DrDucati
12-20-2015, 06:02 PM
So after having a lot of good results with the Lee mold, I wanted to cast something a couple thou wider so that I can size it down a little. I purchased an NOE brass mold supposed to drop 359 for 9mm, plain base 121gr.
I'm working through the learning curve...did my first pour session with it yesterday and a second session today. Most of my frustrations are common and just need to for instance, pre-heat the mold...in the case of the 4-20 bottom pour, dealing with the dripping between pours no matter what tricks I do (it drips up to 60/min at times), so I'll just remove the rod and try to remove any debris...I've read the threads on that.
With the NOE mold:
(1) the seams are a little more noticeable than my OCD tendency wants to handle..., and
(2) the sprue plate: Every three or four casts it's too loose and the sprues don't cut off completely flush with the bullet base. I tighten it with the allen wrench and it's good for a 3 to 4 pours.
Is there a trick to this? and also, does the sprue not being flush affect the accuracy? I know the edges of the base are supposed to be nice, but not sure about the little central area if that matters...
thx
edit: I found the thread on this and I also missed the set screw, LoL. whoops! will see if that fixes it.:oops:
I'm working through the learning curve...did my first pour session with it yesterday and a second session today. Most of my frustrations are common and just need to for instance, pre-heat the mold...in the case of the 4-20 bottom pour, dealing with the dripping between pours no matter what tricks I do (it drips up to 60/min at times), so I'll just remove the rod and try to remove any debris...I've read the threads on that.
With the NOE mold:
(1) the seams are a little more noticeable than my OCD tendency wants to handle..., and
(2) the sprue plate: Every three or four casts it's too loose and the sprues don't cut off completely flush with the bullet base. I tighten it with the allen wrench and it's good for a 3 to 4 pours.
Is there a trick to this? and also, does the sprue not being flush affect the accuracy? I know the edges of the base are supposed to be nice, but not sure about the little central area if that matters...
thx
edit: I found the thread on this and I also missed the set screw, LoL. whoops! will see if that fixes it.:oops: