The Lee 6 Cavity Mold Lasted For A Week!

[blikseme300]

Get you some Bullplate lube

I have never used Bullplate and won't knock it as many have reported success with it. What I have been using for quite some time is Klotz KL-350 synthetic 2-stroke oil. (My other passion is R/C aircraft and these burn gasoline and 2-stroke oil. So I have pints of this at my disposal.)

I use a syringe filled with oil and the needle is blunted on my grinder. A small drop at each hinge, index points and a very light smear on the sprue plate do wonders.

I have cast 1000's of 9mm and 40S&W boolits and the molds are better than new. Sizes are correct and I can keep going without stopping to fiddle with anything.

No offence meant, my 2c is that if Lee molds don't work for you or last then you are probably doing something wrong.

Bliksem

[evan price]

I've been using a high-temperature synthetic ball-screw lubricant on my molds. We get it in at work with certain replacement parts, there's a syringe of it packed with the new part. Since you only need a couple dabs on the parts, we tend to get lots of these new syringes laying around unwanted. Works great on slide rails for semi-auto handguns too.

[Recluse]

I'm just guessing that the OP read Lee's "instructions for use" rather than the myriad of stickies on Lee-menting and how to get the most and best out of Lee molds.

The way they "write" instructions, directions and whatnot at Lee makes me wonder. . .

[canebreaker]

I don't know. How many .357 158 gr. swc boolits could you get in a old 3 lb coffee can? I've never counted that high. I've filled 11 cans and still pouring. Still have the original sprue plate. Some of the boolits look funky with the flare on the end. But that is folded down or breaks off when sizing.

[citizenal]

Hi everyone!

I will be using a Lee cast in .45 for my first time making boolits. Where exactly do I need lube up? I am really concerned I will break this thing making 1,000 boolits.

Thanks for the info guys

[MT Gianni]

Hi everyone!

I will be using a Lee cast in .45 for my first time making boolits. Where exactly do I need lube up? I am really concerned I will break this thing making 1,000 boolits.

Thanks for the info guys

http://castboolits.gunloads.com/show...ight=Bullplate
http://castboolits.gunloads.com/show...ight=Bullplate
http://castboolits.gunloads.com/show...ight=Bullplate
http://castboolits.gunloads.com/show...ight=Bullplate
A Search for Bullplate found 1042 posts related to lubing molds. This should help you get started.

[citizenal]

Thanks MT Gianni! Will read up.

[MikeS]

To answer the question of HOW to lube a mould, and WHERE to apply the lube (BullPlate, 2T oil, eBay mould lube, etc.) checkout this thread where I posted an image of the instructions included with the eBay mould lube:
http://castboolits.gunloads.com/showthread.php?t=137982
While it shows a Lee 2 cavity mould, it's basically the same with their 6 cavity moulds with the addition of lubing the sprue plate cam lever bolts as well.

Personally I thought that thread should be a sticky, but I guess nobody else agrees with that idea, as it's now back on the second page of the lube forum.