Bullet mols

[Superman]

Or is it boolit mold, lol. Just picked this up at the post office today.

[Westwindmike]

Details man! Need details.

[RED333]

MiHec makes a great mold, What caliber?

What pins did you get?

Here is my 40S&W

and the boolits

Edited March 1, 2013 by RED333

[Superman]

9mm 125 grain HP. Its my first HP mold so I got the round HP and penta HP pins

Edited March 1, 2013 by Superman

[RED333]

Be sure to breakin you mold, I used a toster over, heat to 350 and let cool, then 400 to cool.

Do the 400 a few times and let cool to the touch, do not put any oils or Chems on the brass.

Use a candle to soot up the mold and pins, A brass mold need to run HOT to work well.

Get a brass wire brush, I use a bronze bore brush to clean any stuck lead on the brass.

It will last a long time when you treat it well.

[Superman]

It came with some kind of lube/oil for the pins and sprue plate

[Guest Fruit jar]

Just like brake rotors, they come coated with oil so they won't rust. They need to be cleaned.

[Superman]

no, a bottle of lube

[RED333]

You put A VERY SMALL AMOUNT on a Q tip and rub the pins that go into the block, not the part that that makes the HP.

Also, lube the spure cutter plate as near the bolt as you can, if you get any lub into the cavitys it will need to be cleaned out,

I use gun scrubber.

[xd shooter]

OOO aint it purdy!! If ya wanne get technical it's a mould. :) Sorry just yanking your chain.

Looks great man. You will enjoy that one for a while!

[Guest Fruit jar]

Old school on this cleaning stuff. A little gas will clean a lot. Lot cheaper too. Soap your hands down before entering the house if Moms cooking.

[jaysouth]

Quick question for lubing mold hinges and pins.

 

Do you lube cold or wait until they get molding temp?

[RED333]

Quick question for lubing mold hinges and pins.

 

Do you lube cold or wait until they get molding temp?

Both, before, during and after casting.

While you are casting you will find the cutter plate getting stiff, lube it,

saw Caster today, He uses 2 stroke oil.

[Caster]

Both, before, during and after casting.
While you are casting you will find the cutter plate getting stiff, lube it,
saw Caster today, He uses 2 stroke oil.

$5 will score a quart of good quality two stroke oil. Now....how many times can I dip my Qtip in that quart before its gone? Yeah, it lasts for a long o'time.

[Superman]

This mold is awesome, I love it.

[RED333]

Pics man, Pics of the boolits.

[Superman]

Guess I never posted pics. Here is a pic of some I cast this afternoon.

 

[RED333]

Looks good, I do see a reject, just above center, looks like it did not fill out the bottom.

Edited April 28, 2013 by RED333

[Superman]

Yep, there was a couple more in there to.

[RED333]

That is the best part of casting, you can make a good boolit and remelt the bad ones.