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The last 2 words to the title of your post "Hobbiest Painting", and subsequent sentences in the rest of your post reminded me of why I took up this hobby. And it is a "hobby'! We Americans are so fortunate in so many ways. Sometimes, when I go to Home Depot to get some supplies i.e. rattle cans, primer, sand paper etc. etc. etc....... I see these day laborers scattered about the parking lot, hoping someone would hire them so that they in turn can get some money to send back to their loved ones back home. Wherever home may be. And then, it puts the whole "plug building" hobby back into perspective. It's a piece of wood with hooks for crying out loud. Some people can get so full of themselves and try to approximate lure building as this type of great hardship and that no one else understands the suffering they have endured to make this lure. Get a handle on your selves people. It's a hobby!

K got it. Thanks. I only got foam brushes. I'll try using em. I'm hoping they turn out ok.

When you say "brush", do you mean airbrush or bristle/foam brush. If you are using an airbrush, what type or tip size are you using? Thanks for your help. I'm thinking of giving this a try.

Happy Fathers day as well. Hopefully, everyone had a safe one.

These are some of the suggestions I've learned from the forums: 1. Mix the glitter to the DN when mixing prior to coating the lure. 2. Apply the DN, then sprinkle the glitter while the lure is drying. If you scroll down, I think you will see a very interesting post from RayBurnGuy in which he uses an airbrush to spray the glitter.

Yes you can dip/brush with etex. That is what I did before I built myself a lure turner from a rotisserie motor I purchased at Lowes. If you are deciding to get/build a lure turner, the rotisserie assembly is cheaper at Lowes than Home Depot. But having a lure turner is not really necessary. You just have to keep a close eye on your lure to make sure that the etex is not pooling. Mix the etex. Coat the lure with etex, I use a foam brush from the craft stores. Hang to dry. Flip every 3-4 mins. or until it stops running. Etex makes your lures sooooo shiny and nice. But I don't think the fish cares.

We'll do that quickdraw. By the way, this thing doesn't like sharpies.

And so it begins....... I received my Solarez. And I got a black light from Amazon. We'll see how it works eh.

Thank you very much gentlemen for your quick replies. I might have to look elsewhere though. Either Home Depot, Lowes or Ace Hardware. The nearest Walmart from me is 21 miles. Forgot to ask. For those that are brushing it on, are you fellas using foam brushes or bristle brushes? I just use the foam brushes when I use Etex.

After reading all the posts about this product, I'm seriously thinking about giving it a try. I've been using Etex and D2T. Has anyone bought and/or used the UV-A lamp that Solarez has for sale to use with this product? Or do you guys buy the fluorescent light from the posted link and made your own UV curing box?

Me too. I'm having the same issues. Slow too.

Happy New Year to everyone as well. Last year was quite tragic. Hopefully this year brings less tragedy and misfortune. God Bless!

First of all, let me say hello. I see that you're in Cal. I'm guessing NorCal because of the Folsom in your handle. I'm also in NorCal, SF. You're more that welcome to see my set up if you want. I also am a self taught wood turner. I learned mostly from watching YouTube. Buying a couple of wood turning dvd's by Richard Raffan. Now, onto your questions. I had the same ones when I decided that I wanted to make my own lures. Lathes When I first started reading/researching the forums. The most mentioned name was the Jet 1014 mini lathe. It was pretty much the standard. It has a 1/2 horse power. The other lathes were; Rikon mini - which coincidentally is on sale at WoodCraft. The Penn State Industries mini lathe, which is essentially a Jet clone. And the same lathe could be found at Harbor Freight. Any of these lathes should be more than adequate for turning lures in the dimensions you stated. Turning Tools For turning just wood lures or plugs I would recommend at the least getting a roughing gouge, parting tool and/or skew. For the majority of my turnings, I get by just by using the roughing gouge. You should get the High Speed Steel(HSS) turning tools. You can get the Benjamin's Best turning tools from Penn State Industries. And the Wood River turning tools from WoodCraft. Or if your budget allows, you could get the Robert Sorby tools. There are more high end turning tools e.g. Easy Rougher, Crown Pro etc. etc. But for just making plugs...........I guess it's your call. Sharpening Now, having mentioned the tools. It would behoove you to learn how to sharpen your turning tools. I think that this is one of the most important aspect of wood turning. You need to learn how to sharpen your lathe tools in order to be a proficient wood turner. Also, the sharper tools make it easier to remove wood from the turning. Like aaron4mvp mentioned, I think that you need to go visit WoodCraft or Rockler if you haven't yet. They both have locations here in Nor Cal.

Yup, it's slow. As a matter of fact, I was able to clear coat a few plugs while waiting for the page to load. And the plugs were dry by the time the page loaded.

Aye, that airbrush will do. I use one of those. As for the compressor. I use this And I use Createx paint. With some of them, I have to thin the paint otherwise it doesn't flow out of the airbrush with any consistency. Also, don't remember to strain your paint. Any large particles will clog the nozzle. Good luck with your choice.

Have you given any thought as to how you're going to sharpen your turning tools?

Have you used a lathe before? If not I would suggest that you try to join a wood turning club or try to get with another member who lives close by who make their baits on a lathe. That Ridgid lathe would do just fine for turning baits and other small spindle work e.g pens, bottle stoppers, honey droppers etc. But it uses the less common MT1- morse taper. Also, with that Ridgid, you could thru-drill your baits on the lathe itself with out the need for a drill press. Good luck with your choice.

Guys, I understand what you're saying. But here's what I'm trying to get across, a wood might have a specific density but once you start drilling, sealing, sanding, priming and painting. Adding eyes, rattles, weights, grommets, screw eyes and hooks. By the time you've added your final top coat e.g. Etex, DT 2Ton, Dick Nite. Then it really doesn't matter what the specific gravity of that piece of wood had. If all your doing is carving it and then just adding hooks, no paint, no topcoat, no weights. Then specific gravity might come into play.

RayburnGuy, I meant no disrespect or insolence towards you. I'm truly sorry if it seemed that way. I happen to enjoy reading your posts.

Let me preface this by stating that normally, I'm a very easy going and accommodating person. It takes a fair bit of needling to get my dander up. Normally, I'd just restrain myself and not post anything inflammatory or antagonistic but no matter how carefully I word my post it will probably irk a lot of builders out there but this is how I feel about this. Whenever I read about the topic of specific gravity, mass and density mentioned in lure making, I immediately become enraged. I wish I could reach out and b.tchslap that person thru their computer monitor. One of the reasons why I took up plug building was because of my acquired disdain for a certain west coast plug builder that was such a pretentious windbag. In every single post, he would always, I mean always say that he's the most extreme,best,toughest,knowledgeable surfcaster on the west coast. He kept reminding people of how he's been fishing for over 40-50 years and there's no one else as crazy as him; he mentioned this in every single one of his post. You might think I'm exaggerating but I'm not. What really drove me over the edge was when he equated lure making with rocket science. His posts made it seem that he wasn't building regular plugs but he was building nuclear powered lures complete with flux capacitors with warp drive capabilities. It's a piece of wood with hooks fer cryin out load. Specific gravity.......specific density........ how a bout a specific dose of reality. Please think about it. It's still wood. I don't care for that table that states each specific density, mass and weight for different species of wood. To me it's S.W.A.G. or scientific wild ass guess. Even wood from the same tree have different weights and density. You say lure "A" is made from this wood and has a specific density of x. And lure "B" is made from this other type of wood that has a specific density of y. Therefore, if I were to add an z amount of weight, then the lures should sink and act this way. There is really no way of knowing how lure "A" and "B" will behave. There are too many variables. The only way you're going to find out is to actually make them. But if your set on using tables and formulas and scientific theorems to build lures then might I suggest a much better use of your time would be searching for a cure for cancer. Please, it's lure making nothing else. Keep it simple.

Happy Birthday my friend.

That was awesome. You make that look easy. I just have a couple of questions if you don't mind. What kind of airbrush are you using ? It looks like an Iwata eclipse. Also when you were doing your fins, I saw that you took off the nozzle on your airbrush. Does this give you a finer detail on the bait. Lastly, what kind of fish can you catch in Finland ?

^^^ I agree with what Mark said, that's pretty much what I do. I use the eclipse for details. And I use the eclipse bcs for spraying basecoats. Get either one, you won't be dissapointed.

I went to their site. I couldn't find it. Do you have a product number?

Rayburn, this is where I got it from.