09-29-2009, 07:42 PM
This was something that tormented me when I first started on my own jigs. But I've found a solution that works well for me that I thought I'd share....
Sterno.... I use Sterno to head up my jig. I will slowly head up the jig and then swish it into my powder paint. Then I heat up the jig a bit more and back into the powder paint. I continue this process until I have a nice thin layer of paint. And in doing this, I find that I hardly have eyes that get clogged up. If I do I have my bobbin at the ready. Just heat up the tip slightly and into the eye it goes and the clog goes away. (sounds like a goofy commercial don't it?! hahaha)
And as others have said, I dial back the heat and the heating time. Through trial and error I have found a setup that works much better than what most manufacturers are recommending.
Good luck with it!!
[quote jigs]yesterday i cleared they eyes of my jigs before i baked them took me probly 30 minutes. Baked the jigs and the dang eyes closed by up. So i had to go back threw and clear them all, but this time i had to head a needle red hot to get it to go threw. i was wondering if anyone had any tips or tricks that they can share. i am making round head jigs, and round head with a flat hook also.[/quote]
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Sterno.... I use Sterno to head up my jig. I will slowly head up the jig and then swish it into my powder paint. Then I heat up the jig a bit more and back into the powder paint. I continue this process until I have a nice thin layer of paint. And in doing this, I find that I hardly have eyes that get clogged up. If I do I have my bobbin at the ready. Just heat up the tip slightly and into the eye it goes and the clog goes away. (sounds like a goofy commercial don't it?! hahaha)
And as others have said, I dial back the heat and the heating time. Through trial and error I have found a setup that works much better than what most manufacturers are recommending.
Good luck with it!!
[quote jigs]yesterday i cleared they eyes of my jigs before i baked them took me probly 30 minutes. Baked the jigs and the dang eyes closed by up. So i had to go back threw and clear them all, but this time i had to head a needle red hot to get it to go threw. i was wondering if anyone had any tips or tricks that they can share. i am making round head jigs, and round head with a flat hook also.[/quote]
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