MaineBassin Posted April 16, 2020 Report Share Posted April 16, 2020 Hey guys, getting into making some baits. as of now i only see doing wood baits. Im on a semi limited budget but i can see the value of having a scroll or band saw vs hand carving everything. So if you had to choose one, which would you pick? The negative i see with a scroll saw is it is fairly limited to depth it can cut. so if you flip up a big bait to cut the side profile, many are limited to around 2.5 inches if i recall correctly. any way, thoughts? thanks in advance. Justin Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RayRe Posted April 16, 2020 Report Share Posted April 16, 2020 Band saw for the reason you stated. The ryobi from home depot has worked fine for me. chefchris and DoomDiver 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
azfisher Posted April 16, 2020 Report Share Posted April 16, 2020 I have both and rarely use the scroll saw, it's put away up on a shelf. Band saw gets used for a lot of things. chefchris 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kev_swmbt_20 Posted April 16, 2020 Report Share Posted April 16, 2020 Band saw. I only use the scroll for the lip and tail slot but easily done with a hand saw. Band saw is way smoother for cutting the shape of the bait chefchris 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chefchris Posted April 16, 2020 Report Share Posted April 16, 2020 33 minutes ago, RayRe said: Band saw for the reason you stated. The ryobi from home depot has worked fine for me. yup same here, great value and ive used mine for 3 years of hard use without any issue, keep it clean and clean the inside and you'll be good Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chefchris Posted April 16, 2020 Report Share Posted April 16, 2020 get yourself the band saw and then go buy the 1" belt sander from harbor freight, use the super coupon if you can. you'll be able to do a lot with those two pieces of equipment. i removed the guard on the belt sander and there is a section of belt that doesn't have the frame piece behind it and you can really shape the baits easily. There is a musky bait builder who does all his shaping on that HF piece, does incredible work. I will say get some 220 grit belts as the 80 or 60 grit it comes with is insane. Id rather use the 220 and have it take a little longer than ruin baits with the included belt, learned that first hand. a_mum and DoomDiver 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kev_swmbt_20 Posted April 16, 2020 Report Share Posted April 16, 2020 9 minutes ago, chefchris said: get yourself the band saw and then go buy the 1" belt sander from harbor freight, use the super coupon if you can. you'll be able to do a lot with those two pieces of equipment. i removed the guard on the belt sander and there is a section of belt that doesn't have the frame piece behind it and you can really shape the baits easily. There is a musky bait builder who does all his shaping on that HF piece, does incredible work. I will say get some 220 grit belts as the 80 or 60 grit it comes with is insane. Id rather use the 220 and have it take a little longer than ruin baits with the included belt, learned that first hand. Definitely get a good sander I bought one for 40 bucks on offer up it a belt sander with a sanding wheel, I use the wheel more than anything to get the shape of the bait formed I hardly do any carving with that thing Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MaineBassin Posted April 16, 2020 Author Report Share Posted April 16, 2020 Excellent feedback guys. After watching YouTube videos it's a no brainier how much quicker a saw and sander make it. This is enough feedback to convince me. Govt stimulus is buying me some equipment. @kev_swmbt_20 got your wake today! Pumped to go throw this thing tomorrow. I'm determined to find a topwater bite even in the cold water. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kev_swmbt_20 Posted April 16, 2020 Report Share Posted April 16, 2020 6 minutes ago, MaineBassin said: Excellent feedback guys. After watching YouTube videos it's a no brainier how much quicker a saw and sander make it. This is enough feedback to convince me. Govt stimulus is buying me some equipment. @kev_swmbt_20 got your wake today! Pumped to go throw this thing tomorrow. I'm determined to find a topwater bite even in the cold water. Awesome man good luck!! Send pics! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MaineBassin Posted April 16, 2020 Author Report Share Posted April 16, 2020 21 minutes ago, kev_swmbt_20 said: Awesome man good luck!! Send pics! Will do. Curious...what does it weigh? Lighter than I thought it would be. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kev_swmbt_20 Posted April 16, 2020 Report Share Posted April 16, 2020 It’s about 2.5 ounces. It’s poplar so it’s pretty light. MaineBassin 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DoomDiver Posted April 20, 2020 Report Share Posted April 20, 2020 On 4/16/2020 at 2:37 PM, chefchris said: get yourself the band saw and then go buy the 1" belt sander from harbor freight, use the super coupon if you can. you'll be able to do a lot with those two pieces of equipment. i removed the guard on the belt sander and there is a section of belt that doesn't have the frame piece behind it and you can really shape the baits easily. There is a musky bait builder who does all his shaping on that HF piece, does incredible work. I will say get some 220 grit belts as the 80 or 60 grit it comes with is insane. Id rather use the 220 and have it take a little longer than ruin baits with the included belt, learned that first hand. DJ makes some killer baits man! But definitely agree if you can avoid hand sanding, I'd say it's more tedious than carving. I still have to buy one of those sanders.... The 1" belt sander and a bandsaw and a knife will get you 90% there for sure. Skip the scroll saw. MaineBassin 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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