OptiMystic
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New here just getting back into tying. I used to tie flies a lot, but haven't much in a while. So I was putting together the supply list to get started and talking to my crafty wife about it and when I was telling here about powder paint she said that sounds a lot like embossing powder. Let's see if it works...
Here is her kit:
Heat gun, tray, embossing liquid pad, some powder, reverse tweezers (squeeze to open like hackle pliers) and pens to put the liquid in specific patterns (writing on scrapbook pages or maybe drawing eyes on jigs).
I skipped the step where she patted the jig head on the embossing pad; she was too quick. It's like an ink pad and you just dab the jig head on it a couple of times to wet the surface. Anyway, then she just pours powder over the jig, catching it in the tray (very important to wipe the try clean first):
That was a red sparkle. It did okay, but really needed a coat under it first as it isn't opaque. We did a white opaque one next and that turned out better.
Bring the heat:
She noted that it didn't fill "the circley thing you were worried about" (that would be the hook eye, dear
).
Here is another shot of the tray:
Note the funnel at the end. All that excess went right back in the jar.
And here is a shot of how the white turned out. I knocked a little rust off and tied something simple with the limited stuff I have on hand (more is on the way).
I am not saying it is a better alternative, but if it holds up okay it might be a good alternative for me. The stuff is already on hand and it pleases SWMBO when our hobbies mesh. Win win...
Here is her kit:
Heat gun, tray, embossing liquid pad, some powder, reverse tweezers (squeeze to open like hackle pliers) and pens to put the liquid in specific patterns (writing on scrapbook pages or maybe drawing eyes on jigs).
I skipped the step where she patted the jig head on the embossing pad; she was too quick. It's like an ink pad and you just dab the jig head on it a couple of times to wet the surface. Anyway, then she just pours powder over the jig, catching it in the tray (very important to wipe the try clean first):
That was a red sparkle. It did okay, but really needed a coat under it first as it isn't opaque. We did a white opaque one next and that turned out better.
Bring the heat:
She noted that it didn't fill "the circley thing you were worried about" (that would be the hook eye, dear
).Here is another shot of the tray:
Note the funnel at the end. All that excess went right back in the jar.
And here is a shot of how the white turned out. I knocked a little rust off and tied something simple with the limited stuff I have on hand (more is on the way).
I am not saying it is a better alternative, but if it holds up okay it might be a good alternative for me. The stuff is already on hand and it pleases SWMBO when our hobbies mesh. Win win...
