Ice Jigs

[GrumpyLoomis]

You small jig tiers amaze me . After spending the afternoon painting 1/32 down to 1/24 oz jigs I am frazzled. They are so tiny and my fat fingers are six different colors. I guess that's why I love this hobby, so many challenges. Not sure I'm a fan of nail polish yet.

[skeetbum]

Just wait til the powder paint bug comes to visit. Ledhed did some great work that just don’t have the patience to do. Staying busy sure beats going nuts with cabin fever.

[GrumpyLoomis]

I love to powder paint but I just get these little jigs too hot and ruin them before I can get to to paint.

[MCG1]

I like your drying station. Lots of room and easy to hang. I'm always banging jigs together or dropping them with the little set up I have. Thanks for the picture.

[skiptomylu]

I have powder painted my 1/32 Oz Roadrunner heads for years and I use an alcohol burner for heat. I stick it right into the fire, just not for very long and dip. Of course you have to protect the swivels, but works.

Have head down to 1/80 Oz which in truth almost all molds pour heads that are a little different that what it says it is. So looking at my noted in truth the 1/80 is in fact 1/66 Oz, but I have painted them before. Seems most of the small heads are in truth a little heavier than stated by very close to the next size head, like 1/64 is really 1/48 Oz.

Still I can paint them all, but you can not leave them in the firer for more than a short count or the lead will melt right off, lol!

Skip

[GrumpyLoomis]

I use that for my little jigs. It's just a 1x4 and some dowels every 16 inches. Then I ran 10# seven strand stainless steel wire. It's tight enough it sounds like a guitar string.LOL It is actually made for another project called a practice rail for testing. This is what I use on model railroads on the bridges in case of derailment. Some of the bridges I have done are 8 feet off the floor, that fall is hard on stuff.

[GrumpyLoomis]

Hey Skip, I know most of you know this but some may not, with any flame the fire is coolest part in the flame, the blue center is chemical reaction burning and the yellow is residual burning. The tippy top is where the most heat it can make is, and as you get above it the heat dissipates into the air around it. The little woman says I over think things sometimes. I am going to get an alcohol burner and try that. Thanks

[skiptomylu]

Hey Skip, I know most of you know this but some may not, with any flame the fire is coolest part in the flame, the blue center is chemical reaction burning and the yellow is residual burning. The tippy top is where the most heat it can make is, and as you get above it the heat dissipates into the air around it. The little woman says I over think things sometimes. I am going to get an alcohol burner and try that. Thanks

Just use a counting method that fits your speed. Like for me a 1/16 Oz head I cut to 10 flipping it at least once, not 10 seconds either, lol! So when I get to a 1/32 I probably cut that in half and be pretty fast, but start low and add until it works for you. 1/8 Oz and 1/4 Oz I will count to 12.

All I can do is guess the actual time, but that 12 count is probably 3 seconds? I would try a 3 or 4 count on really tiny ones like 1/48 or 1/64.

I get mine from Barlows and have tried several others, but even though you have to be careful not to over tighten the cap, it has a good size wick. Tried the smaller wick ones and didn't like as much. Here is a link to Barlow's Tackle one.... Alcohol Burner - Barlow'''s Tackle


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