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Soft Plastic Bait Making => Articles and Videos => Topic started by: JayWirth on 11/19/21 20:16 UTC
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A short video discussion on sprue cutters used for casting Jigs.
https://youtu.be/NQRK5_WMb94
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Nice vid. Thanks for sharing.
Quick question: Do you ever "finish" the cut portion on the head with a fine file? When I cut my sprues I get a sharp edge on the head and it doesn't seem to matter from which side of the cutter I use. On my cut heads I always touch them up with a very fine file to get rid of that sharp ridge.
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I do mention this briefly in the video and file the mold line including the sprue point on every head before painting. Tiny heads I might also use a pocket knife and scrape the mold line instead of a file.
Nice vid. Thanks for sharing.
Quick question: Do you ever "finish" the cut portion on the head with a fine file? When I cut my sprues I get a sharp edge on the head and it doesn't seem to matter from which side of the cutter I use. On my cut heads I always touch them up with a very fine file to get rid of that sharp ridge.
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Doesn't seem like Tom watched the video.... You explained everything very well, Maybe more than once LOL...
I pour a lot... These have been my favorites so far...https://www.ebay.com/itm/153857522275?hash=item23d29f7a63:g:JIYAAOSwooFd1eRZ
(https://i.ebayimg.com/images/g/2HkAAOSwrcRd1eRb/s-l1600.jpg)
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I had to step away from the computer for a minute and maybe missed it.
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Great video. I have been making a lot of the minnow head jigs mostly 1/32 oz and 1 /16 stuff and keep messing up the heads when removing the sprue. I got looking around and found some pliers like wire cutters I had and clipped off the sprue as close to the head as possible and then used a small knife to clean everything up. It is definitely time consuming doing a lot tho but atleast it's done right now and they look much better now but I'm going to definitely pick up some good ones. I see on a couple of my molds to use the gate cutter but do it currently doesn't have available.