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Jigs, Spinnerbaits and Sinkers => Sinkers => Topic started by: Les Young on 12/22/19 13:09 UTC
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Why is there not one that has all the same size cavities like say 6 in 1/4, 3/8, 1/2 ounce etc. ? Lots of folks only uses a single size 90% of the time so why not have a mold that they can make a bunch of them up quick? I'd definitely buy a 6 cavity 3/8 ounce mold & one in 1/4 ounce too.
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That and questions like it I have never found an answer too. If you have deep pockets you can find a CNC guy that will do it . Pun intended.
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Since I have more time than money, And I don't sell my stuff, I think 1 cavity each size is plenty. It don't take that long to make what you need. If I was selling a lot of them, I'd probably be spin casting.
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I’d still rather have a 6 cavity mold any day. All of my plastics molds are multi cavity & I would way rather have lead molds the same way anytime.
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Welcome aboard Les.
Be assured that this thread will hit the desks of the upper echelon at Do -It and they'll take you suggestion seriously. Its probably a demand thing at this time. I've not seen a request for a same size mold for that sinker type before. Lets see what the top tier says.
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I think the cow done got out of the barn on questions like this . Just like the time is past jumping in the puddle of single port injection molds for dual and triple injection . From the time I started with a creepy crawler set and snatching feathers out of my mothers prize rooster to tie with, Tackle making has gone plain nuts. Some things good some not so good . That's more words I've said at one time on hear in years. Guess I'll shut up .
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Toad frog, what does the cow done got out of the barn comment suppose to mean? Lol. I’ve tried before & simply don’t understand why there aren’t some molds made like this. Do-it is the biggest when it comes to molds & I can’t believe they don’t have one. You’d think they would sell enough of them to be worth having on hand. If I can’t find one i’ll just buy them in bulk from a local tackle shop that has them by the piece. I would probably buy a box full if I could find out where to buy them from. That would do me the rest of my fishing days. P s I also inject multiple cavity molds with my dual injector. Lol
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Welcome to custombaits.com Les! I would like to see a 3/16 oz. worm weight mold. 6 cavities.
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Thanks.
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Les the cow getting out of the barn means , the door of opportunity was open and went unnoticed .( Sorry for the hillbilly colloquial expression.) Now there are many places to have molds machined . More coming onboard every day . Do-It is a great company . But in my opinion only, I feel that they can be short sited at times. It was a good move when they bought Caney Creek Molds from Jason .
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Set up a poll to see how many people might want to buy a mold that makes 6 or 8 of the same size heads. Three or four guys saying they'd like to see such and such a mold is one thing, but if a couple hundred respond to a poll and indicate they'd like a mold of that nature things will move into a completely different light than what's seen in these threads. Just a suggestion.
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Les the cow getting out of the barn means , the door of opportunity was open and went unnoticed .( Sorry for the hillbilly colloquial expression.) Now there are many places to have molds machined . More coming onboard every day . Do-It is a great company . But in my opinion only, I feel that they can be short sited at times. It was a good move when they bought Caney Creek Molds from Jason . Yep no doubt they are a great company & according to some of the molds they have made they are listenting to their customers especially in the soft plastics department with the essential series . I just don't understand why a mold like this has never been offered for lead. You'd think it would sell.
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We are always listening and appreciate the input. Many of our new products come from customer input.
Unfortunately the worm sinker mold is in our bottom 10% of all the molds we sell and just would not warrant making production molds.
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Absolutely....3/16 & 1/4. 6 cavities each.
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Absolutely....3/16 & 1/4. 6 cavities each.
We do have a mold that makes 5 of each of those two sizes. It is item # 1140, model WR-10-M2
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That one slipped by me. I'm ordering tomorrow. Thanks Do-It!
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Heck with it. I’ll just buy in bulk locally. I just thought maybe it would be alright getting into lead & making my own sinkers since I already make my own plastics.
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Here is something https://www.makelure.com/video/double-wubble-designing-lure-fit-conditions
If your to make a mold yourself. https://store.makelure.com/store/p/1024-Mold-Putty.aspx
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Thanks. I'll just buy in bulk instead of going the lead route i guess. I kind of figured since do it had molds made for about everything known to man that they may do it if they a few customers wanting them. I can buy cheap in bulk anyway & not have to invest in a mold, melting pot & other jig head molds too if i don't fool with it to begin with. I've aqlready spent a fortune on plastic molds.
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Our lead molds are cast in our foundry. To produce the finished mold, we build a pattern that is used in the manufacturing process. These patterns are expensive to build.
Our goal is to take care of our customers, but we do recognize that we can't be everything to everyone. We get calls on a daily basis requesting molds and unfortunately we just can do it.
One bit of inside info... out of over 700 molds that we have produced over the years, our blank mold is in the top 10 molds that we sell. Everyone just wants something a little different.
The inside joke around here is as soon as we release a new product, the first question is " Are you going to make it in a different size?" :P
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Our lead molds are cast in our foundry. To produce the finished mold, we build a pattern that is used in the manufacturing process. These patterns are expensive to build.
Our goal is to take care of our customers, but we do recognize that we can't be everything to everyone. We get calls on a daily basis requesting molds and unfortunately we just can do it.
One bit of inside info... out of over 700 molds that we have produced over the years, our blank mold is in the top 10 molds that we sell. Everyone just wants something a little different.
The inside joke around here is as soon as we release a new product, the first question is " Are you going to make it in a different size?" :P
No problem & i understand. Thanks