pony head mold ?

[captankangaroo]

Can I use sickle hooks in a do-it mold? Or do I have to modify it? Or is there a mold that takes them?

[Cray]

It depends on how big a hook you want to use. Have a old 1/8 I modified years ago when they wouldn't fit. Just got a 1/16 and the #4 would fit but modified it for a #1.

[jackie53]

Might have to bend hook just a just a little!! can heat hook up on lead melter(wear gloves and use needle nose pliers)!! Have the poney and horse head molds from do-it!! no problems no modification!!

[jackie53]

adding wire guards!!

[Fatman]

In the Pony head style yes you can, the red sickle hooks used to have a problem with eyelet to shank length and the mold wouldn't close properly. When I switched to the black chrome sickles didn't have the problem. Now like cray and jackie have said if you want a really bigger hook you'll have to modify. I've used 6, 4 and 2's with no problem.



Now if you get the Horsehead 1/32nd and 1/16th combo mold you WILL have a problem putting a bigger hook as it's double sided - see top mold in pic. You'd have to do some serious cutting on it.


Even when you pour it you can only do one size at a time as the hooks over lapping don't let the mold close tightly.

[captankangaroo]

Thanks for the info guys. I planed on standard size hooks.

[Bobo Greybeard]

One way to modify the mold for the eye of the hook to fit and to fit longer eyes in it, is to drill it out slightly with a larger size drill bit than the eye socket in the mold calls for. Does that make since?

I am about half asleep on pain pills due to getting a tooth yanked out of my head and getting fitted today for a partial that I am not sure if I am making since.


Thanks,

Bobo