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Thread: Casting with my homemade lead hammer mold.

  1. 05-13-2014, 03:45 PM #21
    LeadRecycler
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    Nice hammer. However, I always use short pieces of Hickory, recovered from broken sledge hammer handles. Last handle I broke, I got about 3 pieces from. I am still using the first. I cut them about 12" long, and use it just like a hammer to open the sprue.
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  2. 05-14-2014, 01:01 AM #22
    Buck Neck It
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    Save some effort, don't split the tee. Leave it as part of the finished hammer. Anneal it first so that it mushrooms with the lead.

    I made one using 2 inch aluminum pipe as the case, a steel pipe handle. It works wonders.
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BP Bronze Point IMR Improved Military Rifle PTD Pointed
BR Bench Rest M Magnum RN Round Nose
BT Boat Tail PL Power-Lokt SP Soft Point
C Compressed Charge PR Primer SPCL Soft Point "Core-Lokt"
HP Hollow Point PSPCL Pointed Soft Point "Core Lokt" C.O.L. Cartridge Overall Length
PSP Pointed Soft Point Spz Spitzer Point SBT Spitzer Boat Tail
LRN Lead Round Nose LWC Lead Wad Cutter LSWC Lead Semi Wad Cutter
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