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| looking for a prop bait "how to".
specifically how to drill a straight hole through the center of the lure body. A Lathe seems obvious but I do not currently own one so looking for an alternate method.
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Location: Hastings, mn, 55033 | I mark the center on each end and then drill in from each end with a 2 3/4" bit on the drill press. Then I use a longer 6" bit in a dremel tool to connect those pilot holes. On even longer baits you may need to bump up to a 12" bit.
You can also make a simple centering jig of sorts by driving a 16 penny nail through a piece of scrap wood just far enough that the point sticks through about a 1/16" or so. Then clamp that board to the drill press table so the nail point is centered under the bit. |
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Location: Hastings, mn, 55033 | Should have said that was a 1/8" diameter bit, 2 3/4" long. The others are 1/8"x6" and 1/8" by 12". Dick Moore sells brass and aluminum rivets to use as bushings in the holes. |
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Location: Okoboji | if you are making a new lure from scratch just mark and drill while it is square it is much more accurate.
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| Kodiak x2. Bore hole first thing then lay lure pattern out around the hole. Musky Glenn |
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Location: Hastings, mn, 55033 | Kodiak,
Do you use a mandrel to hold the wood blank on the lathe after drilling the center hole? |
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prop bait how to?