How To Make Fishing Weights Molds

It is also then used as a primary pot for dipping a smaller ladle into to pour the smaller cannonball or jigs. It measures 6″ diameter by 6″ deep which easily holds 40# of lead. The area for a pouring lip was heated then forged into one of the upper sides. The Do-It 1140 WR-10-M2 worm rig sinker gets your lure where you want it. Takes your plastic baits down through the weeds where the big bass hide.

Do-it has built this reputation by manufacturing the highest quality jig molds, lure molds and sinker molds available. In addition to providing molds, Do-it prides itself on carrying the highest quality products and accessories available on the market at competitive prices. Li’l Mac A-Series Molds are self-locking, no vise or other clamps needed. Li’l Mac molds come equipped with large hinges to provide easy opening, and machined surfaces to eliminate flash.

Vintage Palmer Fishing Lead Sinker Mold, Model 802, Aluminum 2″, Rare Round Mold, West Newton

The WNS-6-A mold has 6 cavities and makes 6 assorted sizes of worm sinker. Sinker moulds are sold in good tackle stores. This is a small selection of the sinker moulds available.It might be stating the obvious but molten lead is very hot. A single drop will cause the molten lead to explode firing bits of deadly hot lead back at you. For this reason, always wear safety goggles and protective leather gloves. A full-face visor shield available from hardware stores is an even better option.

These can be returned to the pot for re-melting. If the mould handles get so hot that you are uncomfortable, open the mould and lay it aside to cool off. It is not recommended that you dip it in COLD water. Depending on your heat source, and the amount of lead you are trying to melt, it may take awhile to get up to casting temperature. Test the lead for being hot enough as described above.

What Temperature Does Lead Melt At?

If you want more weight than you can just simply put two spark plugs together attaching with a key ring or line. Fishing weights are manufactured by using lead and other materials and helps weigh down the bait on yourfishing line. This, of course, gives you control over your lure and allows you to fish at a greater scope. Increasing your chances of capturing a fat hunt. If the fish feels too much weight it will quickly drop the bait.

In use, do not cast so many one right behind the other where you will overheat these fragile molds. If the mould does not close completely, look for a bit of lead debris which may be stopping it from completely closing. Occasionally put a few drops of oil on the hinges to ensure it does not get so hot that the hinge galls. Lay a heavy cloth or piece of osd carpet down to drop the castings onto then allow them to cool.

Try several times until you have carved out the potato so the weight fits in perfectly. You might find this hard to believe, but today is the day you’re going to beg your kid or little brother to hand you their kinder egg after finishing pigging it. Doing planet Earth a favor, for these plastic products outlive you, buddy! You are recycling them and saving money, indeed! It is definitely not rocket science, all you are going to need to a variety of tinny plastic products , some wires, and your hook.

Commercial production style 8 cavity mold makes 1/2 oz. Do-It 1103 BK-2-X bank sinker mold casts 6 sided sinkers with a built in sinker eye. Do-It 1102 BK-4-L bank sinker mold casts 6 sided sinkers with a built in sinker eye. The BK-4-L is a 4 cavity mold that makes 2, 3, 4, and 5 oz. Do-It 1101 BK-8-A bank sinker mold casts 6 sided sinkers with a built in sinker eye.

Another good item to have is a container of rosin, this is just the stuff you purchase at a sports store for baseball pitchers. If the metal being used is scrap, which could have impurities in it, when it is hot enough, you can sprinkle some of this rosin on top of the melted metal, then stir it in. If the metal is hot enough, the rosin will catch on fire and burn. This burning rosin has the effect of blending the metals while bringing the impurities to the top for skimming. Lead in many forms can be found in old plumbing, roof flashing, underground cable sheathing, or wheel weights . Since the new regulations, wheel weights are hard to find from tire shops anymore.

I may consider replacing as I have mode wood to uses and may want to make some changes. If any of your relatives got a salvage yard, he might care to lend you some tires, well nonrefundable ones. A cool fisherman praised this method and I quote him,” I use wheel weights about 99 % of the time for sinkers and any bass jig I will be painting. I do have a 5-pound chunk of lead I got at a plumbing supply house I use every now and then for jigs I bass fish with and won’t be painting. Do-it Corporation is a world leader in the tackle crafting industry.

You can always get creative and use weird, innovative, and cheap fashions to create your own sinkers, and who knows maybe you’ll establish your own business. 1- Choose a large potato with a thick middle section. Look for one with a uniform shape, rather than one with irregular angles. Cut the potato in half with a knife to make two deep, short sections rather than long, flat ones. 3- Use a smaller bit to continue to carve out the rough shape of the weight until you have the basic shape of the weight.

Initially, I got more than needed ABOVE the mould, and sanding the excess off even with a 60 grit sanding belt proved time consuming and more effort than I liked. It would be easier to fill the difference in the center with epoxy. The hard part of this casting is that you need to take the new 1/2 part out of the mold early enough to allow the mold to not get overly hot. Once the weights are cooled, the wire can be bent into a loop to attach the fishing line.

Put the polymer clay prototype sinker in the center of the mold material blob and cover it completely with more molding material. Stick a blob of the mixed mold material into the bottom of the plastic tub. Use the polymer clay to design a prototype of the sinker you wish to use to make molds. After you purchase all of these items, all you need is about an hour of free time to make roughly 10 weights. What I will do is make a list of steps on what you need to do. I needed some lead balls for using in a homemade ball mill and they are too expensive to buy and I had some lead kicking around in the shed so I figured I would cast my own.

Here you will find out all the best for successful fishing. Allow the molding material to cure for a few hours. Mix the mold-making material according to package directions. Bake the polymer sinker according to package directions.