Is this the Place?

[jeffthechef]

speakin' of shops and building, put together a new dust collection box that goes around my lathe, finished it with a "custom" collection port (mounted an old shredder paper collector), hole-sawed a place for my vacuum hose to come up thru table into box . works like a champ. can't afford a real dust collection system and this is better than nothing!

morning maestro....

[jeffthechef]

my boss.....errr wife is calling! off to the races! enjoy the day all!

[pbadad]

Just e-tex a few plugs. Extras I made Atom Jrs with the A-54 atom lip from M&D's. That lip is half the weight of the Salty jr. 4 grams compared to 8 grams. The A-54 lip is the same thickness as the original. Lightens up the front and I can use a 3/0 front hook and assure the lure on calm water to stay up. They also swam great w/ Salty's lip. Slightly nose down and shallow subsurface w/ 3/0.
With 2/0, swam along the top like the old plastic version with the classic wobble and roll.

[pbadad]

Very nice Jon. Where did you get those eyes?? Not Betty Davis eyes!!

[chumbucket]

[WoodyCT]

Those are the 3D doll type eyes that Mike sells at CCT. The same as BM uses in their eyed plugs.

I like the clear ones- you can paint the backs any color, or just color the inside of the eye hole and let it show through the clear. That's what I did on these - Gold Pentel paint pen and a bit of Zap a Gap to hold the eyes in.

Ted The Greek uses these alot in his great looking plugs.

[ProfessorM]

Heading over to Slips today to pour some belly weights and to try out the new mold I finished on Friday. It only took me about a year to finish after taking another year to finally agree to do it and Bruce was very patient. It is a tail wgt. mold similar to the one Stan Kuzia made many years ago. It will allow a decent amount of weight to be exposed at the tail to enable the plug to fly longer and straighter. Your pencil will taper down to blend into the end part and you will tie your wire right up against the lead. Its a canal thing.

[Backbeach Jake]

That's pretty cool, let's the lead drag the wood through the air. They don't call them sharpies for nothing.

[ProfessorM]

yup Stan was as sharp as any of them.

[Grapenuts]

soooo....when can I borrow it?...did u know lead spins very nicely on the lathe....let the shavings fall.no dust too.

[ProfessorM]

when ever you want barring any set backs today. Several sizes so i am sure you will find one that will fit your needs.

[Grapenuts]

when did u give the nickname of' "set back" to your wife??

[Slipknot]

Got Lead?

hot lead, ya

thanks Paul, outstanding job on the mold

[PNG]

Awesome mold, can I get in line for borrowies?

[Tagger]

Where's the line here .. PNG the end ? ....

[ProfessorM]

LOL. pretty down and dirty mold, nutin fancy , but it works. Yes any of you nit wits can borrow it. That is why I made it. You'll just have to pour me a few. That way I won't have to pour any myself.

[jeffthechef]

Originally Posted by ProfessorM

LOL. pretty down and dirty mold, nutin fancy , but it works. Yes any of you nit wits can borrow it. That is why I made it. You'll just have to pour me a few. That way I won't have to pour any myself.

when it makes it to Ct. (HA!) let me know, awesome work on that!

[Grapenuts]

Originally Posted by ProfessorM

LOL. pretty down and dirty mold, nutin fancy , but it works. Yes any of you nit wits can borrow it. That is why I made it. You'll just have to pour me a few. That way I won't have to pour any myself.

so how many lbs do u require for ransom? b happy to load u up.

[PNG]

Originally Posted by ProfessorM

That way I won't have to pour any myself.

Very cunning, I like the way you think

[ProfessorM]

Late as usual. Sent you my addy Luis. I forgot to set clock ahead last nite and walked into church this morning only to have mass end 1 minute later. No wonder people were looking at my family stranger than usual.
Found a gallon of helmsman spar yesterday that wasn't VOC compliant, dust covered on shelf. Had lots of other places I called say no. Will be looking this upcoming week. You can get the quarts that way but the gal.'s are all compliant. I guess I could just buy 4 quarts but it won't be cheap that way. Epoxy sealed a bunch of pine plugs last nite. Hard as a rock this morning. I will probably start using this method more and more. Luckly CS gave me a bunch of clear coat last year so I am using it for that as it is kind of old but perfect for sealing.
Cheerio.

[WoodyCT]

Here is one of my schoolie-ish clones I call The Muskrat (the ones rigged with the Lefty 2 that dive deep I call The Weasel). With a Lefty1 bent down and the lip bent down it will swim no deeper than 3-4" in calm water. It pushes a wake much like a tuna does when swimming just under the surface, and at super slow speed it swims 'in' the surface, as opposed to on top of it or below it as a danny does. I have high hopes for it.

[pbadad]

Nice Jon. Is that the same as the white one I have?

[WoodyCT]

Only difference is yours has the Lefty 2 that will make it dive.

FISH IT!

[pbadad]

Outstanding . I have high hopes at a certain dam and pipe.

[Jigman]

Of all the metal lip swimmer types that Ive tried, the surfster was the one that gave me the biggest headache. When done right they have a real sexy wiggle to them and do not roll 180 degrees Seemed that if you make them too thin or too thick they roll real bad. I also found that I needed two belly hooks (I use a teaser for the tail though a third hook could also be used) to make them swim right. Certainly not a plug that I would use in heavy current. The 1 1/2 oz size I make has done well for me and a few others off the beaches in Rhody. Work them slow and on top, boom

Jigman

[justplugit]

Originally Posted by Jigman

Of all the metal lip swimmer types that Ive tried, the surfster was the one that gave me the biggest headache. When done right they have a real sexy wiggle to them and do not roll 180 degrees Seemed that if you make them too thin or too thick they roll real bad. I also found that I needed two belly hooks (I use a teaser for the tail though a third hook could also be used) to make them swim right. Certainly not a plug that I would use in heavy current. The 1 1/2 oz size I make has done well for me and a few others off the beaches in Rhody. Work them slow and on top, boom

Jigman

Surfsters.