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    After you have your jigs poured, how to you clean the excess lead off the heads? There has to be an easier way than what I'm doing.
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    they do sell gate snips but I have found you get a much cleaner head if you bend the excess back on forth till it almost gives, then twist and you will get a smooth break, snips are faster but this I think, leaves them cleaner

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    Quote Originally Posted by crappieday
    they do sell gate snips but I have found you get a much cleaner head if you bend the excess back on forth till it almost gives, then twist and you will get a smooth break, snips are faster but this I think, leaves them cleaner
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    I use a small pare of snips. It takes a little technique and practice but you can get a smooth cut once you get the hang of it. Try snipping the sprue from the front or twisting the jig as you clip. Just experement and use the smallest clips you can for the cleanest cut. I don't recomend regular dikes.

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    On my round head jigs, I tilt and twist the lead off. On my minnow head jigs I use a pair of sidecutters and just cut them off as close to the head as I can. I don't paint my minnowheads for tubes.
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    I'll have to give that twisting thingy a try. It makes sense.
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    I grip the eye and barb end of the hook at the same time with a pair of needle nose pliers. I take a second pair of standard pliers, grap the gate, and give a quick twist. This usually produces a clean break.
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    I twist the sprue until it fatigues and releases from the head, it gives a nice finish. It only takes a couple of turns.
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    bill ,when pourin, make sure to 'connect' all cavities by continuing to pour from one hole to the next. this gives ya a 'handle' to hold to. then take a pair of needlenose and bend/twist head off.

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    Quote Originally Posted by fishdoc
    bill ,when pourin, make sure to 'connect' all cavities by continuing to pour from one hole to the next. this gives ya a 'handle' to hold to. then take a pair of needlenose and bend/twist head off.
    I'll try that. The bending and twisting works great.
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