Making molds for lead casting

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Making molds for lead casting

Postby junkmansj » Sun Apr 24, 2016 1:16 pm

Does anyone know a way to cast a mold for duplicating a lead sinker / weight?
Short of having Alum molds made, too much $$$$$$$
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Re: Making molds for lead casting

Postby dahlberg » Mon Apr 25, 2016 5:42 am

I use alumilites mold putty for that purpose, and depending on how large or small the object is i am trying to make it comes out pretty well.
Anything smaller than 1/8 on a jig head can be tricky because the lead can cool too fast, but otherwise it's really pretty easy.
Sounds like a good subject for a short tutorial on the Makelure site. Thanks for the suggestion.
For a pencil lead shape or pyramid a simple open top mold is both fast and easy. More complicated shapes to remove from the mold might require a two piece construction.
THe cool thing is that the mold putty is ready to pour lead in about 15 minutes after you've shaped it. In fact I made one on Saturday while doing a lure building class in sweden!
If you check out the how to make a double wubble tutorial on the Makelure website it will show you the basic steps.
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Re: Making molds for lead casting

Postby RhettWheeler » Mon Aug 08, 2016 10:00 am

I have been using plat 55 and have made jig hooks up to 6oz. just do a simple 2 part mold with indicators. Works great.
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