Making Your Own Metal Jigs
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I am looking at some of the Ball Head Jig Systems......They have me interested.......and I see your point....Just not in the budget when you are needing a new vehicle.....Plaster of Paris will work.......It just takes up to 2 weeks for the mold to properly dry before use.....How do your silicone molds hold up to frequent use......and do they have issues with getting too hot to handle
Soooo.........I have been watching a lot of videos from Japan and other Countries in Asia and I might be over complicating the whole Micro Jig thing......Many are just fishing plain Torpedo Weights with Assist Hooks on them and using THEM as Jigs......I am PAINTING mine.....But will make a few Jigs along the same concept .........Pics to follow
I am starting to think that using powdered pigments and 2-part epoxy finish is going to be the way to go with getting my jigs they way I want them......LOTS of powdered pigments in my Amazon Cart at the moment.......How do you use an epoxy with a 10 hour dry time to apply your nail foils......you have me wondering
tkbtrading.com for micas, their sample packet is more than enough - go for the neons. search for fluorescent....
Search tackleunderground for application info (applying etex to foil)....
There is a small window of time when the etex turns from liquid to solid when it sticks to both jig and foil.. That period of time is depending of temperature, substrate, the foil material, and how thick a coating is applied. Applyihg etex to a test material at the same time will help you determine that moment. the foil materials on aliexpress is so thin and cheap, that if you make a mistake just do it again right on top.
Search tackleunderground for application info (applying etex to foil)....
There is a small window of time when the etex turns from liquid to solid when it sticks to both jig and foil.. That period of time is depending of temperature, substrate, the foil material, and how thick a coating is applied. Applyihg etex to a test material at the same time will help you determine that moment. the foil materials on aliexpress is so thin and cheap, that if you make a mistake just do it again right on top.
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Ok I thought about it a little more. Its either two things. I remember there was powdered pigment. It’s either that powder coat stuff that you heat up to cure then the added a uv cured top coat. Or it’s that uv cured stuff for women’s nails where they put a cured clear on their nail, dust on pigment, use the uv light, then put another clear uv cured coat on top. I think it’s the 2nd. He might have gotten the idea from when his wife did her nails. Either way, it’s uv cured clear over some sort of color.
Nice handiwork, I must hand it to you. I saw a bloody decks post on how a guy had managed to get a tuna on a torpedo sinker on a hook, and now I’m making a couple 3,2, and 1 ounce jigs. I’m just slapping on a coat of nail polish and adding hooks. Here’s a pic of an older one I hammered out, and my newer ones. I’ll see if I can get them tested on the water any time soon. Considering old timer jigs, especially the vintage Norwegian cod ones were just lead with hooks in them, I think these will work.
