"mikee" wrote in message
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New meaning to the term "hammer forge?" How do you control the diametral
symmetry (i.e., the mold parting line has to be exactly on the diameter
centerline, else you have more material on one side of the mold than the
other,
effectively locking it shut once the lead hardens). Well, maybe not
locking it
shut, but making it extremely difficult to pry the bullet out of the mold.

Somewhere in there I mentioned that the ball tended to get stuck in one side
as I got close to closing the mold around it. The answer is to pull it apart
frequently and file the face of the side that's tending to stick. It never
stuck so bad I couldn't get it out, but it probably would have if I wasn't
careful. Gunner may run into a problem with this when he uses a press, but,
heck, hubbing molds has been done for around 100 years, so it can't be too
bad.

I only did it once *to completion* with a ball, and it worked. Maybe I got
lucky or maybe it's really easy.


Pretty slick idea, Ed.

Old idea. New application. The hammer is very retro. g

Ed Huntress