curing jigs

[Pop]

How are people curing jigs, i.e. do you hang them head down, or use a set up which holds the jigs upright? Pop

 

[Jig Man]

Upside down for me....

 

[Pop]

Thanks for the reply Jig Man. Sometimes I'm not too bright. Upside down could mean hanging or standing with head up and hook down. I'm guessing "hanging"? Pop

 

[AtticaFish]

I rotate mine throughout the process so the paint does not run or slide at all, but if given a single direction to keep them, would want them head up/hook down.

 

[Fatman]

I cure mine heads down as that's how they go in my curing trays. I don't sell so if I get a nipple on some now and then no big deal.

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[Jig Man]

Sorry pop, hangin buy the hook upside down. I do have a rack to cure them with the lead pointing up, and have done it both ways. But I usually just have a single coat of paint, maybe a brush tap of another, and I haven't seen a problem with the paint moving during the cure. I think most of the trouble with the paint moving around is with mutiple coats. I'm not an expert at it... It just what has happened with me!!!

 

[LedHed]

hang

 

[Shoemoo]

I use a toaster oven for curing, and I just hang the jigs on the rack by the hooks. I find once you have a feel for how long to heat the head, you don't have many problems with drips.

 

[plateboater]

1"x1" sides, small 1/2" plywood base and coat hangers for the rails.
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[Radtexan]

Im like most of em...upside down on a rack..

 

[Pop]

Thanks for all the replies. If I figure out how to post pictures, I'll show you the 2 ways I cure my jigs. Pop

 

[LedHed]

Damn Rt - that's a lot of jigs!!!!!!!

 

[Badgerloader]

I never worry about curing jigs because I never let them get sick.

 

[Squeakyboatcaptain]

I hang mine like most others, but I want to make a rack to bake them heads up for some of the multiple layered paint jobs.

 

[Pepop]

Head down. Lazy Angler made these 3 racks for me and they fit perfectly in the tray of my toaster oven.

All full, I can cure 48 jigs at one time. As you can see, they also make a good staging rack for tied jigs or heads coated with SH or whatever I want them for.

 

[smalljaw]

I hang the upside down too but when I'm making jigs for someone else and it has 3 colors plus a glitter coat then, and only then do I cure them upright. The reason is because a lot of time when you do multicolored jigs the paint builds up and when you cure them the excess paint sags down and leaves a nipple.