Below is a stand I built to hold jigs head up when curing powder paint. Supplies are 5/16" threaded rod, 1/4" washers, plate for ends, and nuts. Used a wingnut on 1 end to make adjusting tension easier.
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Below is a stand I built to hold jigs head up when curing powder paint. Supplies are 5/16" threaded rod, 1/4" washers, plate for ends, and nuts. Used a wingnut on 1 end to make adjusting tension easier.
Do you have more details on that thing? Diameter of the washers and how many you used? What size of jig head it will hold, smallest and largest? Really cool idea for curing upright to prevent drip and cone heads.
Very cool idea.
A few more details on stand:
Washers are standard 1/4", little less than a pound to fill up rod. One end plate is lock nutted in place with lock washer to maintain position. The other end is wingnut and is kept loose while loading up jigs. Materials (minuse end plates) was $4.50 from Tractor Supply bulk bolt bins. Below is one more position photo when I load stand with jigs in head down position. After loaded, tighten wingnut end plate, and stand up for placing in oven. The jigs in photo are 1/16 minnow heads.
Thank you, that helps a ton, would double my capacity if not triple it and hopefully eliminate all drips.
I love it! Great idea. I'm going to build one this weekend.
Great idea .. first chance .. gotta try that one
JSC
I am telling you guys that there is no need for drips if you just get use to what heat source you use and if you use a fluid bed. I too like everyone else had trouble at first and had drips so I always keep foil under them, but I have not had any drips in way over 3 years.
Only a couple reasons for drips, one is paint is not fluffed enough (no fluid bed and didn't stir the paint enough), then having the head to hot when you dip it (if you see smoke when you dip it's too hot and was held in the heat too long. Last (I think) is if you dip it in the paint and leave it in there too long. If you control these there is no real need to cure them standing up and can just hang them on any type thing you can that keeps them apart. If still not easy get a cookie sheet and cover it with foil and put what ever your jigs hang from on that cookie sheet to catch any drips that you missed the deal on. All drips come from too much paint, unless you turn up the oven to a point the heat makes it fall off.
Skip
This is a great idea for someone that is having dripping problems! The only problem I see is it looks like it might be kinda hard to load until you get a method down.Quote:
Originally Posted by PaprHead
I know what you're saying Skip, and the reasons you posted for dripping are very true.Quote:
Originally Posted by skiptomylu
A white base coat will also lead to dripping especially if you have been working with the PP, as well as multiple coats of PP.
I have very few drips now, but still have the occasional one when applying over 2 coats of PP to a jig.
... but for someone just starting out this device is a good idea. There's a lot of people that have dripping problems and TJ's Tackle sells a clamp to hold jigs upright in the oven, but it's a lot smaller and twice the price of this one plus you have to pay S&H.
Even ones with a little extra I don't worry about anymore. Now that I've gotten it down I don't usually get any. Now when I get the heat gun I might have a few but it's like Skip said once you have it down you won't have to worry about it anymore.
fatman
Even if you don't use it to make the heads stand up it is an inexpensive way to hang a LOT of jigs in a small space. It also prevents them from swinging back and forth when they are hot and being taken out of the oven.
Great idea Fish 4 all. Thanks for sharing!
You can also buy a 5/16 wingnut and set it inside the holder and adjust it to hold 1,2 or as many as needed by tightening the wingnut inside holder. Just another idea to add to your project. Witch is a good one.
Good idea to hold the jigs. :)
Somebody mentioned it being hard to load. This is true if you don't leave an open area (no washers) to allow you to slide the washers back and forth as you are loading. The end with the wingnut is free to float and when loading I back it way off to allow about 1.5" of no washer area which allows you to move washers around as you are hanging jig heads. With the minnow heads I put 3 washers between heads and can load 45 heads on a 12" all thread. I believe I will have to use 4-5 washers on round heads to keep an air gap.
Unloading is really fast, once you back off the wing nut bump the jigheads and they almost jump off the rod.
You and StumpHunter need to go into buisiness inventing gadgets. LOL He had a winner also with his chenille storage box!
myself i take 3 boards. 1 for the base like 2x6, then get 2 2x4s for the uprights on each side. Then take curtain hooks the little ones that is used for the tie backs. And put them up the sides equal on both sides, then tie 30lb test fishing line across then the let the jigs hang upside down. 4 rows im able to dry 100 heads at a time. just my little invention
It's amazing the little gadgets we can come up with.
so true....i got 3 of mine done up lol...
ScottV, looks good, hope it works for you.
PBug, any picts you can show us? Also, does the fishing line not get too hot and melt or burn?