Cast Boolits Hammer Mould

[Texasflyboy]

I donated the Hensley & Gibbs hammer mold from the 2007 thread. Hard to believe that was nearly 16 years ago. That hammer mould made its rounds until one of the members decided he really liked it and kept it. Much to the dismay of everyone.

Hensley & Gibbs never made hammer molds. They outsourced the production of the ones that had their name on it because it was too infrequent an item to make in house. They were never happy with the quality so they stopped offering them. I still have one. I haven't used it in 20 years because its a PITA to use. There are modern designs that are much easier to use.

[barrabruce]

Wrapp with target card and patch tape.
Pour ladle of lead in.
Finished.
5 minutes.

O.k. Not perfectly straight, but a few bashes on a hard surface or file swipes.
I use this for Lee whack’em dies on a lead ingot from the leftovers from my cast pot.
And other things that need gentle persuasion.


Hope it helps.

[ulav8r]

Wrapp with target card and patch tape.
Pour ladle of lead in.
Finished.
5 minutes.

O.k. Not perfectly straight, but a few bashes on a hard surface or file swipes.
I use this for Lee whack’em dies on a lead ingot from the leftovers from my cast pot.
And other things that need gentle persuasion.


Hope it helps.

Looks good enough to me.

[Springfield]

There were actually 2 moulds making the rounds. I managed to get in on the rounds of both of them, making 10 or so heads from both before passing them on. I just put a plumbing end cap in the moulds with a handle on it made from pipe, pour the head and then remove the pipe. Now I have replaceable heads. Been a while and I am only on the second large head, still the first small head. Nice for when you really have to MOVE something. I use the small one mostly with my metal lathe.
Not sure what happened to the small head, but the large one was kept by a guy, who later was arrested for some sort of bad domestic dispute I think? Not a reputable guy apparently.

[FISH4BUGS]

I donated the Hensley & Gibbs hammer mold from the 2007 thread. Hard to believe that was nearly 16 years ago. That hammer mould made its rounds until one of the members decided he really liked it and kept it. Much to the dismay of everyone.

Hensley & Gibbs never made hammer molds. They outsourced the production of the ones that had their name on it because it was too infrequent an item to make in house. They were never happy with the quality so they stopped offering them. I still have one. I haven't used it in 20 years because its a PITA to use. There are modern designs that are much easier to use.

I bought three of them from you back in the day. I still have two of them and I use them. I wore one out.
i THINK I paid something like $5 each plus shipping.
Too bad the mould died along the path to many members.

[Littlewolf]

i many years ago at a garage sale I bought a lead hammer mold with its own ladle built in it casts a 4# head much like the pics springfield posted these molds are currently widely available on Ebay

[alamogunr]

I was on the list for one of the hammer molds. As I recall, I made 2 hammers using pipe nipples for handles. Also as I recall the mold disappeared 2 or 3 down the line from me.
I’m still using those hammers. I’m not going out to the shop to weigh them but I’m pretty sure they are not over one pound.

[Rapier]

I use a big hard rubber mallet to adjust with, while setting up, but a heavy lead, "dead blow" would work well. 2-3# would be about right in a shop.

[Walter Laich]

here's one for $35

https://www.ninjatire.com/product/lead-hammer/

[LenH]

I made a lead hammer mold using a copper tee and a piece of all thread for a handle. I split the tee length wise with a cutoff wheel.
I used the link that Minerat showed in his post from 2008. Very easy and cheap to make. I used a 3/4" for a small one and a 1" for a larger hammer.
They get a bit beat up opening a sprue plate on a H & G 6 or 8 cavity mold. When one gets too beat up I just put it in the melt and cast a new on but always
Have 2 on hand. I wrap the all thread with black electrical tape.

[ascast]

They are simple to make of any size tin can you want. Getting the handle angle correct can be tricky, but you are not going to be swinging it all day like a roofing hammer so it may not be a big deal. You may also cast a few slugs of the whole tin can. Use that between steel hammer and stubborn item.

[Dancing Bear]

I used to cast lead hammers for our machine shop. 20#'s had to be done in one pour as not to split at a seam.