I've always had to either glue the wood to my Bullet mold handles. Or pin them in place, time permitting. Can't remember a set of any manufacturers handles that didn't have the wood slip off the "fingers" at the worst possible moment. Usually when the Pot is full, the melt is just right and the molds are dropping perfect bullets like rain.
A friend gifted me two sets of the New Lyman 4cav mold (Saeco style) handles. I was thrilled to see that each one was pinned twice in each wood handle.
Screwed them on to a pair of 4cav Lyman molds and set to work. A good casting session, a bit strange at first, kept trying to swing the handle all the way open for the first 5-6 casts. But quickly became productive. Cast 1000+ SWC's in good time.
But imagine my surprise when I removed the handles from the molds and 3 of the "pins" were missing. 4 pins per handle, 8 total and 3 were just gone.
Checked the remaining pins, was able to pull 2 out with my fingernails. Set roll pins into all the pin holes. Since then I have purchased another set of 4cav Handles and a set of 2cav. Done the same with them.
Just going to do it to every single set of handles I have.
A friend gifted me two sets of the New Lyman 4cav mold (Saeco style) handles. I was thrilled to see that each one was pinned twice in each wood handle.
Screwed them on to a pair of 4cav Lyman molds and set to work. A good casting session, a bit strange at first, kept trying to swing the handle all the way open for the first 5-6 casts. But quickly became productive. Cast 1000+ SWC's in good time.
But imagine my surprise when I removed the handles from the molds and 3 of the "pins" were missing. 4 pins per handle, 8 total and 3 were just gone.
Checked the remaining pins, was able to pull 2 out with my fingernails. Set roll pins into all the pin holes. Since then I have purchased another set of 4cav Handles and a set of 2cav. Done the same with them.
Just going to do it to every single set of handles I have.
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