| HOW TO MAKE SPINNERBAIT HEADS |
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Best results are obtained by pouring
spinnerbait and buzzbait molds with a ladle. A bottom pour melter may
not have enough flow volume to fill the cavity before the lead cools.
This results in unfilled and wavy heads. The wire shaft often gets in
the way of the melter nozzle causing difficulty in getting lead
into the cavity. |
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Use a small eye spinnerbait hook like the
Eagle Claw 253 and Mustad 32606. |
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Try this technique using diagonal cutters
to crimp the wire eye tightly shut. |
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| Have a problem getting the
collar to fill on your spinnerbait and buzzbait molds? |
| After the mold is closed on the
inserts, look into the cavity gate and make sure the shaft,
hook eye connection is centered in the body of the head. It can
slip down and block the collar making it impossible for the
collar to fill. After the inserts are in position, we bend the
wire shaft a little bit to hold the hook and shaft in place
while pouring. |
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