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frnkeore Frequent Elocutionist Offline Posts: 7627 Location: Central Point, OR 97502 Joined: Jun 16^th, 2010	My New Mold Apr 18^th, 2015 at 6:39pm	Print Post
	I just got this mold. It's a copy of a Pope 311403. I haven't cast with it so, I don't know if it has the large base band but, it's marked .309 V or X 301 E, with a electric pensil. What I'm most interested in is, who made this fine mold. It's has excellent craftmanship. The mold cavity has a excellent finish and who ever made it, use a shoulder bolt for the pivit and a button head for the stop. The sprue plate could have been thicker as, it's only .110 but, the bullet side is ground. Any ideas? Frank

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jeffer1942 Senior Forum Member ASSRA Target Sales Offline Posts: 296 Location: Chicago North suburb Joined: May 31^st, 2004	Re: My New Mold Reply #1 - Apr 18^th, 2015 at 7:19pm	Print Post
	The sprue plate is reminiscent of an Andella (?) mold...


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JLouis Frequent Elocutionist Offline Posts: 10625 Joined: Apr 8^th, 2009	Re: My New Mold Reply #2 - Apr 18^th, 2015 at 7:40pm	Print Post
	It appears to me that at some point in time the sprue pivot screw and the stop screw have been removed and replaced in the wrong locations. They are usually the same size screws.

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frnkeore Frequent Elocutionist Offline Posts: 7627 Location: Central Point, OR 97502 Joined: Jun 16^th, 2010	Re: My New Mold Reply #3 - Apr 18^th, 2015 at 9:10pm	Print Post
	JLouis wrote on Apr 18^th, 2015 at 7:40pm: It appears to me that at some point in time the sprue pivot screw and the stop screw have been removed and replaced in the wrong locations. They are usually the same size screws. This is a full on, custom mold and not redone Lyman blocks. They are 1.500 x 1.375 x 1.490 long. The width between the mold handle cut, is quite wide @ .870. I have a lot of different mold blocks but, none measure as these do. The pivit is a 1/4" shoulder bolt and the stop screw is a 10x24 button head. I believe that the reason that it is a 10x24 rather than the more used 10x32, is because the 1/4 shoulder bolt uses a 10x24 screw thread, also. The sprue plate is stamped out, that saying, he intended to make a lot of them. Frank

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ledball Frequent Elocutionist Offline Posts: 1021 Location: syracuse, ohio Joined: Nov 20^th, 2009	Re: My New Mold Reply #4 - Apr 19^th, 2015 at 10:11am	Print Post
	It appears to me that he uses the button-head screw to keep the spruce plate tight against the mould, good idea. Ledball


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frnkeore Frequent Elocutionist Offline Posts: 7627 Location: Central Point, OR 97502 Joined: Jun 16^th, 2010	Re: My New Mold Reply #5 - Apr 19^th, 2015 at 2:42pm	Print Post
	ledball wrote on Apr 19^th, 2015 at 10:11am: It appears to me that he uses the button-head screw to keep the spruce plate tight against the mould, good idea. Ledball Yes, that is the purpose, it's adjustable with a set screw. Frank

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40_Rod Frequent Elocutionist Offline Extremism in the persuit of accuracy is not a vice Posts: 4285 Location: Knoxville, TN Joined: Apr 20^th, 2004	Re: My New Mold Reply #6 - Apr 20^th, 2015 at 8:25am	Print Post
	I have to agree with Jeff it looks like an Andela mold. The other possibility is that its a Bud Welch mold. Bud sold all his Cherries and mold equipment to Jim Andela. 40 Rod


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jeffer1942 Senior Forum Member ASSRA Target Sales Offline Posts: 296 Location: Chicago North suburb Joined: May 31^st, 2004	Re: My New Mold Reply #7 - Apr 20^th, 2015 at 3:48pm	Print Post
	My Andela mold has the same etching for the bullet wt and diameter as the one shown... Jeff


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frnkeore Frequent Elocutionist Offline Posts: 7627 Location: Central Point, OR 97502 Joined: Jun 16^th, 2010	Re: My New Mold Reply #8 - Apr 20^th, 2015 at 4:09pm	Print Post
	Jeff, Do you have a picture of your mold? Is Andela still in business and did/does he make schuetzen molds? I bought mine from a guy in Eagle, MI that found it at a second hand store. I like the mold a lot, the only thing I would like better on it is a 3/16 sprue plate. Frank

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40_Rod Frequent Elocutionist Offline Extremism in the persuit of accuracy is not a vice Posts: 4285 Location: Knoxville, TN Joined: Apr 20^th, 2004	Re: My New Mold Reply #9 - Apr 21^st, 2015 at 8:53am	Print Post
	I havn't seen Jim Andela in years I don't know if he is still doing machine work or not. He got all his cherries from Bud Welch bud made cherries for many traditional bullets. I still have a 38 schuetzen I got from Jim. 40 Rod


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frnkeore Frequent Elocutionist Offline Posts: 7627 Location: Central Point, OR 97502 Joined: Jun 16^th, 2010	Re: My New Mold Reply #10 - Apr 21^st, 2015 at 12:42pm	Print Post
	40_Rod wrote on Apr 21^st, 2015 at 8:53am: I havn't seen Jim Andela in years I don't know if he is still doing machine work or not. He got all his cherries from Bud Welch bud made cherries for many traditional bullets. I still have a 38 schuetzen I got from Jim. 40 Rod Thanks John, Andela's blocks are much higher quailty than the ones that I've seen that Bud made. All the ones that I've seen from Bud, were Lymans that he put alignment holes in to cut the cavity. I tried to get a Welch mold off Ebay for my 33 but missed it by one bid Great info, thank you, Jeff and John. Frank

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jeffer1942 Senior Forum Member ASSRA Target Sales Offline Posts: 296 Location: Chicago North suburb Joined: May 31^st, 2004	Re: My New Mold Reply #11 - Apr 21^st, 2015 at 3:10pm	Print Post
	Frank: Here are some photos (I hope) of my Andela mold...look familiar? Jeff


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jeffer1942 Senior Forum Member ASSRA Target Sales Offline Posts: 296 Location: Chicago North suburb Joined: May 31^st, 2004	Re: My New Mold Reply #12 - Apr 21^st, 2015 at 3:11pm	Print Post
	Another pic


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jeffer1942 Senior Forum Member ASSRA Target Sales Offline Posts: 296 Location: Chicago North suburb Joined: May 31^st, 2004	Re: My New Mold Reply #13 - Apr 21^st, 2015 at 3:12pm	Print Post
	Last pic


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frnkeore Frequent Elocutionist Offline Posts: 7627 Location: Central Point, OR 97502 Joined: Jun 16^th, 2010	Re: My New Mold Reply #14 - Apr 21^st, 2015 at 7:19pm	Print Post
	Thank you so, much Jeff. It's a prefect mach to my blocks other than the Andela Tool stamp. Frank

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