My long awaited purchase.

[Mitty38]

Let me open another can. As I think we are almost out of worms. I hear WD 40 works well at unsticking any thing.
Even as a releasing agent for molds.

 

[fiver]

oh boy now you done it.

 

[462]

WD 40 does everything well, except for the things people use it for.

 

[Rally]

Hold on just a minute, I'm gonna go make some popcorn!! LOL

 

[Bret4207]

I heard if I wore Hai Karate after shave I'd have to fight off the gorgeous women just dying to play kissy face with me. Yeah, that was a lie too. Leave the cavities bare unless you see a real need for something like magic smoke, and then ignore that idea and get the mould hotter!

 

[malar]

Save your money and buy the six cavity from FS reloading or Titan. Much better mold and you get six with every cycle.

 

[Ian]

Buy from MidwayUSA and actually get service if you have a problem with the mould.

 

[JWFilips]

Oh Boy!.....almost like Kroil in the mould
Does work on shower door glass!

 

[462]

Bought two defective Lee moulds, from Midway, and Mr. Potterfield refunded 100 percent of the purchase price and shipping both ways. Reduced his safari savings, but he kept a satisfied customer.

Midway's pricing is not as competitive as it once was, but the selection is vast.

 

[Mitty38]

I have yet to have an issue with Lee directly.
I had bought most of my Lee stuff thru a local vendor, or used.
Had an issue with a stuck case,called Lee directly. They walked my through getting it out without a special tool. Then sent me a coupon to buy the tool they prefer.
Broke a pin on my .223 decaper pin. Called them, they sent me a replacement free of charge, no shipping the old one back, no paying for shipping to me. Just sent me one, got it 3 days later.
I have yet to get this Used mold in the mail, yet you guys already have me sticking cavities. I got it for the cost of the handles, shipping and all, so even worst case, if the handles are good and they look to be, I win!
It will be alright.

 

[Ian]

All Lee two-cavity moulds come with handles.

 

[S Mac]

I have yet to get this Used mold in the mail, yet you guys already have me sticking cavities. I got it for the cost of the handles, shipping and all, so even worst case, if the handles are good and they look to be, I win!

Hey, you're the one smoking and oiling the cavities.

 

[fiver]

yep, come with them roll pinned into a blind hole.
except one mold I got with no handles so I robbed the pair off a rapine mold I have about 5,000 bullets already cast from.

 

[Mitty38]

Guess this is where I tuck my tail, and go hide under the porch a bit.

 

[fiver]

it's a tough crowd around here... LOL.

 

[Walks]

Ok, so when it does come you:
Scrub with Hot Water and Dawn,
Spray with brake cleaner,
Heat Cycle 2-3 times,
Smoke cavities if ya wanna,
Start casting,
Report back.

 

[Ian]

Or maybe just preheat and cast with it because the previous owner already got it working right....maybe.

 

[Walks]

R U a Gambler ?

 

[Bret4207]

I'd at least take a good sharp look at it and make sure the things not already boogered up. Check the top surface and sprue for galling/burnt on lube, the mating surfaces for trash and flakes of lead, the handles to make sure they won't fall off. Look up those "Leementing" articles I menioned just in case. Getcha some 4/0 steel wool to polish off any built up lube type stuff. People love to put waxes, bullet lube, etc on hot moulds when they should be using something like 2 stroke oil, or better IMO, just a plain old carpenters pencil, for sprue plate lube.

Don't start "fixing it" until you are 100% sure there's something wrong.

 

[Walks]

Stupid question?
OK, how do you get flakes of Lead on the mold faces ? I'm not being facetious, I can't remember it happening to me.
I use a bottom pour pot for all casting except BP.
For BP, I use the Dipper method.
Never had it happen that way either.