Tail Weights with Center Hole

[O.D. Mike]

Eric,
When I pour lead next time I will be using a couple of molds that I made. Some guys use hard wood and aluminum for molds. You can buy blank and jig molds from “do it molds”. That's what I did, I bought a jig mold to get started, then I bought the flutter mold (kinda like a butter fly jig) and after talking to Professor M, I started to make my own tail weight molds.

Take two pieces of hard wood or aluminum and clamp them together. Measure a coat hanger and choose a drill that it will fit into the hole. Drill in the center of the two pieces of stock with the smaller of the drill bits, this will extend beyond the actual weight and its where the coat hanger will sit into. Then choose what size tail weight you need 3/8 or whatever. Drill the larger size drill bit and remember not to go further than the first smaller drill bit. If you are missed aligned, you can adjust the mold with a Dremel, this will make sure the lead will come out of the mold.

You can also take the blank to a machinist and ask if he will do it for you.

Gattafish are you will to sell all of you stuff, I'm interested....


Hope this helps,
Mike