I have it in my head that I am going to make some crankbaits. My goal was to have a solid balsa body with a one wire design. Let me just say it is a pain in the arse. I am quickly seeing why everyone goes with some sort of screw design. I put the wire in today and it didnt happen the way I thought it would. Maybe the next one will be better... maybe not.
It still needs a bill, a belly weight, and paint. I'll have to see how the final product comes out.
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Cut a slot, run the wire through belly weight, and epoxy all in place.
That might be the way to go.
If anyone is making balsa cranks.. What are you using? Have you had problems with it breaking or falling apart?
with wood, that is the only way - imo
The few I have done I drilled holes, twisted ss wire into a loop twisted the end like a screw and epoxied it into the hole. Bass haven't destroyed that. A musky or plike will require thru wire construction. To do thru wire it's easier to do before shaping. Check out tu for a lot of good info to help shorten the learning curve.
I have sanded about 10 Cranks and I am not happy with the inconsistancy of doing it by hand. I think I may have 2 or 3 out of the bunch that will be real nice. But its still hit or miss at best.
I am now going to try and avoid doing most of it by hand. I hope this model will be my hot bait next season.
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I finally went and purchased an airbrush and all the equipment. I am a little overwelmed on how hard it is to get something to look good. I am going to have to find some patience somewhere.
I only purchased the primary color pack of createx. I am seeing very quickly that I am going to have to purchase a few different colors. Premixing everything is going to be to hard to duplicate. ::) Any suggestions?
I also did a weight test with one of my designs. I hooked 6.5lbs worth of weight and tied it to the back eye. And picked it up by the front eye. It held up great! ;)
Quote from: Redbone on February 04, 2013, 02:13:20 PM
I finally went and purchased an airbrush and all the equipment.
I just started looking at airbrushes and compressors, lots of options.
Redbone, what did you end up going with?
I was stalking Craigslist for a few weeks and missed what I wanted by a few hours. I finally gave up on that tactic. Ended up getting a iwata neo from hobby lobby.40% off coupons helped there. Then I bought the air compressor from harbor freight. A new store just opened on Plainfield in GR. I had a 20% coupon there but it didn't include compressors. :-[
Cool. I liked the price of the Neo over the other Iwata brushes.
Good luck with the painting, I hope to start the same hobby in the near future.