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JS47 Frequent Elocutionist Offline Posts: 1265 Location: Arizona Joined: Oct 12^th, 2012	Re: Bullet Mold Reply #15 - May 1^st, 2019 at 6:24pm	Print Post
	I've only made one mold in my life and it came out fair enough for a hunting bullet. To keep the two halves together while machining I used super glue. They came apart with some heat from a torch. JS


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Chuckster Frequent Elocutionist Offline Posts: 2238 Location: Colorado Joined: May 15^th, 2008	Re: Bullet Mold Reply #16 - May 1^st, 2019 at 9:50pm	Print Post
	Frank, My only experience is my three jaw chuck which is not very accurate. Your technique sure sounds like it would work well, very well. May have to come by a self centering vice. Chuck


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Chuckster Frequent Elocutionist Offline Posts: 2238 Location: Colorado Joined: May 15^th, 2008	Re: Bullet Mold Reply #17 - Jul 18^th, 2019 at 12:35pm	Print Post
	Success! Thanks to suggestions from Frank, John, Greg, DB, Allan, and others. Still have a lot to learn but self-centering vise seems to work. Chuck


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GT Frequent Elocutionist Offline Posts: 2051 Location: Northeast Wyoming Joined: Jun 28^th, 2015	Re: Bullet Mold Reply #18 - Jul 18^th, 2019 at 12:59pm	Print Post
	Looks like success! Like the vise jaws thanks for sharing that. I have a couple sets of mold blanks roughed out, can I send them to you for finishing now??? Have to make the cherries first then we'll talk Greg

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JLouis Frequent Elocutionist Offline Posts: 10625 Joined: Apr 8^th, 2009	Re: Bullet Mold Reply #19 - Jul 18^th, 2019 at 2:22pm	Print Post
	Congratulations on your success! Now it's time to make anything that you so desire to dream up and the wait time is now simply up to you. Nice looking bullet and I hope it shoots as well as it looks. The self gratification is well worth the time and effort you put forth to learn how to make your own. And then to take it out and to see how well it might shoot is the Icing on the cake.

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CW Senior Forum Member Offline Posts: 495 Joined: Feb 20^th, 2018	Re: Bullet Mold Reply #20 - Jul 18^th, 2019 at 2:37pm	Print Post
	Did you make or buy the vice? A working self-centering vice that closes to zero or 0.001" is not to be underrated. Also needs to zero along the vertical face of the blocks top to bottom. I am impressed! -CW


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frnkeore Frequent Elocutionist Offline Posts: 7325 Location: Central Point, OR 97502 Joined: Jun 16^th, 2010	Re: Bullet Mold Reply #21 - Jul 18^th, 2019 at 4:40pm	Print Post
	In my vice, I used a true, 90 deg stop and 1 angled bolt, per block, so that I could do repeatable setups and also to rework molds to larger sizes and be sure that I was on center of the mold, w/o re-indicating the position. I used die springs, to take out all backlash and then use gauge blocks, the width of the pair of blocks, to indicate the center. If you make your blocks, the same size, you are then exactly, on center of the mold. If the blocks aren't the same thickness, you'll have to space them and indicate the spacing, to get center. Frank

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Chuckster Frequent Elocutionist Offline Posts: 2238 Location: Colorado Joined: May 15^th, 2008	Re: Bullet Mold Reply #22 - Jul 19^th, 2019 at 10:17pm	Print Post
	Vise is from Grizzly per a suggestion. Zero repeat is good. Had to shim the plate next to the jaws to get vertical. Vise has a gib which can be snugged down to control alignment. Chuck


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Longdistance1 Senior Forum Member Offline Posts: 433 Location: Amidon, ND Joined: Feb 11^th, 2013	Re: Bullet Mold Reply #23 - Jul 22^nd, 2019 at 1:54am	Print Post
	Chuckster, thats a very good looking mold! LD1


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JLouis Frequent Elocutionist Offline Posts: 10625 Joined: Apr 8^th, 2009	Re: Bullet Mold Reply #24 - Jul 22^nd, 2019 at 8:24pm	Print Post
	Chuck here is a mould I just cut for a friend. It is for his new to him 25-35 that I just chambered and installed on his CPA. The barrel a new pre-profiled and polished Octagon to Round Douglas blank from CPA with a 10 inch twist. The bullet about 120 grains depending on the alloy that he chooses to use. (You need to *Login* or *Register* to view media files and links) (You need to *Login* or *Register* to view media files and links)
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Bill Lawrence Frequent Elocutionist Offline Posts: 1037 Joined: Mar 17^th, 2014	Re: Bullet Mold Reply #25 - Jul 22^nd, 2019 at 8:54pm	Print Post
	Fine work, Johnny Louis. Bill Lawrence


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Just Jim Full Member Offline Posts: 186 Joined: May 11^th, 2019	Re: Bullet Mold Reply #26 - Jul 23^rd, 2019 at 8:37am	Print Post
	Chuckster wrote on Jul 18^th, 2019 at 12:35pm: Success! Thanks to suggestions from Frank, John, Greg, DB, Allan, and others. Still have a lot to learn but self-centering vise seems to work. Chuck Boy, that's a good, rigid looking setup! Nice work, friend!


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Chuckster Frequent Elocutionist Offline Posts: 2238 Location: Colorado Joined: May 15^th, 2008	Re: Bullet Mold Reply #27 - Jul 23^rd, 2019 at 12:33pm	Print Post
	Good looking bullet, John. Chuck


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JLouis Frequent Elocutionist Offline Posts: 10625 Joined: Apr 8^th, 2009	Re: Bullet Mold Reply #28 - Jul 24^th, 2019 at 3:25pm	Print Post
	I happened to come across ten of David Mos's uncut mould block blanks so all that credit needs to go to him. I just simply cut the cavity to help out a good friend in need of a 120 grain 25 caliber bullet for him to now use. I chambered two identical 25-35 half Oct. to Rd. Douglas barrel blanks to see how they might work out for breech seated anysight benchrest competition. His bullet is now the same as mine and its a group effort between the two of us to see how well we can get the 25-35 to competitively shoot.

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JS47 Frequent Elocutionist Offline Posts: 1265 Location: Arizona Joined: Oct 12^th, 2012	Re: Bullet Mold Reply #29 - Jul 27^th, 2019 at 1:13am	Print Post
	JLouis wrote on Apr 30^th, 2019 at 10:54am: Chuck first drill and ream the holes for alignment pins and once the cavity is cut replace them with the oversized pins. Before drilling and reaming I use double sided tape to hold the two halves together to keep them from moving. Drill and ream the first hole insert the pin and do the same for second and third if being used. They must be precise fitting yet free to move in and out of the holes during the cutting process. (You need to *Login* or *Register* to view media files and links) I've only made one bullet mold in my life which came out good enough for hunting so I don't have much to add except that I used super glue to hold the blocks together. It worked great and a little heat from a propane torch separated them when it came time. JS


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