Dropped a mold today.

[wallenba]

After a long casting session today, I was heading to the house from the garage to put my 3 cav. Accurate Mauser mold away. It was still hot, and I was carrying it open with the sprue plate turned out. CLANK !! It fell out of the Lee mold handle and hit the concrete. It hit on the top end edge of both block halves. I stood there in disbelief holding that stupid piece of wood in my hand.
It looks OK, but has two nasty looking dings. NEVER trust these mold handles boys and girls. Check them often, I will from now on that's for sure.

[FLYCUTTER]

That's enough to make you scream out loud and dive on the sword.

[bangerjim]

Your title said you "dropped a mold today". I was going to reply, "Well pick it up!" HA........ha.

Seriously..............glad it was not damaged.

We all need to keep an eye on the handles so the tangs do not slip out of the wood. Some glue them in, some pin them I just wack them on the bench on the ends if I feel them getting wobbly.

Glad all the "kids" are OK!


banger

[wbrco]

Some glue them in, some pin them I just wack them on the bench on the ends if I feel them getting wobbly.

banger

What kind of glue short of JB Weld can take the temps of mold handles? I almost did the same thing a while back.

[1johnlb]

After my son dropped my 6cav Lee in a bucket of water, I drilled thru the handles and drove in a roll pin. That's the best they ever felt, solid.

[silverado]

I used wood glue on mine and they hold fine... I guess it was just enough to make it "permanent" tight, I did that after dropping a mold in a quenching bucket...

[dragonrider]

Any epoxy will work just for securing mold handles.

[bangerjim]

I don't have the problem, but I have read JB Weld....the slow stuff....will work. Posssibly epoxy as said above? Again, probably the slower bond stuff.

Roll pins are the best if you have that problem and that is what I would probably use.

banger

[ubetcha]

What size roll pin and drill size should be use to pin the handles?

[ShooterAZ]

Yep,regular 5 minute epoxy has worked fine for me.

[oldfart1956]

After launching a few of them out across my new vinyl kitchen floor (arrrgghh!) while casting in the kitchen I solved that problem. I had a handful of them aluminum roofing nails cached away, snatched up a "close enough" sized drill bit and pinned them on. Just drill thru the chrome ring, drive it thru, cut off the pointy end and peen it a bit with a hammer. I leave the flat head. No need to make it more work. Audie...the lazy Oldfart..

[twc1964]

I just used regular jb weld. They dont move, wobble or shift around.

[Beagle333]

I immediately JB-Weld every new pair of Lee handles I get, right outta the box. They don't move.

[country gent]

SOme pin some glue some do both. Any small nail or pin works I use 3/32 as I* have a supply of them handy. I glue the handles in place with JBweld making sure I get a good full fill of the round hole to the square levers with some pushing out to be wiped trimmed away. After cured I drill for a 3/32 pin and install peening the end into a rounded rivit head. I even do my other handles like this also.

[Rich/WIS]

Oldfart, you and think alike.

[wallenba]

Off to the hardware store in the morning. Gonna fix ALL these #@&$&'s.

[WALLNUTT]

I pin 'em as soon as I get 'em

[gotlead]

I always learn something when I read this site. Thanks for the tip

[runfiverun]

I immediately JB-Weld every new pair of Lee handles I get, right outta the box. They don't move.

lee ain't the only ones I jb weld.
they all get it and some friction tape like they use on baseball bats too.

[Oleman]

Just reading about dropping a mold hurts Ouch!