Tips on making sinkers from mould
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Tips on making sinkers from mould
It's been a while since I have made my own sinkers, and I decided I'll make a few more for snapper season. All I can say is I have lost my touch, I couldn't make one full sinker out of the hour and a half trying. I tried the mould heated and cool, and still none of the sinkers come out right. Any advice on what I could do to better my results.
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- Murlz
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Re: Tips on making sinkers from mould
Mold hot, lead hot, even pour. Not sure why they would not turn out.
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Re: Tips on making sinkers from mould
does it matter that my lead is mixed, its lead from other sinkers, batteries and all other types.
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Re: Tips on making sinkers from mould
I have done a timber mould, it worked quite well, my 5 ounce mould turned into a 20ounce slowly which was perfect, so I ended up with different sizes. Can you remember what would you used?garfish001 wrote:Do what I did, timber mould ...... the best
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Re: Tips on making sinkers from mould
you may have other metals than just pure lead therefore you need more heat bigger blow torch and try not to let it cool off brick surrounds i would be careful with battery lead full of sulphur wouldn't want to breathe the fumes
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Re: Tips on making sinkers from mould
just checked the net your problem may be the battery lead its lead oxide melting point 888degc pure lead melts at 320degs c
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Re: Tips on making sinkers from mould
Does the lead melt in under the heat you are using I use a stainless pot on a normal camp stove, I find the trick is preheating the mould. If after you have poured the lead the sinker is only half formed the mould is not hot enough. I put them on the second burner on the camp stove if you are struggle pour the lead in each half leave for a couple of minutes the try again they should be heated through.
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Re: Tips on making sinkers from mould
I think thats the problem, will have to get some clean and pure lead and see how it goes.sandef wrote:just checked the net your problem may be the battery lead its lead oxide melting point 888degc pure lead melts at 320degs c
Also i heat the moulds to the point that there nearly to hot for me to un clamp with the gloves.
Thanks for advice guys, cheers aussie.
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