My go to 38 special and 357 (light load) mould, the Hensley & Gibbs 4 cavity #51 has loosened up a bit. The handles are not snug at the center nut and bolt, thus the pins are a bit out of alignment.
It will close but it nicks the inside of the hole.
I knew what I had to do - tighten the nut to get the handles more snug,.....wrong!
The nut would not tighten no matter what I did. I finally went the other way and took the nut off the bolt and separated the handles.
It looks like the threads are pretty worn.
I know that I can recut the threads but i can't even boil water. That really IS above my pay grade.
Are there any videos that show me how to do this?
Anyone out there want to do this and I'll trade brass, soft lead (stick on ww's) , cast bullets or something for your assistance.
Any thoughts?
Thanks!