show off your racks.......

[javelin225ho]

i have become sick and tired of buying shakey head jigs for a dollar a piece.....so now i will be pouring them.  with the mold from Sterling and i just got done buying the lead pot, powder paint and hooks.  the question is, what do you guys use for a drying rack?  i am not gonna pay for one, i have tons of stuff to build one.......show me your drying racks.

[clubber]

I used to just string a piece of wire from one nail to another to dry jig heads when I dipped them. When I first started I used to use a the small spray gun like you use to paint lures with. The name escapes me right now, some-timers disease again. I had two 2 X 4's about 2 feet long and bolted them together with 1/4 - 20 screws with a wing nut. And put the hook between the wood and sprayed the heads. Good if you have a large amount of heads to paint. Sorry no pictures, but not hard to make up.

[dampeoples]

I've got a cheap toaster oven from Target. I turned it upside down, and use the wire rack built in to hang them on after I paint them, then go ahead and cure them in the oven once I am done.

If you get an oven, go ahead and get an oven thermometer....the very first batch I did, I set it to 350 and 15 minutes, and left, when I got back, I had a mess! The temp control on the toaster oven is horrible, it was really 450, and melted the powder.

[clubber]

I think I messed up, powder paint was mentioned and I have never used that type of paint. All the painting I have done has been with vinyl paing. Sorry!!!! 

[GotstaFish]

I use a piece of threaded 3/8 all-thread, 6 footer, taped to the top of a couple of coffee cans for the initial dry. This allows for quick placement since the thread holds the hook in place so you don't have to worry about them sliding together. I use the kitchen oven for baking since I bake 200-300 heads at a time and the heat control is more precise. Bake at 275* for 45 minutes for an ultra tough finish with no drips