Kicking a idea around

[Johnch]

I have been layed up for a few days with a bumb knee
Can't bend it without trying to pass out with pain
Xrays , pain meds and lots of other pills
Hopefuly they get me fixed up soon

So I have had to much time to think

I figured if I liked a boolit design that was plain based
But would like to try and push it past what a plain base would handle
I could just add a thin AL. pop can check

I was thinking if I made a Free Check maker to use pop can AL.
And make it , to make the checks slightly over sized

Say .455 ID to fit over the plain base .4535 boolit I am currently casting

Could I then just size them on and have the check stay if I ran them through a .453 sizer base first ?

Or would there be to much spring back and the check would sometimes come off ?

Then I thought a drop of Superglue before sizing to make sure the check stayed in place if there was going to be to much spring back

Your thoughts ?





I have acess to the tools to make a Free Check type tool
I figure I have enough smarts to make the parts

But I have 3 or 4 other projects already started ....1 I started 2+ years back

So if this idea interests anyone
Have fun and report back how it worked
As I forsee way to many 50-70 hr work weeks as soon as I can bend my knee
To even think of starting another project

That is till I atleast get 1 or 2 started projects finished :coffee::coffee:

John

[Piedmont]

It works just fine. There is no springback to speak of. They swage right in to the metal. There is no need for any glue.

These were marketed in the mid to late 1980s by Paco Kelley and Ed Wosika and worked fine.

[steg]

Seems to me that it would work, I think the hard part would be getting them started in the sizer die, maybe a slight chamfer to help in starting it, shouldnt hurt the die any, even if it ends up not working for you.I don't think that springback would be a problem, IMO ..................steg

[JIMinPHX]

This might be another option for you - http://castboolits.gunloads.com/showthread.php?t=76745

[45 2.1]

It works just fine. There is no springback to speak of. They swage right in to the metal. There is no need for any glue.

These were marketed in the mid to late 1980s by Paco Kelley and Ed Wosika and worked fine.

+1.......... they work fine. You can alter the top of a normal Lyman sizing die to do this also.

[Johnch]

Thanks for the insight
I figured I was not the first to come up with the idea

JIMinPHX I looked at that post
I like the idea and it apears to be great workmanship
But I was looking to not alter the mould

But I will keep that idea in the back of my head
For when I would like a GC mould slightly heavyer than the plain base design I already have

John

[mroliver77]

Pat Marlin shared in one of his posts his results doing this. He was/is intending to offer these check makers when he gets to it.
Jay