Just saw this kickstarter where you can get a 3D printer for $179:

https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/tiko3d/tiko-the-unibody-3d-printer?ref=popular 

(if the link doesn't work search for tiko unibody kickstarter)

 

I was wondering if anyone has tried using a 3D Printer for Tacklemaking?

 

 

Are You Talking About A Photo Finished Bait ? Where You Find A Fish Pic You Like (Blue Gill) Scale It Down , Scan It , Then Apply It To A Lure Blank ,  and/or On To A Foiled Bait , Then Clear Coat It ? If So Yes , Done A Lot.

 

Mike

I haven't, but thought it would definitely be interesting to try. Saw and read this recently...

http://www.bassresource.com/fishing_lures/3-d-printing-lures.html

Are You Talking About A Photo Finished Bait ? Where You Find A Fish Pic You Like (Blue Gill) Scale It Down , Scan It , Then Apply It To A Lure Blank ,  and/or On To A Foiled Bait , Then Clear Coat It ? If So Yes , Done A Lot.

 

Mike

Not I'm talking more like printing a mold with a 3D Printer or printing the body of a hard body bait.

Dude! That thing looks so sweet. I must have this. Thank you for this.

I could see printing a master for soft baits and casting a mold from it.   Pretty neat and quite affordable!

I just saw an ad or article about this but can't remember where. If I see it again I'll put the link.

that thing is awesome!!!!

i would love to tool around with one and see what bait designs one could come up with!

I believe BioSpawn Lures uses 3D printers to come up with their molds for their soft plastics

I have extensive experience dealing with 3d printers adn lure molds.  here is the thing.  you don't want to print lures using extrusion 3d printers,  I have tried , they have issues.   The new SLA DLP printers you want to get.  they use a DLP projector and a liquid resin to 3d print objects.  The bottom line is you will still have to learn autocad programs.  my suggestion with that is learn and use Solidworks because thats what you need to learn (many programs are free if you pretend you are a student).  if you have a MAC , Rhino 3d is a free program that is awesome for making baits.  also you can download blender for free for PC and MAC.  I spend most of my time at a local Makerspace where i pay $30 and get access to a whole bunch of tools with my membership