[Dungeonhawk]

I have a quick question for those that pour jigs with weedguards in.
I realize alot of you that pour them in, use either teflon tubing or the like when curing them.
I have an issue. the teflon tubing is working to keep the weedguard from melting, BUT the teflon tubing resting against the jig is causing a ring on the base of the jig.
I would love to pour with the weedguards in, but I am looking for the best method with the teflon tube etc.
Im not resigned to pouring them this way, I may just glue them in after, but it is obviously a little more labor intensive.
Thanks in advance.

Ryan

[clamboni]

Just pull the tibe away from the jighead so it's still covering the weedguard but not touching the head. You just need the tubing to fit tight enough on the weedguard that it won't move.

[Dungeonhawk]

yeah, the first tube i bought was WAY too tight, couldnt get it over the guard. 2nd is bigger. sucks

[clamboni]

Just put something in the tube so it fits tighter. Put the bigger tube on the weedguard as far as you need it to go on, then cinch a wire tie on the tube above the end of the weedguard so it can't slide. Don't put the tie over the weedguard itself so you can still get it on, but so the weedguard only goes in up to the wire tie. Don't know how the wire tie would do in the oven, but if it's a problem just use some soft wire to close the tube off.

[Dungeonhawk]

Yeah, ill have to figure something out. Or ill just switch back to pouring without and glueing in later. Thanks for the suggestion, ill give it a go

[Mr B]

Roll up a little ball of aluminum foil and stuff it up in the tube so the end of the weedguard will hit this and the tube will not come all the way down to the head. A stopper if you will.

Mr B

[MDC]

Bend the tube over and staple it

[Dungeonhawk]

great idea with the aluminum foil.
one other question.
My lee pot drips sometimes, sometimes steadily. is there a cure for that? haha, its very very annoying.

[TCCustom]

Where do you get the Teflon tubes from, do you leave them on when you stick the jig in the oven to cure.
Thanks
TC Custom

[rfdong]

I hope this helps somebody. I tried glueing weedguard in but it's too labor intensive for me. I like pouring with weedguard in and painting over as I think it stays in as good without the glue part after. Now, there's no free lunch so my way is somewhat labor intensive at the start. I use small bit of masking tape on the free end of the weedguard that way the heat doesn't spread the weedguard out when heated. I powder paint avoiding direct heat on the weedguard (obviously) and then heat in oven to cure. I remove the masking tape after curing (if you leave tape on for long time the glue will make a mess on the end of the weedguard, but if you trim your guards it doesn't matter) and my weedguards stay perfect. the tricky part of the whole process is heating the jighead without melting strands of weedguard. Now I only use for my own purposes not selling so I don't think this can be used effectively for mass production. But I pour about 50 heads at a time during the winter so I just take my time. It's the easiest thing I've found and don't have to have all the tubes around and a roll of tape lasts a long time with the amount you need to wrap around a weedguard. It's just a way to do it, but after experimentation it's what I do and have had good luck with it.