New Lee 6 cavity minus vent lines

[DanOH]

Just received a backordered Lee 358-125 rfp 6 cavity that appears to have extremely shallow vent lines. The semi-circular pattern is visible but just barely. I am not sure if there is enough depth to the lines to actually vent air. The vent lines inside
are on a par with the depth that the lines on the top surface under the sprue plate usually has.
I normally bevel the top inside edge of the blocks where they meet but I am not sure if that will be enough to get full fill out.

Normally I would send it back but with "things being the way they are now" I would rather try to make it work if I can.

What would you do?

[MtGun44]

Try casting with it.

Bill

[Wayne Smith]

What Bill said. You never know until you have put some lead through it.

[runfiverun]

i have some molds with NO vent lines,they are some of the best casting ones i have.

[462]

My best casting mould is an ancient Ideal 308291 that doesn't have any vent lines.

[GLL]

I don't need no stinkin vent lines ! :)

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Jerry

[nhrifle]

Mine came in two days ago and looks exactly the same way. I'm going to try it before I make any moves. If I have to I will cut some vent lines in it.

[DanOH]

Yeah I'm gonna see what it does later next week.
I must admit, I ordered with a sneaky feeling that Lee's iffy QC might be even iffy-er in today's high demand climate.
Thanks guys

[Shiloh]

I've added vent lines and lapped with Comet on a few stubborn molds and even individual cavities.

Shiloh