Originally Posted by
TexasGrunt
I put a set of new Lyman handles on the mold today and got it hot and started casting. The handles I had had on it were an old style set of Lyman handles. The new handles hang the mold differently and have much more metal mass in them.
The back cavity didn't have any voids/tears on the bands as shown in the picture.
The front cavity is still sticky but the correct tapping rhythm on the hinge will drop the boolit just fine.
I was able to cast a couple hundred in a decent amount of time.