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Jigs, Spinnerbaits and Sinkers => Painting and Finishing Lures => Topic started by: MO QWACK on 01/03/14 16:11 UTC
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This is a fluid bed I made a couple years ago for my dad . Its all paint other than the pictures. I think it turned out kinda cool. It has to vertical uprights with wire between them for hanging his favorite Do-It jigs off of
(http://i136.photobucket.com/albums/q192/moqwack/720a8c7c.jpg) (http://s136.photobucket.com/user/moqwack/media/720a8c7c.jpg.html)
(http://i136.photobucket.com/albums/q192/moqwack/090f405c.jpg) (http://s136.photobucket.com/user/moqwack/media/090f405c.jpg.html)
(http://i136.photobucket.com/albums/q192/moqwack/7a1d93bf.jpg) (http://s136.photobucket.com/user/moqwack/media/7a1d93bf.jpg.html)
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That's different than others I've seen. Mine are just basic pvc - 3, 2 inch and 2, 3 inch. When I do brush tapping I'll use the beds to do all my bottom colors then go back and finish with the brush tapping for the top coat.
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That's about as cool as it gets Mo. I love the personal touch... a real piece of art. Good times indeed.
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Your dad's a lot better looking than you. Adopted?
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Your dad's a lot better looking than you. Adopted?
The rest of us were trying not to bring it to attention Denny... You trying to give him a complex or something? Geesh
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Very cool, I'll be making one in the next week or two, not that fancy tho.
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The rest of us were trying not to bring it to attention Denny... You trying to give him a complex or something? Geesh
Denny and Jerry I think yawl were seeing your reflection in the computer ;D I was voted the best looking wall mart shopper 3 years running . Drew said the only thing better looking then his crankbaits was me. 8)
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Must have been a different Drew..
#CBBDARMY @CustomBaitsByDrew
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That looks like something some of my buddies use to have back in our college days. Don't remember any body talking about powder paint though. But I guess that does help explain why we are like we are. Nice looking fluid bed ( wink wink ) there Mo.
I can see Mo now. " No No dad ! That's not what it is ! Look it's a fluid bed and I made it for you ! "
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Awesome job Mo!
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" No No dad ! That's not what it is ! Look it's a fluid bed and I made it for you ! "
Hahaha
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Rumor is Mo's dad can't fish in Mexico anymore. When he crosses the line all the boarder patrol dogs start barking at his jig box.
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He sold it to one of those "new" Colorado bars. Made some good money I reckon lol
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looks good
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these are my 3, 2" beds - the one on the left I won from an old fishing site (along with a 3") and built the others roughly the same except the top cups screw in and out and I have extra cups for them.
They are hooked up to a Tetra Whisper 60 dual port air pump, into a 3 way valve, and each line off that has it's own shutoff. I can run all 3 at the same time.
(http://i218.photobucket.com/albums/cc214/Fatmans1/Fluid%20bed%20build/100_1154.jpg)
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I can see you running around your painting table with a hot piece of lead in hand trying to work magic with your three colors. It's not a pretty sight.
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how do these things work???
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That's what I need to do and find a way to make extra cups. The one I have those cups are $18 each. And there's not much to them.
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Lamar...I'm pretty sure I've seen some YouTube videos on how to make your own. It doesn't look like rocket science.
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That's what I need to do and find a way to make extra cups. The one I have those cups are $18 each. And there's not much to them.
Making the cups is easy.
For a simple cup here is how I make mine.
First cut your PVC pipe to length. You can use 2" or 3" pipe depending on what you want.
Then insert a knock out test cap in your PVC. These caps are available from your hardware store where you got the PVC from for ~.35 cents each.
Place the PVC on a hard surface and knock out the center of the test cap with a hammer and discard the center piece.
Next remove the remaining ring from the knock out test cap. Place your filter membrane over your PVC cup and replace the ring for a nice tight fit and trim the excess filter material. You now have a fluid bed cup.
For the filter membrane you can use all sorts of stuff. Printer paper of different weights,Brown paper bags, Tyvek house wrap (label side up) or get Tyvek free from the post office envelopes. The outer bag material from vaccum cleaner bags, coffee filters etc. etc. Each paint with it's different pigments may prefer a different filter membrane.
For hard sided cups I bought some Fluidizing plate from a guy on EBAY, I used a drill press and a hole saw with the centering bit removed. I cut them to the approximate size then had to sand them down a hair to fit my 2" cups.
Then glue them in with a hot glue gun. I got the 8"X8" fluidizing plate for cheap enough(can't remember offhand how much) and I made 9 circles for my 2" cups from one sheet.
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Here's a step by step on how I made mine - this is for a 2 inch but you can do the same thing bigger just buy bigger pieces. I had messed up my Photobucket pics so on the thread below go to post #18 and the pictures are back in.
http://www.crappie.com/crappie/showthread.php/218053-Repost-of-fluid-bed-build/page2 (http://www.crappie.com/crappie/showthread.php/218053-Repost-of-fluid-bed-build/page2)
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Thanks I'll check it out. Every time I get a new color I need a new cup.
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I built my fluid bed today. Less than $20, which will give me a number of cups. Granted I already have air pumps and air lines galore, so if you build one it will have that added cost as well; but still significantly less cost than buying one. Took me 5 minutes to put together.