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The Craft of Fishing Gear => Lure & Rig Crafting Board => : Latimeria September 16, 2017, 07:48:49 PM

: Recycling Pipe and Making Flutter Jigs
: Latimeria September 16, 2017, 07:48:49 PM
My buddy got a hold of some 100 year old lead pipe from work and gave it to me to try and make something cool out of it.

I had to use a sledge hammer to crimp down the pipe and use a bolt cutter to cut smaller manageable pieces.  I would have used an acetylene torch if I had one, but I had to use what I got.

(https://i.imgur.com/We9vkou.jpg)

There was a sh!t load of slag from the pipe.  Lots of dirt and impurities in there.  It took many hours to get everything smelted into pure lead bars.

Liquid Gold!

(https://i.imgur.com/9ZmuMY9.jpg)

Making Bars.

(https://i.imgur.com/dWoLOZa.jpg)

The bounty!  That not a bad haul, but have to limit and decide what I wanted to pour.  Those big sinkers use a lot of lead to make.  I decided on some flutter jigs.  I lose so many of them looking for bonito, macks and even rockfish on the small gear that it's worth trying to pour them first.

It took a little more work, but I made some great jigs that now need to powder coat and get some hooks put on.

(https://i.imgur.com/drPN1N2.jpg)

I'll update the progress as I pour some more.

Thanks for reading.

 
: Re: Recycling Pipe
: xjchad September 16, 2017, 08:23:55 PM
Really cool Tom!
Looks like a lot of fun!
: Re: Recycling Pipe
: skrilla September 17, 2017, 06:45:31 PM
Ah so that's why the closure on the 8.  :D Cool mold those will definitely get bit. Might not even need paint.
: Re: Recycling Pipe
: 1morecast November 04, 2017, 07:17:26 AM
Sweet jigs, I see a new business in your future. ;)