Making Custom Lead Swimbait Jig Heads (Part 2 of 2 - Pouring the Molds and Lead)
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- čas přidán 9. 07. 2024
- In this video (Part 2) I show how to make the Swimbait Head Jig Mold from silicone using the master mold box I designed in Part 1... and then pour the actual swimbait heads from lead.
The mold files are available for purchase from cults3d.com/en/users/sthone/c...
See my website for other 3D printed lures and projects - www.theneverendingprojectslis...
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Music - Summer from www.bensound.com
0:00 - Printing the Master Mold Boxes
0:15 - The Mold Max 60 Silicone
1:03 - Measuring & Mixing the Silicone
3:49 - Pouring the Silicone Mold
7:51 - De-molding
9:38 - Bait Keepers and setting up the Mold
11:35 - Melting the Lead
11:54 - Pouring the Lead for the First Time
14:09 - Second Pour
15:22 - The Finished Poured Jig Heads
17:04 - Cleaning up the Jig Heads
17:40 - Cleaned up and ready to Weigh
18:59 - Calculating Weight in CAD
20:20 - Powder Coating the Heads
21:32 - Painting and Finishing Timelapse
22:13 - The Finished Swimbait Heads - Jak na to + styl
As a 58 year old learning Fusion 360. You are the best. Might I ad I am a fisherman. Thank you.
Never let them tell you us old dogs can't learn new tricks. 👍
I'm starting down the rabbit hole on the internet about jig making. So many things to buy to make jigs.
Yeah it's definitely a rabbit hole that's for sure. But once you get set up you can really turn out a bunch of great stuff.
This was great. I really appreciate the time and effort to show the process in such detail. maybe I'll have a new winter hobby!
Thanks for watching.
They look awesome Fantastic job
Great job I enjoyed watching this being a wannabe lure maker myself! I make my own flies, spinners and am branching out in to jigs. I recently had a stroke so I watch these videos to keep my hope up.
Thanks for watching... I hope you make a full recovery.
Really enjoy watching your processes
It's so satisfying when the design and end-product match :) nicely done on the mold, and those jigs look fantastic 👏
Thanks for watching.
Awesome finished products ! I'm currently experimenting 3D printed molds / 3D printed masters for lures and your channel does help and provide crucial information. Thank you a lot !
Good luck!
Turned out great!
Those came out great and the paintwork is incredible!
THANKS
Those turned out awesome! Thanks for sharing!
Thanks for watching.
Love it!!! I enjoy learning how to make my own lures!!!
WOW sthone !!
I was watching this Part 2 video, as one I came across first, and very intrigued about the beautifully formed lead jig heads.
And then ... I saw the finished products !!! WOW :-) They are beautiful.
It's only mid Feb in 2021 & you're at 2.54K subscribers - I'm not surprised.
Well done.
Ted (Australia)
Glad you enjoyed it!
Great looking heads from a 3D printed mould, going to have to give it a go to make my own designs for these. Great video!
Thanks... I hope it works out great for you too.
These look as good, if not better, than the ones I pour in my Do-It Molds!
I guess I'm getting that 3d printer I always wanted. Love the jigs n molds. Great work.
Go for it!
These look great! Excited to try this technique out myself!
Thanks, you should it very rewarding to make your own stuff.
Agreed that gold one with the details is nice!
Dope jigs man!
Thanks....
TY,im a machinist,i was struggling with making a wieghted circle hook mold, this is so much easier, will be printing my new mold this week, earned a sub bud, keep up the good work.
Thanks for watching... good luck with your hooks.
Awesome! Love em!!
Great vid series. Love to see how you actually design that head
One of these days I'll make a video showing the process... I just need to find the time.
Really nice! Thank you!
Those are some great looking jig heads. I love the slit eyes.
Thanks... making custom eyes is a another fun project that's pretty easy also. I show a quick run done on my site on how to make them.
@@TheNeverendingProjectsList Ya, I may have to check that out.
Looks great!
I just watched this whole video! and have no intention of making these on my own... but you had me hooked (pun intended) to my seat watching you complete these nice designs. Great work all around. Tight Lines
Thanks for the compliment.
Nice, enjoyed watching.
Awesome video, finished product is amazing.
Thanks...
Love the process and your creature bait is awesome.
Thanks
Those were cool jig heads nice job👍
They look great
Thanks..
I never thought that you could use silicon as mold for led.... amazing... Great video
I've also turned the designs into the actual molds for people who are pouring lead right into printed molds. Mostly resin printed molds but I saw a guy try it with ABS and it seemed to work well.... haven't tried it myself yet though.
@@TheNeverendingProjectsList you have opened up my mind... I use to make molds for worms extra out of plaster. Thay worked great...but your baits using cad are amazing... I downloaded a cad program and will try to learn it. I will see if this old dog can learn ... hahaha
Pretty darn good. Should work a treat.
Look great. Appreciate the detail of your process....
Thanks for watching!
Very informative video. Keep up the great videos
Looking good
I love them what a great idea the results are amazing
I would like to try them for walleye I’m in Ohio retired USAF Firefighter thanks for sharing
Gary Demarco 😊
Very cool!
awesome job on the molds and jigs.
Thanks 👍
Great job, I love your work!!!
Thanks
fantastic job.
Great Video, Something New to Learn, when your Starting to Fish again after Decades, Now I do Seafood Recipe's
It looks so easy when you use fusion 360 and the jigheads looks awesome. Thanks for your tips and trix.
No problem... I'm far from an expert but I've been using various CAD programs for years so the more you play around the easier it becomes. If I go through it to fast to pick things up just let me know.
they look really good
Thanks
You have some true talent there
Thanks
Wow that’s awesome really cool looking to get into this myself thanks for the help
Thanks for watching and good luck.
Very nice, I've been wanting to start pouring lead
Go for it!
Awesome job on these! 👍
Thanks.
Very nice man !!! I love the videos
Thanks....
Great video. Fascinating...
Thank you!
Great video
Wow !
This guy is a scientist angler ^!^
Mad Scientist maybe 🤣
This is great
Just watched both videos very informative helped me alot 👏
Glad to hear.... Thanks for watching.
thanks bunches for the inspiration and especially the helpful teaching. earned yourself a sub 👌🏻
Thanks for the sub!
these look great gives me ideas on making custom buzz bait heads
Yeah it would work great for that... I've since done some lead body tail spinners and spinner bait type baits too.
very good senior work
thank you senior
Try using engine enamel spray paint onto the 3D master mold. It will get rid of the print lines if you want a smooth finished jig. I do that with sand cast aluminum injection molds for soft plastics and it works well! Good video man!
Yeah I've used it on my printed soft plastic molds to get shinier finished baits so it only makes sense it would work for this too... I'll have to give it a go. Thanks for the tip and thanks for watching.
Great work awesome
Thanks for watching.
Nice Job! Enjoyed the video.
John
Thanks for watching.
What a great series Thank you ! Would sure love to see how you designed the head.
I'll get around to making one soon..
Great work. I'm working on something similar for the winter lake trout up here.
Nice... Good luck!
Very nice
Thanks
Nice job👍👍👍
Thanks 👍
no me canso de ver tu video, muchas felicidades
Gracias
Bastante buen trabajo te mereces bastantes like
Fantastic , I really learnt something new here. Hemi Fox New Zealand.
Awesome... Thanks for watching.
Wow..that creature swimbait is crazy haha. Otherwise nicejob! Love the finished!
pretty cool stuff
Thanks for watching
which wire do you use for the baitkeepers?@@TheNeverendingProjectsList
@@getfastfish5020I believe they were made from .040" Stainless Steel Wire from lurepartsonline.com
Very nice job ! I´ve purchased the 3 and 4 tail gruber STL files.
Thanks for the support.
Nice
Love this content! I do alot of the same things you do. I haven't yet got good enough with cad to make a mold like this but I'm learning. I do have a secret I found that will help you out in the future though. The ladle you are using I have the same one take a lighter and carbon it up. it will make the lead pour smoothly and keep from sticking to it. The lead that sticks to it makes it pour out unevenly.
Thanks that's I great tip... I've done this with a few of the store bought jig molds I've used but I never even thought of doing it with the ladle. I can't wait to try it... it should make a huge difference.
@@TheNeverendingProjectsList no problem it really does make a big difference I smoke all my molds with gulf wax just a tiny amount in the top of lead pot. Careful if you do this it catches fire 🔥 but smokes the heck out the mold quickly.
just found your channel, some really nice work. Sub'd, and I'm looking forward to the next project!
Thanks for subbing
Just got the mold for your 1oz jig head. going to give this a go. What would be a really nice is a jig head like this in 1/4oz &3/8oz with a 1/0 hook. Heavy weight small hook for deep lakes like Shasta.
I might be able to make that happen...
I got a 3d printer today because I wanted to make my own lures and other odds and ends.
Then I learned you could make molds for soft plastics and I was like oh heck yes. Now I find out you can also make molds for jig heads? I think I made a good purchase, might hold off on grabbing another Do-It mold.
I think you are going to be amazed at how much useful stuff you can make with 3D printing.
Thanks for information, I have a jig that they do not make a mold for any more. I have been looking how to do it. I'm gonna give it a try.
Thanks for watching I hope it works out for you.
nice
thats awesome!! i wish i could melt lead to make my own. would love to support the designs.
Thank for watching ... that all the support I need.
I somehow went from watching videos on how to make your own resin dice to how to make your own jig heads and soft baits. Sometimes CZcams just knows what I want
CZcams can be quite the rabbit hole at times that's for sure.
@@TheNeverendingProjectsList Well I'm glad that it led me to your channel. Making my own baits sounds like a really cool idea and I think my father would really appreciate some free baits.
Istimewa alatnya
very nice :)
Thank you
Great video just found your channel and I live the content so far. Just a tip for the swimbait heads when you put that bait on it to show the what it was designed around I noticed as a fisherman that the hook gap was not very good. It looks like if you went to a slightly bigger hook it would tremendously help increase your hook up and land ratio I promise. Just something I noticed and wanted to share with you in case you didn’t know. Thanks for the tips there are some really good tips on your channel.👍
Thanks for the tip
i cant even get store bought molds to turn out that nice.
Every time I went to type a question you answered it! Very good video! Do you know much about cheap mold making techniques that would last for more pours? I heard you can use the same stuff dentists use to mold teeth or something but I can’t find any vids about it
Not that I know of... I've never seen the dental stuff so I'm not sure where you could get something like that.
I have converted a few of my master mold boxes into actual molds and people have be printing the molds out of high temp resin and pouring the lead directly into them and it seems to work from what I've been told. I'm not sure how long they last either but it might be cheaper than silicone molds. (of course I'm not sure what the resin cost either)
Niceee ¡
Awesome, very informative and love the way you not scared to show the ones which don’t work out. Do you sell your silicone molds?
Thanks.... I do not sell the molds I only sell the 3D files so people can 3d print their own masters and make their own molds.
@@TheNeverendingProjectsList
Unfortunately I don’t own a 3D printer but if you would consider selling this exact master please let me know I’d love to try this jig here in New Zealand
Great video! Does the silicone molds tend to wear out after a few pours?
I haven't hit the limit yet as I only make stuff for personal use... that said I have heard that around 25-30 pours it can start to degrade. I don't pour back to back pours either... I try to let the mold cool in between pours. I've also been told to dust the mold with talc power to help keep them from burning.
hola, soy de mexico y me gusto mucho tu video y tu forma de hacer moldes, yo tambien estoy trabajando en un proyecto parecido a lo que haces, mis propios diseños, te felicito.
Gracias, buena suerte en tus proyectos.
muchas gracias
Hi, excellent end product. Any chance of buying the actual moulds from you sir?
Sorry... Unfortunately I just don't have the spare time to make molds for others.
Have you tried to cut the mold in half, up to the center alignment holes? That way you can use different size hooks in the same mold...
I'm sure that would work great... I think that's how most commercial molds are done but I usually just design around the hooks I have. Even though I do offer my design for sale I'm normally only designing them for myself and not the general pubic in mind.
Fantástico amigo .muy bueno que ganas de tener un molde de esos . Lo malo esq en mi país no se encuentra ese típo de silicona menos esa máquina q haga el molde en ese material . Un afectuoso saludo de mi querido país chile
Gracias por ver. He usado diferentes tipos de silacones y ha funcionado, solo que no sé cuánto tiempo durarán.
Hey, amazing video. I do have a question though. I never tried fusion before I have used cura and others, but how did you get the size hook, diameter, dimensions of the hook into fusion?
Thanks.... Watch Part 1... the design portion is all explained in that video.
What 3d printer are you using?? Awesome work!!
Thanks.... I use Makergear M2's
I have the 1 Oz model of this..what is the exact hook I’m supposed to be using? The description says 4/0 or 5/0 but what hook exactly..
I don't know if you're on mobil and its being cut off or what but the description actually says ..."The Molds were designed around 4/0 & 5/0 Sized Eagle Claw 635 90 Degree O'Shaughnessy Jig Hooks but other brand sizes of hooks should fit the finished mold." hope that clears it up.
Very good video, do you give the stl file for printer, my friend have a printer , or do you know where I could find a stl file for jig like you, thank to you
Thank you... the files can be purchased from cults3d.com/en/users/sthone/creations
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How many casts have you gotten out of the high temp silicone? Ive done this same technique using plaster or concrete and those also lasted about 20 casts, but it costs almost nothing...
I haven’t reached the threshold because I’m only making stuff for myself but I hear it’s about 20-30 pours before the molds will start to degrade. I think a lot is going to depend on lead temps and how quick you are re pouring. I like to let the mold cool a bit after de-molding and in between pours so it doesn’t over heat. Someone also told me to dust the molds with talc powder and it will keep them from burning. I've never looked into the plaster or concrete method but if it works the same... yeah I can see it being cheaper.
How do you calculate the weight that the iighead will weight once poured
Tell me you didn't watch the whole video... without telling me you didn't watch the whole video... LOL Here you go... czcams.com/video/BpkxBRYRhTk/video.html
I have about a dozen mold max molds that I have made. I’m low tech and pore the mold max over a blank half imbedded in clay. I’ve only ever made a single cavity mold and find it gets to hot after about 10 pores. I’ve never had one fail even after 100’s of pores as long as you never get it to hot. Works great for tin as well. Anyone offer a 3D printing service.
Yeah I only do a few at a time so I haven't had any problems yet. I'm sure there are services out there you could use to try requesting something at www.reddit.com/r/3Dprintmything/
Could you use something besides lead for the heads? Maybe silicone heads? Aluminum?
I doubt silicone would weight enough and I'm not sure the melting point of aluminum would work with these type of molds but people that want to go lead free usually go with a Bismuth Tin Alloy from what I've heard.
Just found your video I’m late to the show had a question will silicone hold up to lead pouring project and did you get the silicone from alumilite? Great job & thanks for sharing
I haven't found the limit to how many times the molds will handle the lead as I haven't made a ton of them yet. I have taken some suggestions such as dusting the molds with talc powder which is suppose to keep them from burning. The Mold Max 60 I use is made by SmoothOn.
Thank you 🙏I’m not familiar w/3D image after I wrote u last time, I was talking to a friend & he mentioned his son used a 3D scanner, if I give him the jig I want to make can that make me a mold? Thanks again sorry for my lack of knowledge in this, trying to understand 👍👍
@@catherineromeo4891 I don't know much about 3d scanners but in theory it should work. It probably would still take a lot of clean up work after scanning to fix and make a mold from but if the son knows what he's doing it shouldn't be to hard for him to do.