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    That stuff is just plain screwy. Well done sir!

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    Are they selling off the equipment, or is there a chance someone else will buy the company?

    Say, how did the .45 mould work out? Your work truly is a fine example of Art.
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    Quote Originally Posted by Plate plinker View Post
    That stuff is just plain screwy. Well done sir!
    Screwy works for me Thanks !

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    Quote Originally Posted by C1PNR View Post
    Are they selling off the equipment, or is there a chance someone else will buy the company?

    Say, how did the .45 mould work out? Your work truly is a fine example of Art.
    I have the mold finished and pinned for the 45cal screw (threaded) jobber. I haven't brought it home yet to try it out but it looks good.
    The comapny was sold, lock, stock, and barrel by a very wealthy individual (group). I believe the buyer(s) are going to pick and choose what tools and equipment they want to keep or auction off.
    All at the behest of the bean counters of course. I'm editing this post because of a little paranoia so bear with me

    Would I like to bid on some equipment ? Oh yes ! But alas I am not a wealthy man and buying and maintaining that oldish equipment is a major thing to contemplate.
    Last edited by oldpara; 02-25-2013 at 01:57 PM.

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    Quote Originally Posted by oldpara View Post
    I've vented as much as I dare and the pieces look much better.
    A good way to vent a mould is to use a fly cutter. Instead of trying to make straight vent lines like the few you put into the mould, if you set the mould blocks face up in a milling vice, then run a fly cutter over the mould at a fairly high feed rate it will make nice vent lines. If you can, look at either an NOE mould, or a Mihec, they both use some form of that method. I'm not sure if they cut the vent lines before or after they cut the cavities.

    From what I've heard (and I could be totally wrong) when Warren Buffet buys a company that's doing good he tends to leave everything as is, letting all the former execs to stay with the company. I guess he figures that if a company is running well it would be stupid to get rid of the very execs that got it running well. Of course if the company isn't doing well, I guess he would bring in a new management team, and/or sell off pieces of the company, etc.

    Good luck whichever way he plays it with your place.
    Last edited by MikeS; 02-24-2013 at 05:31 AM.
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    I hope the ownership change bodes well for you.

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    now that is what i call an "impact driver"! or one heck of a "screw gun"! if the philips head one actually hit a screw perfectly, it could drive a 6" screw into solid oak with no oilot hole.that is thinking out side of the box to extreme. GOOD JOB, ATTA BOY, AND ALL THAT KIND OF THING. i would bet you could sell those very easily. either at gun shows, or to a supplier (midway usa, natchez, mid-south shooting supply, weidners, etc.) or just to the members here.
    Silver and Gold are for rich men. Lead and Brass is MY silver and gold! And when push comes to shove, one of my silver and gold pieces will be more valuable than a big pile of actual silver and gold.

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    those are awesome!
    i would buy a few dummy loads for the bench and other odd places

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    The ingenuity show by the folks here is amazing. I spent a lifetime finding ways to do what everyone said was impossible, but nothing as wild as this.
    I am in awe of the folks here.

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    Wonder who we can get to cut a group buy?
    Because i want one bad!
    So bad i'm ready to buy a rifle in that caliber just to get a chance to show some of these babies at the range

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    So I just sat here and went through this entire thread for the first time. I then went back and looked again. I am truly amazed at the ingenuity and abilities shown. I would patent that mold and get a company to sell it. Unreal....

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    Again, Thanks everyone for the thumbs up !

    Here's my latest cramps. Both 45 cal.



    This weekend I'll try out the molds and see how they come out. I may have to vent the screwy one like I did the 30cal.
    Hopefully they'll squirt out the end of the barrel and stay reasonably close together this spring.

    I wonder what kind of sound this would make on it's way down range ?
    I'd love to be able to load some up to around 5-600fps, lay on the ground down range an listen to them flying overhead.
    Wingnut, carridge bolt, some weird thing, fluted 30cal, and hotdogs.





    The images look bent or something, the pieces aren't.

    I AM looking at some ways to get some pieces done so I could at least get a few out there for you guys.
    My molds are not "production quality" so it would be a time consuming, swearing, thing.
    I will try.
    If I can get some decent ones done I will let you know and get them to you somehow.

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    That fluted 30 call looks cool. Now if you could just get the fluted one twisted!

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    Quote Originally Posted by MikeS View Post
    A good way to vent a mould is to use a fly cutter. Instead of trying to make straight vent lines like the few you put into the mould, if you set the mould blocks face up in a milling vice, then run a fly cutter over the mould at a fairly high feed rate it will make nice vent lines. If you can, look at either an NOE mould, or a Mihec, they both use some form of that method. I'm not sure if they cut the vent lines before or after they cut the cavities.
    You're right, I've seen many with that type of venting.
    I've thought of trying it but most of mine seem to vent OK, and like you I'm a little unsure about whether to vent before or after cutting the cavity.

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    That fluted 30 caliber looks VERY interesting.
    It is hard to fail, but it is worse never to have tried to succeed.

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    Quote Originally Posted by taco650 View Post
    That fluted 30 call looks cool. Now if you could just get the fluted one twisted!

    Why did you have to say that...................
    @%^&*#, now I have to try it.

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    ...so it would be a time consuming, swearing, thing.
    Quote Originally Posted by oldpara View Post
    Why did you have to say that...................
    @%^&*#, now I have to try it.
    ... and so it begins.

    mike
    (shoot, I don't even want to chuck up my .3115 sizing die I made to open it up another 1/2 a thou. I hate reworking projects I thought were done.)
    I saw this in a cartoon once. I'm pretty sure I can pull it off...

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    Wish i had a mold that cast 1 of each type! They look so cool!
    Are there any of these crazy design molds available for sale in 9mm? Cost?
    Last edited by Errokk; 02-27-2013 at 12:56 AM. Reason: Brain Fart!

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    Quote Originally Posted by oldpara View Post
    Why did you have to say that...................
    @%^&*#, now I have to try it.

    Umm, er... sorry... I think.

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    This makes me rethink getting rid of my benchtop CNC. wondering if it would be good enough to produce a mold or two.
    Oldpara what software are you using to do your cad drawings and renderings if you don't mind me asking.

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