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Posts: 24 | So me and my dad made this just shows what a little imagination and some old fan parts can make. lemme know what you think ![]() ![]() Attachments ---------------- ![]() | ||
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How many RPM's does your wheel do? | |||
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Posts: 4053 Location: Land of the Musky | Nice! I have an old BBQ motor I have for this but just have yet to put it to work. I like the fan screen idea! Great so you can attach baits wherever you want to. Can even tilt them if you want to get an odd effect in epoxy run. Not sure why you would but you could... Cool! James | ||
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Posts: 110 Location: WI | Here is what has been working for me. The picture with the clamps is only good for lures up to 8", after that the clamps do not have enough grip and the the lure flips on every revolution that the wheel makes. The other wheel I use for everything else, it is good for lures up to 20" long. Chad Attachments ---------------- ![]() ![]() | ||
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What kind of motor is that and where can I get one? It looks like you can adjust the speed. Very nice setup | |||
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Posts: 388 | This is for small scale production, 1 at a time. Using some tape on the trigger keeps it turning. Edited by Yake Bait 2/21/2008 7:37 PM Attachments ---------------- ![]() | ||
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Posts: 110 Location: WI | Chris, Here is the link for the motors I use. http://www.rotisseriemotors.com/model_dl.htm They have a High, Medium, and Low speeds. I have found that the high speed works best for me. They are heavy duty and I have not one complaint in the last 4 years that I have been using them. I have used the ones for turning fishing rods and I fried them up within a years time. Chad | ||
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Posts: 24 | dzklrz i see you have your lures on the virticle not horizontal don’t you find the epoxies flow is affected by the lip of the lure? | ||
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Posts: 110 Location: WI | I never tried it the other way. I would say that it is a horse a piece. As long as the lure is moving at an even speed the top-coat cannot build up in a specific place. I did have the smaller motors fry on me when I top coated some lures and went to bed. I woke up to find that all the lures had either a buffalo head or a ghetto booty. I always babysit them now! | ||
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Thanks for the tip but how do you connect the motor to the spinning rack itself and then the rack to the stand? I want to make something like this for my tinkering around but it looks way too complicated and too big. I may just stick to the single bait drill rack or the PVC rack I once saw on here. Chris | |||
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Posts: 24 | the one i made is rilly ez you just buy a motor for roticery bbq and it comes with all the parts - the fan lol | ||
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Posts: 1504 Location: Oregon | Hey Yake, I give you the award for ingenuity!! lol. The dryer is awesome. Jed V. | ||
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Posts: 1460 Location: Kronenwetter, WI | You guys impress me with your ingenuity! However, I must say....you guys are nutz....but you knew that already. | ||
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Posts: 388 | Not so ingenious when you drip 2 ton epoxy on your wife's counter top. Freezer paper is now the norm for coating baits in the kitchen. Also not so smart when you use the good coat hangers to make bait turning rigs. | ||
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Posts: 110 Location: WI | Women never understand us guys. Kinda like putting the seat down when you will have to raise it up again! | ||
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Posts: 76 | This is a scarey tool for me. First time I used it I Got up the next morning to find all the baits epoxied to the garage floor. I watch it constantly. One question I have is do you guys stop and start the motor to put baits on or are you putting the finish on while they are on the drier? Don Slagle www.hoosierhandmademuskybaits.com | ||
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Posts: 680 Location: Muskoka Ontario,Canada | Fortunately for us all the company that makes Nu-Lustre 55 has developed a new no drip epoxy which will be available very soon. It will eliminate the need for rotating baits as it cures. Simply brush it on and hang the lures up! I'll let you know as soon as it's on the market. They will be sending me a sample soon. | ||
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![]() Posts: 910 Location: Hastings, mn, 55033 | Snax, Is it still self leveling? If not how tough is it to get a nice even coat on? | ||
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Posts: 680 Location: Muskoka Ontario,Canada | castmaster - 2/28/2008 8:29 AM Snax, Is it still self leveling? If not how tough is it to get a nice even coat on? Here's the most recent info I got from them regarding the product. I would assume that it would still self level. "The viscosity is less than that of the regular Nu-Lustre-55. You can apply it by brush, either vertically or horizontally. If you would pour it, the lower viscosity results in a thinner film thickness. The big difference between the regular Nu-Lustre-55 is that the new product (as yet to be named) will not run or sag with a NORMAL brush on application." | ||
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Posts: 1106 Location: Muskegon Michigan | My drying system is very versatile. I can remove the rack and replace it with a rack that holds bigger baits. The rectangle that holds the racks can also be replaced with a larger width rectangle. The Roticery motors can handle about 10 pounds. I have several rigs running and can turn about 200 baits at a time. I am building a large system that runs off a 1 hp Ac motor into a gear reduction box that will drive 10 such rectangles . I stop the system just long enough to set a rack in tighten the wing nut and its running again. The racks that hold the lures are like an H but have two center posts . The epoxy is applied while setting in a set of holders so I can turn the rack while painting and top coating. It is a real nice system and works great. here are some pictures in operation. Kingfisher Attachments ---------------- ![]() ![]() ![]() | ||
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Posts: 2378 | King, you have a PM | ||
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Posts: 24 | wow king just wow kick ass... | ||
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![]() Posts: 106 Location: Michigan | Looks cool Mike. Great job. | ||
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Posts: 1106 Location: Muskegon Michigan | The new one that I have planned for my new shop will turn up to 10 of the rectangles and they will be larger,longer and chain driven. The main motor is an industrial 110 ac used for media tumbling. It will drive a gear reduction box from Boston gear. Ratio 80 to 1 I will have to further reduce the rpms by using a small and very large gear to run the first rack. the others will connect by 40 tooth sprockets 1 to 1 . I will be looking for about the same revs that I am getting now or even a bit slower. The motor will be controlled by a computer ramp up controller. The entire set up will cost about $1100.00 to build. I will be able to turn near 800 baits at a time. This will triple my output and put us into the production cabability enabling us to supply stores like Gander Mountain and Cabelas. This is how you grow a company in this business. Find ways to streamline and duplicate your work. Kingfisher | ||
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Anyone know the the brand of this bbq motor? The domain name expired. | |||
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Posts: 501 Location: S.Wisconsin | Some pics of mine. The motor is heavy duty i think it is 2.5 rpm Attachments ---------------- ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() | ||
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Posts: 1202 Location: Money, PA | My makeshift dryer... Attachments ---------------- ![]() | ||
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Posts: 1207 Location: Pigeon Forge TN. | I had a humdinger that I made and could turn 50 baits or more depending on bait size. I don't epoxy any more and sold it. with the epoxy and lure tooling. I have had a picture on here before long ago. | ||
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Posts: 615 Location: Madison, WI | Here is mine just reworked the chain drive and bearings. MS Attachments ---------------- ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() | ||
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Posts: 1202 Location: Money, PA | Fancy! I like the idea of enclosure and adding heat...does it cut your drying time down any?? Also noticed in the newer pics, you added some sort of guard for the light...whats the reason for that? Edited by ShutUpNFish 2/28/2012 5:54 AM | ||
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