JRammit
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File me in the "havnt been around in a while" pile too.... Been a couple years, distracted by other stuff... Havnt abandoned my shop completely, projects have just been much fewer and quite farther between
Design is the only aspect of lure building/crafting that has ever interested me.. Be it cranks, plastics or other.... I guess some favor their passion for actual fishing over the joy of creating their own tools, and opt for painting blanks or injecting off the shelf molds.... That is understandable considering all the weekends i spent in the shop rather than at the lake.... But i still wouldn't trade with them
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Speaking of not being on here much lately
Rough stuff Dave!... Glad to hear of a steadfast recovery... And not surprised at all to see you turning an unfortunate event into an engineering challenge...... Hopefully those physical therapists hold your advice as highly as many here do!
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Try air dry clay... The cheap Crayola stuff
It dries hard, but becomes soft again when it gets wet... Like when you put it in wet plaster
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Mold a live frog like you did that lizard!
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I have a fishing buddy, older fellow, who's entire tackle box consists of only 1/8, 1/16 and 1/32 oz Roadrunners
No matter what I throw, he out fishes me with his roadrunners every damn time!
I keep telling him I'm gonna get in his tackle box and snip off all his blades one day
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I use Pourosol too... Ive had the foaming problem a few times, but not often
I just scrape the foam off the top before stirring, problem solved
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Amazing white casting resin from Alumilite would work fine.... Sanding, drilling, shaping, no problem.. Very durable stuff.... And ez to use
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RTV has a much lower rate of failure (at least it does for me).... But POP is WAY more forgiving of mistakes financially
That's something most don't take into consideration... When you're figuring up your costs, make sure you factor in F'ups
... Especially if you're making your own designs, cause then you have mold failures AND design failures to battle with
But don't be scared off by this... All the cussing and throwing stuff is more than worth it when you finally get it right!!!
If you haven't picked a supplier yet, check out Spike-It (Lureworks)... They're the only vendor I know of that also sells RTV... I use the 40 strength...... But, they don't sell release agent, which sucks.. But they have everything else you need for plastics, one stop shop, save on shipping!
Your design will also dictate which mold material you can/can't use.... You actually can use a hard master in POP, but there are some limitations...... RTV gives you more design freedom
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Does look like watermelon... But less watermelon
Yours looks a little dark, and you used less white
Glitter just looks like blue and gold to me
cool color!
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9 minutes ago, DaleSW said:
JR, I have one about that size and it great to go where other boats can't get. I use it to float shallow water river. Example the James River west of the fall line. Some nice fish has been caught from that boat.
Fish On Bro!!
Tight lines,
Dale
I hear ya!... I haven't found a place yet that my boat won't go!!!
Ive even been known to drag it into secluded creeks and ponds.. Through the woods down little game trails, across pastures, over and under fences........ That's probably where all the leaks came from in the first place
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6 hours ago, Musky Glenn said:
We all do what we have to do, but there is also the point of missing some of the fun of fishing by trying to stay comfortable in a "wiggly" boat. Be safe
Thats the truth!
My back and legs kill me after a long day of "balancing"... I can tell I'm not getting younger!
But the time is coming to retire this old aluminum bucket!.... Just this month I took a big step for the future... I landed the best job I've ever had!... Top of the truck driving ladder!
The first year will be a little rough, but by 2018 I'll be looking at Bass Trackers!!!
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The blue rubber you see is RTV silicone... It's pricy compared to POP, but much nicer to work with!
There are 2 basic ways to go about making a 2 piece mold with RTV..... One is to imbed your master into a bed of clay, pour the first layer of RTV, remove the clay then pour the second layer....... The other way is to use POP in place of the clay... Start out just as you would making a POP mold, but pour the second layer with RTV instead of POP... Then remove the hardened POP and pour the second half of RTV (tip: make the POP layer thin enough to break apart, easier to remove this way)
Don't forget a release agent if you're making 2 piece molds... Silicone will bond to itself
There are a few other ways to make silicone molds, but they are design specific
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color selection can ease the "over lap" look
transpartent colors paired together, or opaque colors paired together..... Or an opaque bottom color with a transparent top color
you already seem to understand about temperature.. More heat = more problems... You can pour the top layer cooler if you do it while the bottom is still hot
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7 hours ago, Chuck Young said:
How muck Flex Tape did you use?
No flex tape.. No flex seal.. And no old screen door
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Can't change the design, so your only option is to change the plastic
Try one step up from what you're using now... If soft, try medium.. If medium, try hard.... Or get some hardener and custom mix it yourself
Ive never used saltwater plastic, but I think it's even harder than regular hard plastic.... I wouldn't think you'd need to go that extreme
And I think adding salt would actually make the action worse.... Adding salt only adds weight.... Making a heavier bait could offset the "keel" effect provided by the hook
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I guess we should stop building lures all together... I'm sure every one of us are infringing on a patent of some sort
Nonsense!... Make your swim baits... Sell them to your friends
People sell drugs every day, pretty sure that's illegal too... Just don't go all Scar Face, stepping on the feet of Mexican lure lords and snorting kilos of plastisol... And I bet you'll be fine
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8 hours ago, DaveMc1 said:
The fun part is you can call BS all you want. Fact is that particular patent would be long expired, and the USPTO approved Ken's patent. It would be up to you to pay a lawyer and fight it, then if you lose you're on the hook for a whole lot more than just you're legal fees. Far as I am concerned he has spent the time and money filing for and maintaining the patent, i'd let him have it.
You would be violating the patent whether you sold any or not.
So if I cook a hamburger between 2 waffle irons, George Forman will show up at my door with a team of lawyers??
I'm pretty sure you can design/make/build anything you want without violating any laws, until it's marketed for profit
So make the swim baits for yourself, and give them away to friends free with the purchase of a bait bag
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That shape wouldn't be too hard with a dremel sanding drum
id cut the tail profile out with a band saw.. Then take some off the "tail shaft" with the dremel, leaving the "tail end" higher..... Then "burn in" the depressions (top and bottom) using the diameter of the drum
Then you'll have an ugly ridge in the middle... With some careful work, you can break the edges of that ridge with the dremel, then clean it up with a small piece of sand paper and some finger nail files
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You didn't mention a preferred species
for bass I like:
- junebug
- pumpkinseed
- green pumpkin
crappie:
-white
-chartreuse
-pink
havnt fished walleye in some years... But if I did, I'd use my crappie colors, except I'd replace pink with watermelon
thats just the basics.... You'll always end up going back for more!.... Glitter too!
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Good read!
Keep going......
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If you have an Ace Hardware nearby, you can pick up D2T (Devcon 2 ton) there
Another problem with 5 minute epoxy, it doesn't have enough time to level out on the bait... 30 minute epoxy will level itself and give you a smoother finish without the lumps you may get from 5 minute
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You want to keep it at a "good pouring temp"... This varies with plastisol brands... I use Pourosol from Spike-it, I can pour it as low as 280.. Other brands I think (haven't used) need to pour above 300
The hotter it is, the thinner it will pour.. And vise versa (colder, thicker)... But to much heat will cause shrinkage as it cools in the mold
And no, 350 is only a target for "virgin plastisol" (strait from the bottle).. After that, you only need heat to pouring temp
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Long as the mold cavity is sealed, sealing the clay isn't important... I use wood, so that's why I mentioned sealing
I seal my molds with epoxy too.. Super thin!.. So thin that the first coat soaks almost completely into the dry plaster... Then I'll give it a second coat, and even a third if needed
That could be your problem, maybe another coat of epoxy in the mold cavity.. And PAM
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Also looks like you may have a slight sticking problem... Spraying PAM in the mold will help (which you probably do already)... PAM sprayed on top of a good sealer will eliminate the sticking problem all together
Not waiting long enough before demolding can also cause sticking issues... I set a timer for 4-5 minutes before demolding
Back in blue
in The Docks
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It only took 38 years, but i finally made it into the boat owner club!!!
Ive been MIA here for about 3 years now, mainly because i picked up a 2nd hobby (3rd if you count fishing and lure building separately)... i hit a turning point in my life and decided to start learning about the financial markets, mainly the stock market... in a way its a complementary hobby, the more time i spend learing my way around the markets today, the more time i can spend fishing and lure building tomorrow.... so that's where most of my time has gone, im into my 3rd year now and doing fairly well, well enough to sell some stocks and buy this!
Its a 1995 Pro Craft fish & ski combo with a 175 Mercury outboard (only 186 hours on the motor)... just too good a deal to pass up!
Now that i have access to big water, ill be fishing a local lake that has an extremely prolific white bass and hybrid striped bass population... which means my tackle box will need a makeover from all the LMB baits ive stocked it with over the years... so i guess im back, cause i got alotta new lures to make!