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I have had many questions asked about my jig mold so here are some pics.
This is the mold clamped and ready to inject.
http://i516.photobucket.com/albums/u...am1500/071.jpg
This is the inside of the mold.
http://i516.photobucket.com/albums/u...am1500/072.jpg
This is the Syringe to shoot the plastic and the clamps for the mold.
http://i516.photobucket.com/albums/u...am1500/074.jpg
I made the clamps myself but the rest was made in a machine shop by someone wo knew what they were doing!!
Looks great,how about a pic of the finished bait.
Here are some of the jigs I have made.
http://i516.photobucket.com/albums/u...1500/008-1.jpg
Very nice baits. I am interested in making some , but the boss said I need to lay off the man crafts!
NICE!!!!!!! What does a setup like that run to get made. I know some custom jig molds run from $100 and up.
Fatman
Hi
Looks Good .... The injector looks a little small but must be doing the job..
Are they all "Filling Out" every time ???
What is the length of the grubs ?
Thanx
JSC
The jigs are 2 inches long. They do fill out every time once you learn the proper speed to fill the mold. What you cannot see in the picture are minute grooves coming off from each tail to let the air escape.The syringe will hold 4 ounces of plastic which is more than enough to make a full shot in the mold. Because the plastic cools so quickly the plastic in the syringe is only good for one shot. Remove extra plastic from syringe,refill and make another shot.
These molds are expensive because it takes about 6 hours of machine time plus the time to create the program. I am not sure of the exact cost of the mold because I traded work for the mold. He told me that for the original to be made would run around $400.00 with additional copies of the same mold being considerably less.Expensive as a hobby but fun to catch fish on a bait you made. I have caught more than 40 fish on just one jig. They are strong and the fish love them.
Those look great, thanks for the pics
How long are those bodies in they look terrific are you going to make any other molds aren't you selling those bodies if you are let me know
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Originally Posted by magnum500