Striper Talk Striped Bass Fishing, Surfcasting, Boating

     

Left Nav S-B Home Register FAQ Members List S-B on Facebook Arcade WEAX Tides Buoys Calendar Today's Posts Right Nav

Left Container Right Container
 

Go Back   Striper Talk Striped Bass Fishing, Surfcasting, Boating » Build Stuff: Custom Plug & Lure Building, Rod Building » Plug Building - Got Wood?

Plug Building - Got Wood? Got Plug?

 
 
Thread Tools Rate Thread Display Modes
Prev Previous Post   Next Post Next
Old 01-29-2009, 08:46 PM   #29
falkners
Registered User
iTrader: (0)
 
falkners's Avatar
 
Join Date: Aug 2004
Location: guilford,ct
Posts: 1,051
Sorry but I just ran across this post. Here's one I made out of aluminum that enables you to get the exact length you need without cutting. Weights are consistent. This is a tailweight mold. The slugs are actually from a similar bellyweight mold without the core rods so you get the idea. Capping the cavities with a relatively small feed hole results in a very small sprue that is easily trimmed with a pair of nippers. I pour with a small bottom pour furnace. I prefer to press my slugs into my plugs and file off the excess which is minimal. That way I don't have to mess with wood fillers. I get a consistent weight on each batch of plugs this way. You could probably use a blank Do-it mold and cap it like I did with my homemade.
Attached Thumbnails
Click image for larger version

Name:	DSCN1219.jpg
Views:	550
Size:	45.0 KB
ID:	31492   Click image for larger version

Name:	DSCN1216.jpg
Views:	801
Size:	55.5 KB
ID:	31493   Click image for larger version

Name:	DSCN1221.jpg
Views:	532
Size:	86.5 KB
ID:	31494  
falkners is offline   Reply With Quote
 

Bookmarks


Posting Rules
You may not post new threads
You may not post replies
You may not post attachments
You may not edit your posts

BB code is On
Smilies are On
[IMG] code is On
HTML code is Off

Forum Jump


All times are GMT -5. The time now is 06:17 PM.


Powered by vBulletin. Copyright ©2000 - 2008, Jelsoft Enterprises Ltd.
Please use all necessary and proper safety precautions. STAY SAFE Striper Talk Forums
Copyright 1998-20012 Striped-Bass.com