Does anyone have a lee ladle

[toallmy]

I am just checking on the size of the wood handle , is it the same size as the 6 cavity handles or smaller ?

[VHoward]

Smaller. The ladle is on the small side also. I would spend the extra and get either the Lyman or RCBS ladle.

[toallmy]

I was just interested in the replacement wood to use on a set of 6 cavity handles I took the wood off of , I see lee sells replacement wood for the dippers .

[country gent]

I believe the wood is around 3/4" dia for the handles I would buy a length of oak 3/4" dowel and a couple copper 3/4 pipe caps for ferreles and make them from that.

[toallmy]

Yes Sr I believe that is going to be the fix . If I can drill the hole straight .

[country gent]

If you can find a lathe or a good vee block it isn't to hard to drill them. Another simple trick would be a flange mount for tubing of the size ure using in the handle and stand it up on the drill press table. A snug fit on the dowel should make for a nice square drilled hole.

[gwpercle]

I had a hand drill , Black & Decker I think , that had a level in the end of it. With the level , you could drill a hole straight down. The drill was a battery powered one, when I couldn't get replacement batteries I had to scrap it. But if you can find or have one it's not hard to level the dowel perpendicular in a vice then use the drill level to drill a hole straight down.
I sort of miss that little level , I'm bad about drilling holes that lean left or right.
Gary

[country gent]

Ive used pipe fittings and nipples for a drill guide on round things. a bell reducer and nipple close to the drill size and it guides the drill pretty well when a drill press or lathe cant be used.