Anyone on here make their own lead sinkers?

Melt some lead, poor in a round mold, drill hole in round lead weight. :wave:

 

[rquote=1868260&tid=130051&author=OzarkMtnLanyards]Melt some lead, poor in a round mold, drill hole in round lead weight. :wave:[/rquote]

Nathan you forgot something....

"your welcome"

 

[rquote=1868261&tid=130051&author=Rebel]i aint drillin thousands of holes [/rquote]

You won't have to. Drill one, showing someone else how you are wanting it done, then sit back and watch while they drill away!:rof2:

 

Alright!!!I'll need to get an advance on my first years salary so that I can get a few things wrapped up before I start. 100k aught to do it!

 

I was talking to a guy I work with that fishes a LOT. He was telling me that they make molds for egg weights, but he hasn't come across any in a while. I'm sure the molds are out there somewhere.

 

http://www.do-itmolds.com/prodmolds.aspx?c=69


you can find molds here but at the size of weights your talking your only going to be able to pour 2-3 at a time

it will take along time to make 1000 weights at that rate........what do you do eat lead weights like they are m&ms while your setting in the blind? 1000 8 oz weights is like 500 lbs thats alot of weights!

 

[rquote=1868285&tid=130051&author=OzarkMtnLanyards]Alright!!!I'll need to get an advance on my first years salary so that I can get a few things wrapped up before I start. 100k aught to do it![/rquote]

I will do it cheaper for you Rebel

Let's say $99,000

 

You will need a mold, I prefer the do it molds.
You will need a way to melt the lead, for the volume you are talking you will prolly want a cast iron kettle on a fish cooker so you can melt and clean your lead, and then a good heavy ladle to pour with. Of course then you need the lead, unless you have a good source for used scrap lead this can be tricky and expensive. I pour a bunch of weghts every year. u2u if you have a question I can help ya with.

 

Reb,

Check Roger's. They used to carry the molds. I'd like to do my own one of these days when I get some free time.

 

ebay

 

I make the flat strap wieghts for decoys and weights for fishing but I have not seen any egg sinker molds that big.

 

I have an electric bottom spout lead pot and something shy of a hundred pounds of scrap lead I could probably be convinced to part with. Just don't have the space now for all this stuff I own now that I got a wife and a kid. U2U me if you're interested, and I'll swing by my parent's house and get the details on the setup I got and give you a good price on everything. I'll give you a real honest to God bargain if you come pick it up. You can pick up a mould on Ebay or any of a thousand different places online.

 

Janns Netcraft prolly has the mold yer lookin for, they have a lot of em ya won't find too many other places, good CS too :wave:

 

Wait wait....Why drill? I am confused here (granted that don't take much) but it would seem to me that you could just stick a wire in the center of the mold and make the hole when you pull it out...?