gray wolf
05-25-2010, 06:41 PM
I read a post the other day about Lementing a mold.
A brother caster named Ben directed us to a post he had done about spinning a bullet in the mold with some polishing agent on it. I had read about this before but this time it sunk in a little better.
I remembered that I had an old iron mold that I hated and never used because it would eat sprue plate knockers for breakfast.
TAP__TAP___TAP-----bang----smash---%$#@&*%$# slam on the ground
trying to get the bullets out. I wouldn't even give this mold away--I just didn't have anyone I didn't like that much.
So I figured --HEY--what can I loose Eh.---So I marked the center of a bullet
using the mark that the sprue made as a guide. I got it as close to center as I could. Drilled it out and got a screw into it. The screw had a head on it that would let me use a socket on it--So I did not have to cut the head off. I made up two.
All I had was a little J B bore paste, so that's what I used. I spun each bullet for about 30 seconds, slowly closing the mold on them. The mold and the screw spun a little off center, so I held the drill and the mold with a loose hand and let them
move in my hand ( no death grip )
One bullet for each hole.
Long story long, I tried the mold and WOW I couldn't believe the difference.
One little tap on the handle hinge bolt was all it took to drop the bullets.
I cleaned and oiled the mold and put it away. someday I may have a pistol for it.
But the fact is it worked and it was easy to do.
Anyone with a sticky mold should look into doing this.
Read up on it first and plan your moves.
Once again I thank the forum and everyone in it.
Never to old to learn
Sam
A brother caster named Ben directed us to a post he had done about spinning a bullet in the mold with some polishing agent on it. I had read about this before but this time it sunk in a little better.
I remembered that I had an old iron mold that I hated and never used because it would eat sprue plate knockers for breakfast.
TAP__TAP___TAP-----bang----smash---%$#@&*%$# slam on the ground
trying to get the bullets out. I wouldn't even give this mold away--I just didn't have anyone I didn't like that much.
So I figured --HEY--what can I loose Eh.---So I marked the center of a bullet
using the mark that the sprue made as a guide. I got it as close to center as I could. Drilled it out and got a screw into it. The screw had a head on it that would let me use a socket on it--So I did not have to cut the head off. I made up two.
All I had was a little J B bore paste, so that's what I used. I spun each bullet for about 30 seconds, slowly closing the mold on them. The mold and the screw spun a little off center, so I held the drill and the mold with a loose hand and let them
move in my hand ( no death grip )
One bullet for each hole.
Long story long, I tried the mold and WOW I couldn't believe the difference.
One little tap on the handle hinge bolt was all it took to drop the bullets.
I cleaned and oiled the mold and put it away. someday I may have a pistol for it.
But the fact is it worked and it was easy to do.
Anyone with a sticky mold should look into doing this.
Read up on it first and plan your moves.
Once again I thank the forum and everyone in it.
Never to old to learn
Sam