Heat Source

[Nightprowler]

What would be an economical way to keep 50 to 100 jig heads heated up, while I take one at a time, and powder paint them? I would tried the stove, but I figure opening and closing the door would lose to much heat and be a to much like work.

[JSC]

If I am making two or three colors .. I do them one at the time with a heat gun .... Spinner baits one at a time with heat gun.

Solid color I use the toaster oven and Fluid Bed.

Then rack and cure in the T Oven.

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[luvjign]

I use the oven. Just heat them up at 325º - 340º along the front hanging from the rack, and reach in and grab'em by the hook bend with some stats each time. They don't cool down too much to bake like you think they will doing this (opening the oven door so often). I don't do this a frequently as some folks do though....

[Decoy Carver]

I use a small oven, works ok

[Jig Man]

I powder paint all my jigs using a Milwaukee Heat Gun. I lay it on the bench pointing upward and on the high setting. Hold my jigs with needle nose pliers and it only takes 5-7 seconds depending on the size of the jig. I then clear the clogged eyes and place in oven to cure.

[LedHed]

Heat gun and forceps for everything.
Ditto on the 5-7 seconds (temp setting ~300*F) and clean eyes before curing.

[skiptomylu]

I don't use any of the above. I use an alcohol lamp and it uses cheap alcohol for fuel and works great. No soot, nothing bad at all. Don't have to worry about a heat gun or anything.

Simple and cheap, just hold it in the flame for a few seconds and dip.

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[cadman]

I paint all my jigs with a heat gun and forceps also. For 1 color, heat gun and fluid bed or dip in jar. For multi colors of more than 3 colors if you are making 1/4 oz or bigger jigs, you have to use a heat gun. There is no way around it if you want to blend your colors together, and get cross linking of paint polymers or molecules to adhere. I have painted jigs to show what can be done with powder paint. You can PM me if you would like, and I will send you pics. However this is just my opinion.

[wardsmit]

I paint all my jigs with a heat gun and forceps also. For 1 color, heat gun and fluid bed or dip in jar. For multi colors of more than 3 colors if you are making 1/4 oz or bigger jigs, you have to use a heat gun. There is no way around it if you want to blend your colors together, and get cross linking of paint polymers or molecules to adhere. I have painted jigs to show what can be done with powder paint. You can PM me if you would like, and I will send you pics. However this is just my opinion.

My procedure is exactly the same. If I am just making a few, I just shake/stir the jar and slide/dip the jig into the paint. If I am making a large number, I will use the bed. I always use the least amount of heat that I can get back with also.

[Fatman]

My son took off with my digital camera so I have to wait to get it back. I use aluminum bread pans with holes punched around the rim and I hang my jigs and put them in the oven to heat up. Take one pan out at a time and dip as many as you can then put that one back in and take out another.

Then I use the same pans to cure them and it keeps everything clean

Fatman