curioushooter
02-17-2019, 11:55 PM
I have a few Saeco molds but have balked at the $30 they want for their top punches which fit RCBS Lube-A-Matics.
So far all the molds I have used Lyman 429 top punch, so I have been fine.
But I recently acquired a round nosed mold and I am thinking of buying a RNFP profile mold.
It would seem that I could simply use a FLAT faced top punch. But nobody seems to make one (except NOE). I guess I could just file one down? Or make one from a bolt?
Has anyone ever made a top punch using high-strength-epoxy attached the the end of a parent punch? It seems like that would work for round nosed bullets well. Put car wax on a cast boolit and then just mold the epoxy to it?
Any tips or pointers? It seems like there would be a market out there for flat top punches or custom punches. Somebody out there doing this?
So far all the molds I have used Lyman 429 top punch, so I have been fine.
But I recently acquired a round nosed mold and I am thinking of buying a RNFP profile mold.
It would seem that I could simply use a FLAT faced top punch. But nobody seems to make one (except NOE). I guess I could just file one down? Or make one from a bolt?
Has anyone ever made a top punch using high-strength-epoxy attached the the end of a parent punch? It seems like that would work for round nosed bullets well. Put car wax on a cast boolit and then just mold the epoxy to it?
Any tips or pointers? It seems like there would be a market out there for flat top punches or custom punches. Somebody out there doing this?