fishon-son Posted March 11, 2018 Report Share Posted March 11, 2018 has anyone seen or posted plans for a crankbait copy machine.....$1,000,000 question maybe 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CNC Molds N Stuff Posted March 11, 2018 Report Share Posted March 11, 2018 (edited) redg8r pasted a video of a copy machine ages ago, but I was not able to find it last time I looked. Might be a worth a YouTube search though. I don't think it was the only one. I know having seen a couple I really would not need plans to build one. Yep. A Youtube search for crankbait copy machine resulted in several good results. All the first 5-6 or so results looked good. Pantagraph duplicator or carver might also be a good item to search for. I've seen one setup for "manual" operations that does half dozen copies at a time. The one I recall wasn't being used for lures, but it could be. Edited March 11, 2018 by CNC Molds N Stuff 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
woodieb8 Posted March 11, 2018 Report Share Posted March 11, 2018 Hazmail from down under is a great creator of things. I believe in years past he had some creative creations. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vodkaman Posted March 13, 2018 Report Share Posted March 13, 2018 Here is the Redg8R original video: 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mark poulson Posted March 13, 2018 Report Share Posted March 13, 2018 A nice blast from the past. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vodkaman Posted March 13, 2018 Report Share Posted March 13, 2018 I can't find the video of my attempt at a duplicator. The post is there but the pics are lost. Anyone wishing to attempt such a project, I am here to assist in any way I can. Dave Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mark poulson Posted March 14, 2018 Report Share Posted March 14, 2018 7 hours ago, Vodkaman said: I can't find the video of my attempt at a duplicator. The post is there but the pics are lost. Anyone wishing to attempt such a project, I am here to assist in any way I can. Dave Dave, I remember your machine! If I remember correctly, you used it to make lots of a certain crankbait that eventually got outlawed in the city you were living in at the time. I was so jealous! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hazmail Posted March 14, 2018 Report Share Posted March 14, 2018 (edited) Mk1 Sorry Greg no plans but here are 3 versions of one I have been playing with for about 3 years. Version 4 was completed about 2 months back, I will get a picture tomorrow. Meanwhile check this one out, beautifully built but a bit noisy ---and NO GUARDS !!! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IIcrr3pJZBk Got me wondering weather Redg8R 's machine ever got built, he was on the right track. Mk 2 Mk3 Edited March 14, 2018 by hazmail edit text 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fishon-son Posted March 18, 2018 Author Report Share Posted March 18, 2018 On 3/14/2018 at 6:12 AM, hazmail said: Mk1 Sorry Greg no plans but here are 3 versions of one I have been playing with for about 3 years. Version 4 was completed about 2 months back, I will get a picture tomorrow. Meanwhile check this one out, beautifully built but a bit noisy ---and NO GUARDS !!! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IIcrr3pJZBk Got me wondering weather Redg8R 's machine ever got built, he was on the right track. Mk 2 Mk3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fishon-son Posted March 18, 2018 Author Report Share Posted March 18, 2018 wow that's some real nice work......... 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jawjacker Posted January 18, 2019 Report Share Posted January 18, 2019 If someone gave me a 1,000,000,000 I might show them how they are done.....LOL Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vodkaman Posted January 18, 2019 Report Share Posted January 18, 2019 It is not that big of a deal. Not worth more than $500. Dave 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blackjack Posted January 21, 2019 Report Share Posted January 21, 2019 Personally I would pass on the duplicator unless you are doing production work. I went with a CNC and have never looked back. The cnc gives me the freedom to cut all of the jigs necessary for drilling operations, lip slotting, and cutting lure bodies with minimal sanding. Want to change your design? No problem, a couple of mouse clicks., wider,thinner,longer. shorter all in a couple of clicks of the mouse. Design to a solid body prototype in hand in 1 hour!! Need lips cut, cut them on the cnc. Need belly weight molds, cut them on the cnc. See the pattern there! J.M.H.O. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ravenlures Posted January 21, 2019 Report Share Posted January 21, 2019 And what's the cost of a CNC! ……..unless you have a business that you have one or in a production level. Wayne Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blackjack Posted January 21, 2019 Report Share Posted January 21, 2019 Depends upon how deep your pockets are. If you are willing to put the time and effort in there are kits available that will cut wood an aluminum all day long http://www.cncrouterparts.com/pro4824-4-x-2-cnc-router-kit-p-250.html Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jonister Posted January 21, 2019 Report Share Posted January 21, 2019 Dave let's band together and make some beast of a machine so we can post the schematics up for free 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vodkaman Posted January 21, 2019 Report Share Posted January 21, 2019 Jonister - I am game. PM me if you are serious. I no longer have a workshop set-up, so I will only be doing the design. Dave Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jonister Posted January 21, 2019 Report Share Posted January 21, 2019 At this point I'm too busy in life, but I don't doubt we could do it! Especially with your design skills Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vodkaman Posted January 21, 2019 Report Share Posted January 21, 2019 I am thinking of designing one anyway. The plan is a wood construction with the fewest metal parts. No welding, perhaps a little soldering of brass parts. The idea is that anyone with a lure building workshop can build this machine with no other experience required. Don't hold me to time scales, I will do this when I am good and ready. I will also have to build it, to prove that it works. Whether I make the plans available for free, I have not decided. This will take up a lot of my time, which I might feel that I need compensating for. Another option would be to offer the machine as a kit, and get my money back that way. The kit would probably be in the region of $1k. Dave 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CNC Molds N Stuff Posted January 21, 2019 Report Share Posted January 21, 2019 There are thousands of homebuilt CNC machines out there along with plenty of plans and kits. Joe's CNC is one that started out as just plans and has grown over the years. Ahren Johnson at CNC Router Parts has some awesome kit machines. Even one of those little Chinese machines that cost a few hundred dollars make an ok starter kit if not a good machine. I've retrofit machines, rebuilt machines, turned a crappy Chinese router into a useable machine, and I have a couple machine builds (a little more robust than you guys are talking about) in process. Its not so much about how to do it as choosing to do it. There is puh-lenty of information out there. Just do it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vodkaman Posted January 21, 2019 Report Share Posted January 21, 2019 $1K sounds way over then. I would not be prepared to go to all that trouble for much less. My 'day job' pays too much Dave 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jonister Posted January 21, 2019 Report Share Posted January 21, 2019 Time is my enemy these days Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Travis Posted January 21, 2019 Report Share Posted January 21, 2019 50 minutes ago, CNC Molds N Stuff said: Its not so much about how to do it as choosing to do it. Reason I have a 3D printer sitting in box going on 9 months..... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CNC Molds N Stuff Posted January 21, 2019 Report Share Posted January 21, 2019 44 minutes ago, Vodkaman said: $1K sounds way over then. I would not be prepared to go to all that trouble for much less. My 'day job' pays too much Dave It really depends on what you choose to do. I might pay a lot more than that for the right kit. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bigblue2 Posted January 21, 2019 Report Share Posted January 21, 2019 8 minutes ago, CNC Molds N Stuff said: It really depends on what you choose to do. I might pay a lot more than that for the right kit. how about a wood lathe converted to cnc how would a person go about making or buying one? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
