The article will discuss how to independently make twisters from silicone, as well as special rubber with a low melting point. Thanks to the described method of manufacturing twisters, they can be given any shape and size.
In addition to twisters, you can also make other various lures. It can be worms, vibro-tails and so on. It will be very useful to know for those fishermen who like to experiment using baits of different shapes and sizes.
Materials and tools:
- a wooden blank for the manufacture of the body of the bait;
- drill;
- files;
- pencil, cardboard;
- a hacksaw;
- a piece of foam;
- gypsum;
- plasticine;
- silicone (it can be spoiled silicone bait);
Manufacturing process
Step one. Create a bait body
To create the body of the bait, the author used a piece of wood. To do this, the workpiece is clamped into a drill, and then the body is turned with a file. In order for the body of the bait to have a embossed appearance, grooves must be created on it. To do this, use the file.
In conclusion, the workpiece is well sanded with fine sandpaper.
Step Two Tail making
The tail of the twister is created from cardboard. To do this, draw a tail of suitable size and shape on the cardboard, and then cut with scissors. As for cardboard, here you need to be careful. The thicker the cardboard, the thicker the tail of the twister will be.
Step Three Remove the form
To remove the form, a piece of foam and cardboard formwork is used. In the foam, you need to hollow a hole of a suitable size and lay the workpiece in it. In this case, the workpiece must be submerged to half. Next, plasticine comes into play. With it, you need to carefully close up all the cracks in the formwork, and you also need to coat the workpiece.
After this, the formwork is poured with gypsum or alabaster. After solidification, one half of the mold comes out.
To create the second half, it is not necessary to remove the workpiece from gypsum. In it you need to make a couple of holes for centering, and then thoroughly coat with liquid soap. Subsequently, the formwork is made and everything is also filled with plaster.That's all, after the gypsum has set, the form will be ready.
At the final stage, the mold is coated with epoxy and sent to the oven. The ratio of hardener to resin should be 1X7. Apply epoxy until it is no longer absorbed. As a result, the shape will become not only smooth, but also stronger.
Step Four Cast the twister
Silicone needs to be heated to a state until it becomes like jelly. For these purposes, it is best to use a microwave. Here you need to be very careful, since when heated, the silicone evaporates and very corrosive gas is released.
Now it remains only to pour liquid silicone into the mold and allow to cool for 5-7 minutes. After that, the twister can be pulled out. If there are defects on it, this can be corrected with scissors.
The author claims that silicone baits made in this way are not much inferior to store options.
