flyin bryan
10-24-2013, 11:42 PM
haha, get it? finnin to drive me,,,,,,,,,,o nevermind.
hello. im bryan. been reloading almost 40 years, and casting about 40 minutes. I bought the lee 6 cavity mold 452-228 for making 228g rn boolits. all went well for the first 400ish, then I started getting some unintended aerobatic attachments on the farthest out cavity, then the one next to that joined in, and it seems to be contagious because now 3 out of the 6 are finning. after much reading I carefully inspected the contact faces for spatters/foreign objects, only to find nada.
what it now appears to be is the alignment pins are backing out,,,,, or at the very least becoming slightliy aroused. the more I have used them, the worse it has gotten,,,, to the point now that I can actually close the mold all the way, and rock the mold halves on the too-tall alignment devices.
I went through all the smoking business they talk about, sooting the cavities and such, and used the suggested lubricant in all the suggested places, so I guess I just got a dud..... I bought the mold new, but got it off ebay and it took forever to receive it so I think I will just contact lee and see if I can just send it directly to them.
I think I will just box it up, and send it to lee with a kindly written letter explaining my position as a new caster, and my findings... (no sarcasm here, I have always been very pleased with lee products, from their presses and dies, and even have found great enjoyment in the literature of mr lee, and I will express my appreciation for the many years of service my lee equipment has provided, and that I expect everyone is entitled a dud from time to time) im not an abrasive fellow and I spect they will make good. im also a fairly patient type, and would prefer not to try to fix it myself because I know very little about this craft at this time.
anyhows, the few hundred I did get before its demise are absolutely beautiful. probably enough to keep me busy loading till the mold issue has been taken care of.
that's my story
hello. im bryan. been reloading almost 40 years, and casting about 40 minutes. I bought the lee 6 cavity mold 452-228 for making 228g rn boolits. all went well for the first 400ish, then I started getting some unintended aerobatic attachments on the farthest out cavity, then the one next to that joined in, and it seems to be contagious because now 3 out of the 6 are finning. after much reading I carefully inspected the contact faces for spatters/foreign objects, only to find nada.
what it now appears to be is the alignment pins are backing out,,,,, or at the very least becoming slightliy aroused. the more I have used them, the worse it has gotten,,,, to the point now that I can actually close the mold all the way, and rock the mold halves on the too-tall alignment devices.
I went through all the smoking business they talk about, sooting the cavities and such, and used the suggested lubricant in all the suggested places, so I guess I just got a dud..... I bought the mold new, but got it off ebay and it took forever to receive it so I think I will just contact lee and see if I can just send it directly to them.
I think I will just box it up, and send it to lee with a kindly written letter explaining my position as a new caster, and my findings... (no sarcasm here, I have always been very pleased with lee products, from their presses and dies, and even have found great enjoyment in the literature of mr lee, and I will express my appreciation for the many years of service my lee equipment has provided, and that I expect everyone is entitled a dud from time to time) im not an abrasive fellow and I spect they will make good. im also a fairly patient type, and would prefer not to try to fix it myself because I know very little about this craft at this time.
anyhows, the few hundred I did get before its demise are absolutely beautiful. probably enough to keep me busy loading till the mold issue has been taken care of.
that's my story