does anyone pour no roll sinkers?

[hulk]

does anyone make the teardrop shaped bottom sinkers? I'd been willing to trade some jigs, stand up or round head with or without body keeper

J.

Lino Lakes

[Brad B]

I have a mold for doing 3,4, & 5oz No-Rolls but have a issue with it. it seem to not get warm enough and I have bad looking sinkers turn out. they tend to look like the are layers of lead that cool to fast. the one that do turn out have a rougher texture to them that I don't like. I may order a different mold and see if that helps. I am also looking to order a 1, 1 1/2, 2, & 3oz no roll mold. if your interested I do also do flat bank and regular banker sinkers along with walking sinkers & egg sinkers.

[harvey lee]

I believe you need to get your lead hotter before you pour the lead into the mold.

Your heating element in the pot may not be working correctly.

[Brad B]

the heating element is working right. I have no issues when pouring 3 to 5 oz flat banks or regular banks. I am thinking it might have to be my lead. I melt down wheel weights(alloy may not be right for no rolls). I may need to try soft lead.

[hulk]

thanks, I was hoping to find someone a little closer to the twin cities, also I was going to suggest your lead wasn't hot enough, but that doesn't sound like the problem, and yes soft lead is the best, I stay away from wheel weights, what you want to find is old bathroom plumbing pipe, very dirty but once you melt it down and skim it a couple of times it work great

j.

[TruthWalleyes]

I have molds to do 3,4,5,6,8 oz bank sinkers.

[TruthWalleyes]

I have a mold for doing 3,4, & 5oz No-Rolls but have a issue with it. it seem to not get warm enough and I have bad looking sinkers turn out. they tend to look like the are layers of lead that cool to fast. the one that do turn out have a rougher texture to them that I don't like. I may order a different mold and see if that helps. I am also looking to order a 1, 1 1/2, 2, & 3oz no roll mold. if your interested I do also do flat bank and regular banker sinkers along with walking sinkers & egg sinkers.

The bigger the trickier they are. I heat up a pot of lead and ladel into the molds. That way fill time is faster than the slow pouring pots. I also keep the molds close to the heat source to keep them hot. Because the mold gets hot, the weights are pretty soft when i open the mold, so i grab the weights with a pliers and gently set them down to cool.

Just try heating up that mold, and instead of opening and banging the bold on a table to release the weights, use a pliers to pull them out of the mold. You may not need a ladel if you get the mold hot enough...Just a little advice from a diecast engineer.

[jigginjim]

If your mold is NOT HOT enough your projects will have a layered look. If you can get your mold heated, either in an oven or use a propane touch to heat it.

I make flat sinker that (A) will not roll, ( have a swivel end the for the line to pass thru. Biggest is 2oz. but have not had any issues of being to lite. If you feel the live bait is pulling it around, I just remove more of the tail. It can wiggle all it wants but goes nowhere.