You did it so dope.

@zimmtex

Жыл бұрын

Thanks, I appreciate it!

Bro, you are too nice and talentuous for this world, yesterday I cast my first silicone mold for soft lures thanks to your advices. You are the best

@zimmtex

Жыл бұрын

Great to hear! I wish you the best!

It´s always very interesting to see which awesome ideas other lurebuilders come up with! Nice job buddy!

@zimmtex

Жыл бұрын

Thank you! I'm glad you found it interesting!

This is an aspect of lure making that I have yet to delve into. Always ready to soak in a little more knowledge and proxy experience in the matter. Thanks for your efforts.

@zimmtex

Жыл бұрын

Glad it was helpful! I will probably be doing more experimenting with this. There's not a lot of information out there.

That old school stringer, hook hanger is a great idea

@zimmtex

Жыл бұрын

Thanks, I've been racking my brain on how to display these.

Very nice👍👍👍 can’t wait to see what’s next

@zimmtex

Жыл бұрын

Thanks! I'm working on a couple of lures right now.

Was looking forward to this one! Have my first crank down in proto and need to learn to make good tails! The wood burner is a cool idea. I use the model line pen to do a indented line and then sand but wood burner is unique!Thanks brother! Finally clearing today so I hope to mail out your Big D’s Black Bird Crawler Monday!! 👊🏻

@zimmtex

Жыл бұрын

Thank you for stopping by, I really appreciate it! Looking forward to seeing that crawler!

I use color pigments that I use for pouring softplastic lures. Works great

@zimmtex

Жыл бұрын

Great tip, thanks!

I really like the koi tails 👌

@zimmtex

Жыл бұрын

Thanks, me too!

This was really cool! I feel like in order for silicone to have crisp and clear color separation, it needs to be dang near close to curing, or fully cured. They say silicone sticks to silicone. I wonder if temp of the mold is a factor for getting new silicone to fully adhere to cured silicone. Without cracking.

@zimmtex

Жыл бұрын

Thanks! I am still experimenting with silicone fins and am working on a new video. Color separation is very difficult with silicone for sure. I will say that warmer temperatures decrease cure time. In the next video, I am starting to dabble in painting silicone. Thanks for commenting!

@FreedomFishing

Жыл бұрын

@@zimmtexI like how you're trying many different things to see what works well. 🤙 I've always wanted to make a durable silicone tail.

useful tutorial my friend

@zimmtex

Жыл бұрын

Thank you! Cheers!

So I'm getting ready to dive down the proverbial tail designing and pouring rabbit hole. This video was great but I have one lingering question that's killing me. Why didn't you make the mold so that both side of the tail fin had the lines? Thanks for sharing your experiments and knowledge!

@zimmtex

7 ай бұрын

A two sided mold takes much more time to make and I wanted to play around with several colors quickly. I did wind up making a two sided fin mold for the grouper glidebait. Thank you for watching and commenting!

Have you tried Smooth-On 31T? It works extremely well for me for molds and tails. Love the ideas on changing the color! Smooth on also has some dope fluorescents colors from silc pig on their store as well as some glitters that might give you some insane colors too.

@zimmtex

Жыл бұрын

I haven't tried 31T, but I'll look into it. Thanks for watching and for the info!

@JonJonsOutdoors

Жыл бұрын

@@zimmtex no problem bro. I really like it bc it cured very quickly. Plus it really works great and isn’t on the high end of price.

Your videos have been super informative, thanks! Doesn’t this process create one sided tails only? Would you have to make a 2 piece mold to get detail on both sides?

@zimmtex

Жыл бұрын

Thank you for watching! Correct, this video is just a one sided a test to learn what I can about silicone rubber. I'm making a 2-sided mold for use in my upcoming video which will be a full lure build.

@chadsweitzer325

Жыл бұрын

@@zimmtex Thank you I just watched your 3pc bass build that covered exactly what I was looking for!

Excellent instructional! The clay used, is that an air hardening, oven bake, or reusable modeling clay? Thanks!

@zimmtex

Жыл бұрын

It is non-drying reusable clay.

@danielcredeur4699

Жыл бұрын

@@zimmtex thanks! And great work!

So I checked your website links for your recommended tools.. didn’t see the one thing I was hoping to find. At 2:11 What is that measuring device you have and where do I get one? Thanks

@zimmtex

Жыл бұрын

Sorry, I may need yo update my list. Here is a link to it: amzn.to/3Y1dfkS

enjoying the content. what silicone are you using for the tails? ive been looking for some options

@zimmtex

Жыл бұрын

I'm using Let's Resin silicone rubber; it's the same stuff I use for my resin molds. Not sure if it's the best for tails, but I'm trying it out. Thanks for watching!

@realwoodlureco

Жыл бұрын

Appreciate you taking the time to answer. Looks like a great material for cranks, wakes ect.

any advice on carving blueboard with kids? What hand tools are the most successful and safe?

@zimmtex

8 ай бұрын

I haven't carved blueboard before, so I couldn't say. But it's good to hear that you are working with kids on crafting projects! Best of luck to you!

Thanks What Kind / Brand Of Silicone Rubber Is That Thanks And Dose This silicone rubber Float

@zimmtex

7 ай бұрын

I used Let's Resin silicone rubber which sinks. Great questions!

How will you attach these?

@zimmtex

Жыл бұрын

I'm probably going to use silicone sealant (caulk).

Looks like alcohol ink…

@zimmtex

Жыл бұрын

Yes but it's much thicker though. I didn't try alcohol ink because they say it fades really bad in the sunlight if you don't use any UV protection.