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mark poulson

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  1. Is it just me, or is the new Tacklewarehouse site almost impossible to navigate? Whatever happened to, "If it ain't broke, don't fix it"?
  2. I've never seen a mold with a lamination plate. Do you remove the plate while the plastic is still hot, or do you pour each half separately, and rely on the second half's heat to bond it to the first half?
  3. Update: I tried tempering the 5/0 stock Victory jig hooks with my 1000 degree heat gun, and the eyes still snapped. Same with the Mustad hooks. So I used the propane torch to get the hook eyes red hot, let them cool on the metal tray I use under my lead pot when I pour, and then opened the eyes with an awl, driven through the eye into a piece of plywood. Then I loaded the hooks into my jig mold, and poured six 1/2oz heads. I powder coated the heads at 350 for 45 minutes, added my skirts, and crimped on the chatter blades. No breakage, and the eyes were hard enough to close to make me confident that they wouldn't open up on a fish. I don't know if it was the hot lead, or the baking at 350 when I powder coated, but something worked. I didn't try any 4/0 or 3/0 hooks, since I don't need any smaller hooks for my chatterbaits. If I do, I'll report back on what works, or doesn't.
  4. My first step would be to even up the two molds so the blending block sits level. That would eliminate one possible problem. Then use a process of elimination to see what the problem is.
  5. I just made up some chatterbaits with the 5/0 hook eyes heated to cherry red, and then allowed to air cool, which was pretty quick. The eyes opened and closed fine, and there was no breakage. The hook eyes were hard to close. Same with the 4/0 hooks. The 3/0 hooks broke half the time. I tried tempering some of the hooks at 350F for an hour, and they all broke. I'll try the heat gun next, and report back.
  6. Thanks everybody. I think I'll try reheating with my heat gun to see if I can get to the straw color. Funny, that's the color we quenched to in metal shop, back in the 60's.
  7. Bob, if I want to temper in my toaster over, what temp. and for how long do you suggest?
  8. Thanks Dink. I just ordered the smaller wire. I have a shlod of left over trailer hooks, since I can't use them here on the Delta.
  9. I used to open the hook eyes with an awl, but the newer Mustad jig hooks are too hard and brittle. Only the 5/0 will open without breaking.
  10. Ted, the Mustad jig hooks I'm using are soft after I heat the hook eye red hot. They stay soft and don't break, like they did before I heated them. I was hoping to find a way to re-temper them so they would still be soft enough to bend, but no longer be brittle when re-bent, like the originals.
  11. I heat my jig hook eyes so I can open them without breaking to insert a chatter blade. Is there a way I can re-temper them so they won't reopen as easily?
  12. "I have in the past two years switched to spray on. Hands free." Me, too.
  13. I used to use red sharpies to get a bleeding gills effect by not heat setting the sharpie before I dipped it concrete sealer, and then hang it tail down, so the sharpie ran down a bit. Here's a picture of the effect:
  14. I suggest using a file instead of sand paper. Sanding dust is fine, but filings are large enough to be safer. I would still use gloves and a mask.
  15. I use flexible silicone 2 cup/1 pint measuring cups used for cooking. I pinch the top with a large paper clip to get a smaller spout to pour fine things. I wear gloves because they get as hot as the plastisol in the microwave while I'm cooking it. The spout eventually will clog, but I can move the clip to the other side of the cup and have a new spout. I don't like glass with hot plastic in it.
  16. I don't know of anyone, but I do want to say welcome back to the site. I hope your health has improved, and that you have a great fishing trip.
  17. How does the amount of microballons affect strength?
  18. At least until they come up with inserts for bass lures.
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