Ice Blades

Thanks Bob. When do you expect to add them to your website?

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Originally Posted by snake River

Mike where are getting your long shank gold hooks to fit a regular ice blade Number size 6 in 4. Another question on the size of Willow leaf blades would a number 3 be about an inch and a half .
Soldering a jig hook to a regular Colorado blade does that wobble when you jig it.

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Janns Netcraft out of Maumee Ohio. I try and keep my pinmin profile no longer than 1.32 inches. I love the gliding profile as you slowly pull or retrieve it under the bobber.

Mike

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Originally Posted by MCG1

Thanks Bob. When do you expect to add them to your website?

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They are on there now

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Originally Posted by shipahoy41

Janns Netcraft out of Maumee Ohio. I try and keep my pinmin profile no longer than 1.32 inches. I love the gliding profile as you slowly pull or retrieve it under the bobber.

Mike

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Mike are you using vinyl paint on your little ice blades. We were using powder paint the problem is if you get it too hot the Sauter melts in the hook Falls off so I have to be really careful if I use the powder paint heat wise.

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Originally Posted by snake River

Mike are you using vinyl paint on your little ice blades. We were using powder paint the problem is if you get it too hot the Sauter melts in the hook Falls off so I have to be really careful if I use the powder paint heat wise.

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I am using powder paint. After you solder the ice jig while it is warm, hold the ice jig over the powder paint jar and spoon your color(s) on with the tip of a butter knife. Shake off excess powder paint back into the jar. Continue to hold the ice jig with the forceps. Lightly touch the back of the ice jig with your soldering iron for two seconds at a time and then remove the jig from touching the soldering iron. Repeat this process two seconds at a time. You will see the paint begin to melt. That is when you immediately stop the process. Remove the jig from the forceps and see it aside to cool and dry.

I only make my ice jigs one at a time through the entire process.

Mike

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Originally Posted by shipahoy41

I am using powder paint. After you solder the ice jig while it is warm, hold the ice jig over the powder paint jar and spoon your color(s) on with the tip of a butter knife. Shake off excess powder paint back into the jar. Continue to hold the ice jig with the forceps. Lightly touch the back of the ice jig with your soldering iron for two seconds at a time and then remove the jig from touching the soldering iron. Repeat this process two seconds at a time. You will see the paint begin to melt. That is when you immediately stop the process. Remove the jig from the forceps and see it aside to cool and dry.

I only make my ice jigs one at a time through the entire process.

Mike

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Yes I make mine one at a time to I don’t think there’s any faster process I am going to try a different heating method to see if I can’t get that paint to go on a little bit better we ordered 12 jars of vinyl paint today..

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Originally Posted by snake River

Yes I make mine one at a time to I don’t think there’s any faster process I am going to try a different heating method to see if I can’t get that paint to go on a little bit better we ordered 12 jars of vinyl paint today..

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Many people will solder up several ice lures, let them all cure, then paint then with vinyl paint and clear coat them with clear Sally Henson hard as nails. I just use powder paint because of the durability factor to resist chipping.

Mike

Bob, I like the new colors. Looking forward to seeing how they turn out with your upcoming improvements!

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Originally Posted by MCG1

Bob, I like the new colors. Looking forward to seeing how they turn out with your upcoming improvements!

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Me too.

Be working today on a different heat source for my powder paint trying to make the paint look a little bit better on the blade we thought about going to airbrushing but that’s another whole ball game of buying a little compressor in a little spraygun but it would be cool because we could use it on our plastics also.