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Post by z1r on Apr 5, 2019 22:54:30 GMT -5
Anyone know who makes/made the handles with the hinge at the front? Are they any good?  |
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Post by nicholst55 on Apr 6, 2019 1:45:33 GMT -5
Those look like the old Lyman 'nutcracker' mold handles, for their 4-cavity molds. AFAIK, everyone was quite pleased when Lyman replaced them with a conventional style.
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Post by z1r on Apr 6, 2019 9:52:24 GMT -5
Thanks, they seemed a little odd, like they'd be hard to use. I'll pass.
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Post by clintsfolly on Apr 8, 2019 12:11:29 GMT -5
Cast a few ton with the old Lyman nutcracker handles. I never had a bit of trouble with them!
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Post by alannadeau on Apr 10, 2019 16:09:05 GMT -5
I've used them a bunch. Not so much now that I have a bum hand that doesn't care for the weight. Other than that I see no issues with the nutcracker handles.
Hensley & Gibbs used the same design on their 8 & 10 cavity molds. I am now faced with trying to come up with something for a support to allow me to cast with a 10-cav H&G mold I bought early in this past winter. I had always wanted one and happened into what appears to be a brand new H&G 148 gr. WC. Haven't even tried it yet as it is still too cold to work in my unheated shed.
If it turns out that I can't find a workaround for the weight I will at least have satisfied my itch to try one of the old masters bullet molds. If nothing else I can try to recruit another caster to cast me up a mess of the bullets and then put it on the market.
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Post by clintsfolly on Apr 10, 2019 20:17:46 GMT -5
Stack up a few Lyman cast iron ingot mold upside down. Set the mold on and slide back and forth. Let the end of the mold set on the stack when you wait for the spurs to cool. To drop the bullets open the over a wooden box then rest the mold handles between the mold blocks and the wood handles on the edge of the box. Hope this helps.
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