build plugs they said......buy my lathe says Bassmaster! Next thing you know I am into this "past-time" for a cool grand already:drool:and I have not finished my first plug yet!:eek: Here is a quick rundown of what I can remember.....bought Grizzly lathe and Delta scroll-saw used from BM for $100.00....set of gouges $35.00...assorted oil-stones for sharpening $30.00...DeWalt cordless drill $90.00...DeWalt ac drill(need more torque) $60.00...drill press $100.00...first load of AYC $35.00...stuff from NJTackle for plugs $75.00...second load of AYC $35.00... :rolleyes:........today I decided I could not turn plugs anymore with my lathe precariously perched atop two rubbermaid containers so its time to build a tabletop work area.....lumber for work area $90.00...plus a 10" DeWalt compound mitre saw I been wanting to cut my AYC easily (and it will help to build my tabletop work area) $200.00....oh, can't forget the small fortune in forstner and assorted drill bits, Krylon assorted spray paints, envirotex, paint brushes, etc....add another $200.00 anyway for that stuff and we got an addiction buy in price of $1,050.00.:shocked: Trust me when I tell you the money was well spent and I am honing my craft quite well......my first plugs should be done in a couple weeks (my own perfection takes time) I will not disappoint!:D And for all of this I blame you guys......:huh:


Thanks......:btu:

That will be one expensive plug Larry.:laughs:

Think about how many plugs you could buy for all that money.

I am thinkin' about catchin' that first striper on a plug I built.....that will be worth the price of admission!:happy: :bounce: :drool:

Just wait BigFish...........it only gets worse:D

Hey Larry wasn't it you that lived in an apartment? :eek:

Larry sorry shop sounds nekid .. U need Delta band saw,,Some sort of belt sander or disc sander combo , A good vice for wire bending .. 2 lathes are better than 1,, You need something to turn plugs on while the other lathe is tied up with the duplicator ,, air compressor... assorted airbrushes.. badger 350 for oils, a detail brush and a regular 2 stage .. You need at least $100.00 in hardwood..1 1/4" birch dowel $7 for 3 '...hard maple ,, purple heart .. A shop vac ,, assorted quick clamps .. A drum sander kit for your drill press .. go to Avon blow another $100 on createx .. $70 on epoxy sys 3 . or $40 on envirotex ,, I know i'm forgetting a bunch .. Hey Larry maybe I hoe u down PA this year ...:laughs:

I know a "Fifty would be nifty"....but for that kind of cake i'd be thinking a "Severnty-Eight Would be Great" :D

Ha Ha
Sucker.............:D

BigFish look at the bright side. You get the great feeling of accomplishment x $1,050.00 = priceless - you hope:cool: :cool:

I've had years I bet I pee'd $5000..this hobbys worth every penny .. "Idal hands the Devils workshop "...lord have mercy ..halaluya

just think about it as a long term investment:laughs: :laughs:
anyways, a thousand bucks is only gonna get ya maybe 60-65 plugs at the store, right? or 5 GOOD lap dances
I sit up late at nite justifying these costs to myself and this what I came up with.

I dont know Blackeye.... what about one very good lapdance :heybaby: :cheers:

Tagger, you can expect one local when I see you there! Salty....yeah, we rent....that makes it tough but I got a nice little work area for the nice weather, don't know what I will do when winter comes but I won't think about that right now.:eek:
Bassmaster....no plug for you!!!:D

I am loving every minute of building plugs, it really is fun.:happy:

Big Fish----two things you don't want to know:
1. what it costs you to make a plug.
2.what it costs you to catch a pound of striper!
Ah but the sheer joy of it all.:D

1st plug costs $1,050
2nd plug only costs about $1.00
A SAVINGS of $1,049.00 on the 2nd plug already. Makes perfect sense to me.:D

one Dollar .. geeez a lip is a dollar

I'll take all that crap off your hands for 500 bucks and a free ticket to the vineyard.:D

:D

Tinman that is some very interesting logic. circuler isn't it :) :laughs: :laughs:

by the way, if you don't wear waders do you rust:confused: :confused: :happy:

Originally posted by Tinman
1st plug costs $1,050
2nd plug only costs about $1.00
A SAVINGS of $1,049.00 on the 2nd plug already. Makes perfect sense to me.:D

Tinman,did you ever think about becoming a "plug makers" financial adviser?:D :biglaugh:
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Accounting was never my "strong smooth" in College.
I are more of a "hands on" person. :D

Although from what ive seen i would have made a great corp accountant with like Enron et al.

LOL :hihi:

One plug 1050..... hookin up with it priceless........Kenny 10x10 used to say in this insanity of plugmakin that it costs 247.50 per plug to make.