Ideal mould

[Ccrfs1246]

I picked up a ideal 358311 bullet mould today that is missing the handle screws. Does anyone know the tread and length of the screws. Thanks

[Hickory]

You can order a rebuild kit from Lyman or maybe Midway.

https://www.midwayusa.com/s?userSearchQuery=Lyman+bullet+mould+rebuild+&userItemsPerPage=24

[Ccrfs1246]

I seen that but I tried the screws out of one of my Lyman mounds and they didn’t work. I figured ideal mould might be different

[Walks]

There is no difference. Unless new Lyman screws are different.

[Ccrfs1246]

I will try it again

[Hickory]

The threads in the mould might be damaged.

[Green Frog]

I’ve never found any differences between the threads in my oldest interchangeable Ideal mounds to my newest ones marked Lyman... but I haven’t bought a new manufactured Lyman for several years so they could have changed recently. I would call Customer Service and ask... a fresh set of screws with sharp new threads should clean up any minor little burrs if you work them in carefully.

Froggie

[dsh1106]

My guess is the threads are damaged or "bubba" modified them. I have multiple Lyman and Ideal molds and all of the threads are the same.

[Ccrfs1246]

I guess they had something in them they screwed in this morning fine thanks again

[beagle]

I go to Ace Hardware and buy 8-32 Cap socket head screw of the appropriate length. On these, the head may be a little large to fit in the countersink in the bottom of the mould. Chuck in a electric drill and use a flat file to turn off the excess until they fit. I've done maybe 20 over the years. Use a tap to clean and refresh threads if necessary. If the threads in the mould are gone, you can always retap to 10-32 and make new screws./beagle