Jinxd12 Posted December 7, 2022 Report Share Posted December 7, 2022 4 hours ago, mat crasher said: Thanks @AsaProch. The pin is a little bit off center, which is kinda driving me nuts lol. Upside is I can fill the holes and try again if I need to. Won't matter! You have plenty of play in your screw eyes with a pin that skinny. Get it put together and in the water!! mat crasher 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mat crasher Posted December 7, 2022 Author Report Share Posted December 7, 2022 @Jinxd12 right on. Waiting on the sealer to dry, then gonna dunk to get some weight figured out. Hoping to test it Saturday. Brendan2468 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mat crasher Posted December 8, 2022 Author Report Share Posted December 8, 2022 Going to run by harbor freight later today to pick up some lock wire, and a few other random things. Question: Is a harbor freight airbrush worth picking up? I don't know anything about painting, and don't want to spend a bunch of money on an airbrush if something like the harbor freight will get me by while learning the basics. Thanks! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SVT THUNDER Posted December 10, 2022 Report Share Posted December 10, 2022 On 12/8/2022 at 9:05 AM, mat crasher said: Going to run by harbor freight later today to pick up some lock wire, and a few other random things. Question: Is a harbor freight airbrush worth picking up? I don't know anything about painting, and don't want to spend a bunch of money on an airbrush if something like the harbor freight will get me by while learning the basics. Thanks! Will it allow you to learn the basics of an airbrush, yes. Can it do solid work in skilled hands? To a degree…yes. But you’ll run into hiccups with cheaper brushes more often than higher end models. I’ve been airbrushing for 23 years. I started with canned air and a plastic airbrush from Walmart. I went through so many cheaper airbrushes before spending more money buying better models that I could have bought the one that changed the way I paint and then some with the money thrown at others. If you buy a cheaper brush and decide to stay with airbrushing, get an iwata HP-CS (Eclipse) and be done with it. In the airbrush world, it’s known as the workhorse. It comes standard with a .35mm needle/nozzle and you can buy a .5 needle and nozzle for heavier metallics and flakes and simply swap them out if buying more than one HP-CS is out of the question. I own several and the first one I ever bought is still running like a champ. But there’s nothing wrong with starting with cheaper brushes. It’s kind of like fishing. Most of us all started out on the low end and eventually worked our way into better equipment as we went along. Best of luck and keep up the solid work with your bait. Jinxd12, mat crasher and BrierBob 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mat crasher Posted December 11, 2022 Author Report Share Posted December 11, 2022 @SVT THUNDER That info is much appreciated! Ended up buying the Eclipse HP-CS along with the .5 needle/nozzle. Spent today on the lake since we got a little break in the rain. Gonna start learning this airbrush this week. SVT THUNDER 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mat crasher Posted December 14, 2022 Author Report Share Posted December 14, 2022 Got the chance to mess with the airbrush the last 2 nights. I have a lot to learn, and really appreciate all the help from everyone! Now I have a good idea just how smooth I need to actually get the bait before I start painting lol. Painting was kind of a train wreck, but it could have turned out worse. Jinxd12, danthefisherman, Jim137a and 1 other 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jim137a Posted December 15, 2022 Report Share Posted December 15, 2022 Beautiful caring and profile - can’t wait to see a swim video. mat crasher 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mat crasher Posted December 15, 2022 Author Report Share Posted December 15, 2022 Thanks @Jim137a! Soon is the plan. I ordered some clear to go on it, should be here Tuesday. Then it’s going in the pond, or the pool at the campground across the street lol. Jim137a 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mat crasher Posted December 15, 2022 Author Report Share Posted December 15, 2022 I went ahead and gave it a test drive. Not the best glide in the world, but I'm happy with it as a first attempt. Gonna tweak a few things and see if it helps get a smoother glide. Recommendations/Suggestions welcome! Couldn't get the video to upload on SU, so sent it to YT. Hope that's cool. azsouth 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
danthefisherman Posted December 16, 2022 Report Share Posted December 16, 2022 Way better than my first attempt…keep it up! mat crasher 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mat crasher Posted December 16, 2022 Author Report Share Posted December 16, 2022 Thanks Dan! Taking what I learned and moving on to version 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AsaProch Posted December 16, 2022 Report Share Posted December 16, 2022 That looks pretty awesome man! fantastic glide mat crasher 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mat crasher Posted December 17, 2022 Author Report Share Posted December 17, 2022 7 hours ago, AsaProch said: That looks pretty awesome man! fantastic glide Thanks dude! It needs some work, but it taught me a lot that I can apply to the next one! AsaProch 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brendan2468 Posted December 18, 2022 Report Share Posted December 18, 2022 On 12/14/2022 at 6:51 PM, mat crasher said: Got the chance to mess with the airbrush the last 2 nights. I have a lot to learn, and really appreciate all the help from everyone! Now I have a good idea just how smooth I need to actually get the bait before I start painting lol. Painting was kind of a train wreck, but it could have turned out worse. that looks amazing!!! mat crasher 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mat crasher Posted December 18, 2022 Author Report Share Posted December 18, 2022 10 hours ago, Brendan2468 said: that looks amazing!!! Thanks! took my time and stumbled through it. Also, sent about a thousand dms to a couple guys on here asking question after question lol. Picked up enough maple yesterday to cut 25-30 more blanks. Hopefully by the time I hit #30 I’ll have some idea what I’m doing! Jinxd12 and Brendan2468 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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