Lee handles on Noe 3 cavity mold

[Lead Zeppelin]

Will Lee 6 cavity handles work on a Noe 3 cavity mold?

[LenH]

They work for 2, 3 4 cavity molds. The NOE hadles are patterned after the Lee handles. Just made from better materiLs.

[georgerkahn]

Will Lee 6 cavity handles work on a Noe 3 cavity mold?

To hopefully answer ;) your question, I have several times here (this forum) posted an experience I had with Lee handles on another manufacturer's mould. It seemed that no matter what I tried, I could not drop bullets of the quality I sought. Whining at range, a fellow who is of a grumpy disposition suggested -- with a few expletives tossed in -- that I take the handles off another mould of same manufacture as the one causing me problems. Having nothing to lose, I tried his suggestion -- and really great bullets began to drop! The Lee handles did in fact seem to fit, and, a handle is a handle, right? Not so, at leasty in this case!!!
Perhaps my experience is one in a great many -- but, switching the handles made all the difference. As a matter of fact, since, I keep the handles on the mould full-time. Always (with exception of a few KAL handles made FOR Hensley & Gibbs moulds) I ONLY use the handles of same manufacture as the mould!
Just a thought on your query -- from an experience I have had.
geo

[Rich/WIS]

All my rifle molds are NOE 5 cavity and the Lee handles fit with no issues. Only mod I made was to drill the mold handles and install a pin to keep the wood handles from coming loose.

[gwpercle]

Will Lee 6 cavity handles work on a Noe 3 cavity mold?

Like a New Orleans Voo Doo Woman's Black-Magic Spell ... :twisted:

I have them on several 3 and 4 cavity NOE moulds ... no modifications required . There was a time when NOE didn't make any handles and you had to use the Lee ...
The Noe are better made but adjust the Lee handles at the joint and they will allow you to cast .

In fact I have a set of Lee 6-C handles sitting on my desk just begging for a new NOE mould ... they keep telling me Christmas will be coming soon :happy dance: !
Gary