I have a friend that found the "Rig Em Right" decoy weight system to be a joy to use. I made a mold to make the sliding weights for him. The commercial weights are really just a 4 or 6 ounce egg sinker with a hole in the middle so they can slide up and down the string. (Google "Rig Em Right decoy anchors" and you'll see what they are...)
I made a mold that is about 7/8" wide and 1" deep and drops about a 4 ounce cylinder. They drop a little wrinkly, but I don't think the ponds will care. I would then have to drill and chamfer a hole for the line to pass.
I was thinking of making a new mold on the lathe and incorporating a center pin just like a hollow point mold. I have a 12ga slug mold and have been browsing pictures of other hollow point molds to model it.
The mold will be turned from 2 x 3.25 alum cylinder just like my first mold. The mold and pin will have slight tapers for releasing the weight from the mold.
Any thoughts or suggestions?
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