Spinner Posted March 31, 2006 Report Share Posted March 31, 2006 I have been making flat sided crankbaits and they have performed well for me. I use my dremel with a small over-rounding bit to round the edges. I would like to try my hand at making baits that are a bit more oval. More of a taper at the top and bottom. Has anyone had success doing this without losing any fingers? I have hand-tapered baits but it is time consuming and difficult to keep balanced. Any ideas? Thanks. Spinner Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jerkbait Posted March 31, 2006 Report Share Posted March 31, 2006 Spinner, the guys around here do it any number of ways. I personally use the router on bigger stuff and a drum sander in a drill press for small stuff. Belt sander is also handy for tapers. You can get very precise if you watch what you are doing. tapering the tails is aomething that I do a lot on med sized cranks. I made a flat plate with formica top that I bored a hole in the size of the drum. Clamp down and adjust your table to where the drum is just below the surface of the formica or other slick surface. Attach a shopvac below the table and you keep most of the dust going down into the vac. Hope it helps Bob Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mossy maker Posted March 31, 2006 Report Share Posted March 31, 2006 I use a 1" Delta band sander for nearly all my shaping. It is not nearly as dangerous as a large 6" belt sander and you can do a lot more detailing with it. mossy maker Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
