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General => General Discussion => Topic started by: hawgthumper on 08/01/20 16:23 UTC
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So I had this round mold made a couple of years ago. I just recently got a spincasting setup for casting jigs which uses round silicone molds for spinning the heads. Well I just had to try it. And it works like a dream! The best part is no clamping. The machine does that for you. The trick is to not pour too much plastic in. I spun this pile of Hellgrammite bodies up in just a few minutes. I doubt it will replace my injectors but it’s still a neat experience.
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hawgthumper sweet mold and nice bait’s too.
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hawgthumper sweet mold and nice bait’s too.
Thank you WW!
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I had a spin caster for making my 1/32 and 1/16 ounce jigs. Really something to load a mold with hooks and pour in a cup of molten lead and have perfect heads. I was making 5000 of each size in a casting session that was about 4 hours long. Sprues came off with a simply flick of a finger.
All the tax laws and fees associated with making fishing tackle for volume sales got to be a hassle so I sold the machine.
The spin caster was used for making custom jewelry and I got it for a song. When I cleaned the unit up I got enough silver and gold crumbs out of it to pay for it about 4 times over. lol And it made for a half profitable little enterprise for a few years.
I've often though that for plastics a spin caster would be a slick rig, you've proven it. Nice job.
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So I had this round mold made a couple of years ago. I just recently got a spincasting setup for casting jigs which uses round silicone molds for spinning the heads. Well I just had to try it. And it works like a dream! The best part is no clamping. The machine does that for you. The trick is to not pour too much plastic in. I spun this pile of Hellgrammite bodies up in just a few minutes. I doubt it will replace my injectors but it’s still a neat experience.
[/quote Man i'd like to have one myself for both plastics & lead. I also see the green hobby lobby glitter laying there that you need to send on down to kentucky for me. lol
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I had a spin caster for making my 1/32 and 1/16 ounce jigs. Really something to load a mold with hooks and pour in a cup of molten lead and have perfect heads. I was making 5000 of each size in a casting session that was about 4 hours long. Sprues came off with a simply flick of a finger.
All the tax laws and fees associated with making fishing tackle for volume sales got to be a hassle so I sold the machine.
The spin caster was used for making custom jewelry and I got it for a song. When I cleaned the unit up I got enough silver and gold crumbs out of it to pay for it about 4 times over. lol And it made for a half profitable little enterprise for a few years.
I've often though that for plastics a spin caster would be a slick rig, you've proven it. Nice job.
Thanks Tom
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Pretty cool operation hawgthumper.
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Pretty cool operation hawgthumper.
Thanks
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Nice pile of Hellgi's!!