Loose Lee 6 banger handles

[Gunslinger1911]

I couldn't find an adhesive that could hold up to the heat of casting. Got tired of handles sliding off tang.

Small wood dowel, drill right through handles and tang with bit sized to make a tight fit. Tap dowel through. Cut off dowel and sand smooth.

[imashooter2]

Nice, the through hole is a little larger than I would drill though. Next time, silicone caulk or high temp RTV does the job.

[Beagle333]

I must have at least 20 sets of Lee and Lyman that are held on by JB-Weld. Never had one come off after a good application of that stuff. I just slide the loose wood handles off, shove some of the mixed product down in the holes with a popsicle stick, shove the handles back on. The next day I'm ready to go at it wide open with no worries.

[Gunslinger1911]

I tried various silicones, must not have found the right one.

Now JB Weld, never thought of that.

[Nobade]

I use my bedding epoxy, works great. Kind of the same effect as JB weld but I always have a little left over from bedding rifles so can use that to stick the handles on.

-Nobade

[pretzelxx]

I got the high heat RTV from work, it was "expired" but works just fine. I heard people use brass and I thought that would look nice!

[retread]

I must have at least 20 sets of Lee and Lyman that are held on by JB-Weld. Never had one come off after a good application of that stuff. I just slide the loose wood handles off, shove some of the mixed product down in the holes with a popsicle stick, shove the handles back on. The next day I'm ready to go at it wide open with no worries.

JB Weld has done it for me also. I do grind a couple of small notches in the steel to give extra grip with the JB Weld. No failures to date.

[Rich/WIS]

Every set of Lee and Lyman mold handles I have used eventually came loose. Rather than wait for failure I drill through the ferrule and handle and install a small brass nail and then peen both ends. Tried J-B and other products and sooner or later they failed (probably did it wrong), and prefer a mechanical versus adhesive joint.

[bangerjim]

JB is like duct-tape............the universal "fixer-upper"! NOT the fast stuff! The standard slow set stuff. I even machine it, drill it, cut threads in it, mill it.......etc. Good stuff.....as long as you use the s-l-o-w stuff.

1/8" drive pins work great in loose handles. At least you can take them apart if ever needed.

[gwpercle]

Use the good old fashioned slow curing J-B Weld, the original cold weld formula, the stuff you can fix engine blocks with, it cures and stands up to heat better than the any 5-minute setting epoxy stuff .
Gary

[zuke]

I'm old fashioned in fixing them, I used a small finishing nail with a snugly drilled hole then bent it over, point away from me.
Did the exact same thing with my LEE ingot molds

[Dragonheart]

I used epoxy years ago and they are still tight.

[castalott]

Brownells bedding compound has lasted for over a year now.