lure i made

[blando 0]

Just made this lure from an old mini starter motor and some other bits and pieces i had about. used a plastic mig spool im hoping it will be ok. i need to get some thick cable it melted the house hold cable i used.

 

does anyone know what cord i should use and were can i get it from? will i need guides on the ground to keep it straight.

 

 

 

 

Edited January 22, 2007 by blando

[Guest oldskool]

there seems to be a good market for those mate, hint hint nudge nudge

[blando 0]

lol, its getting hold of the motors cheaply and finding an alternative for the spools and a remote switch but they could easily be tidied up a bit.

[buddy 1]

hi, i made 1 back in the summer. i used a mig coil and a car radiator fan motor, the cord i used is string line the brickies use. i fined mine a bit to slow for the whippet but i got but a good laugh with the terriers . what starter motor did you use? cheers buddy.

[blando 0]

hi, i made 1 back in the summer. i used a mig coil and a car radiator fan motor, the cord i used is string line the brickies use. i fined mine a bit to slow for the whippet but i got but a good laugh with the terriers . what starter motor did you use? cheers buddy.

 

yeh they are good fun!

An old lucus mini started motor £20 reconditioned, from ebay.

[Ray Mears 272]

good luck with it mate

[anton 0]

hi old skool,

 

get down the scrappy's and get some battery cable pos and neg off of a car as "normal" cable won't take the amps that are being kicked out.

 

As for line .... sea fishing line ?, braided nylon string from ironmongers or dralon cord from a kite

shop springs to mind as you can buy this in 100 meter spools.

 

yes i think you will need a guide something along the lines of a Fairlead used on 4x4 winches just

smaller poss with a spring tensioner (rear derailer from a push bike? ) to keep the string under tension

as it is being fed onto the spool otherwise it could all tangle up

 

here is one i prepared earlier.......

 

 

 

 

I have been looking into this for some time and the picture above i have been useing as a reference

for the one i am building except that i want to bolt it into the back of my van ..... its a sailplane launching winch and judging by the response from blando it could be quite a nice little earner..:whistle:

 

here is a link that could be usefull as well as it not far off what you have built so far

 

howto build a lure machine

 

cheers and keep us updated

 

would anyone else on here be interested in buying a machine like the one above as i hope to have mine ready for the summer to keep my lurcher fit while i

 

cheers and keep us updated

 

anton

[blando 0]

thats a very tidy job, kite string i did not think of that, thanks! what did you use for the reel looks very nice! cant wait to get it going i think i have rushed it a bit so mite redo al the framework sometime.

in tearms of getting a dog fit, do they help tone up the muscle much if done daily aswell as a walk as this was they main reason for making it?

[buddy 1]

hi blando thank for that. this is a pic of mine, not as nice as the one anton is showing but does the job. i will change the fan motor for a starter motor as soon as i get one. but im going to look into that one anton is buliding, looks a lot better and tidier. thanks buddy

[samba 534]

great mate will come in handy

[Ray Mears 272]

i was going to have a go at knoking one up but its too much effort plus i am not the best at making things

[anton 0]

cheers lads,

 

As i said i've been useing that pic for reference.

i have the frame, motor, cable and connectors all ready and sorted it was just the spool that i was stumped on!!! a mig coil looks just the job just a tad too big in the height, might be able to turn it down a bit on my lathe. bit risky though as they are not that thick wall

 

looks like i'll have to drag it back out again and start before some b****r beats me to it and makes a killing

on Ebay

[lurchers1 0]

looks good mate,this is the one i made last year,i used blind cord on mine mate,aboult £10 for 200yds spool from hardware shop.

[buddy 1]

cheers lads,

 

As i said i've been useing that pic for reference.

i have the frame, motor, cable and connectors all ready and sorted it was just the spool that i was stumped on!!! a mig coil looks just the job just a tad too big in the height, might be able to turn it down a bit on my lathe. bit risky though as they are not that thick wall

 

looks like i'll have to drag it back out again and start before some b****r beats me to it and makes a killing

on Ebay

hi anton if you thinking of a mig coil you can get smaller one's than the one ive used, i changed it because it wasent quick enough, so i thought a bigger coil would bring it in quicker. but i think il need to change the motor to get it quick enough for the whippet.

[anton 0]

nice one lurchers 1

 

like the idea of the feeder pipe to the spool very clever do you get any problems with the tension on the line as its reeling in ?