posted December 17, 2016 http://www.saltwaterplugs.com/magnumscreweyes.htm You can get bigger screw eyes here 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jonister Posted December 17, 2016 Report Share Posted December 17, 2016 indeed those are longer, but they do not have the same thickness, nor the same eye diameter. Also i was at home depot today and just looked for comparison, they had the bulk screw eyes in almost the exact same packaging, but they didnt have the right size. either to big or too small 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
21xdc Posted December 17, 2016 Report Share Posted December 17, 2016 I repainted a slammer for a friend and was the first I had seen one... Since then, I have a few other friends that have bought several. They were all 1 joint baits that made a lot of noise when slowly retrieved as a wake bait... These are what the joint cuts look like. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gliders Posted December 17, 2016 Author Report Share Posted December 17, 2016 Good pics 21xdc, nice one. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mark poulson Posted December 17, 2016 Report Share Posted December 17, 2016 11 hours ago, jonister said: indeed those are longer, but they do not have the same thickness, nor the same eye diameter. Also i was at home depot today and just looked for comparison, they had the bulk screw eyes in almost the exact same packaging, but they didnt have the right size. either to big or too small I think you'll play he!! trying to get a .091 X 1 1/2" screweye to open up or fail. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jigginpig Posted December 17, 2016 Report Share Posted December 17, 2016 Nice pumpkinseed paint job 21xcd! IDK about Lexan tails for those things, sorta like the way the plastic moves. Once y'all get a handle on the Slammer, make a Rago "Top Trout" copy. They are a more naturalized version of a Slammer, and they use a Lunker City 10" "Fin-S-Fish" for a tail. Actually, a Fin-S-Fish works really well as a tail on a Slammer too. Just sayin'. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gliders Posted December 17, 2016 Author Report Share Posted December 17, 2016 No ! Got flu and told complete rest j.p, but out of interest I had a look and noticed one version appeared to have round cross section ,so could be turned . Am i correct ? Cheers......glider Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jigginpig Posted December 17, 2016 Report Share Posted December 17, 2016 Yeah, they are more or less round. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gliders Posted December 18, 2016 Author Report Share Posted December 18, 2016 Cheers jp,nicer looking lure. On To do list for new year. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
