All the molds in this GB are of powder coated design.
Type: Posts; User: Barnowl
Forum: Cast Boolits
All the molds in this GB are of powder coated design.
Forum: Frequently Asked Questions
How do I find out who is or contact the Moderator for a given forum?
Kevin
Forum: Casting Equipment
You are correct. Both halves have the 514 stamping, I did not catch that. Since posting I have come across a cherry chart with the 354514 info.
In all my searching I have not come across a round...
Forum: Casting Equipment
It is close to OOO buckshot, which is listed at .360" in some sources but I am not confident that is the purpose. I have searched online for this Ideal mould number but found nothing.
Forum: Casting Equipment
Howdy,
I have the above mould which casts a measured .365" round ball. Any idea what it was used for?
Kevin
Forum: Cast Boolits
Search for "Milliard Citric Acid 10 Pound - 100% Pure" on Amazon. Enough for a lifetime.
Forum: Lead and Lead Alloys
Thanks for all the input.
I do use a couple of Lyman molds, a NOE mold, and homemade angle iron molds. The tin muffin pan was just used for extra capacity.
Kevin
Forum: Lead and Lead Alloys
Wayne, good ideas to keep in mind.
Winger Ed, I agree that there are better choices for molds. I also used a homemade angle iron type mold that worked fine. However, I have seen plenty of...
Forum: Lead and Lead Alloys
I used a sheet steel muffin tin today to cast ingots in and found that the lead would not release from the molds. It was a recycled used muffin tin. Maybe it had some kind of coating that melted...
Forum: Cast Boolits
Being this is an Ideal mold I'm thinking it might pre-date a TC firearm.
Forum: Cast Boolits
Howdy,
I have a single cavity Ideal mold #365514 and I can't seem to find any info on it. Might anyone know the application/firearm it was used for or other info?
Thanks, Kevin
Forum: Lead and Lead Alloys
I played around with both figures also (5 for lead and 8.6 for WW) and found the same discrepancies as you did. As a side note, the bhn of 8.6 for WW is less than most sources I have found. The...
Forum: Lead and Lead Alloys
bumpo628,
Apparently there is more to the Rotometals formula. "Brinell = X + (0.3 * Tin) + (0.92 * Antimony) for "X" enter 5 for pure lead or 8.6 for wheel weights" It appears that "X" is the...
Forum: Lead and Lead Alloys
Here is an Excel spreadsheet for calculating lead alloys.
Kevin
http://castboolits.gunloads.com/show...782#post723782
Forum: Lead and Lead Alloys
Here is an Excel spreadsheet for calculating lead alloys.
Kevin
http://castboolits.gunloads.com/showthread.php?p=723782#post723782
Forum: Lead and Lead Alloys
Rangerone,
See this thread for discussion and an Excel spreadsheet that will do what you want.
http://castboolits.gunloads.com/showthread.php?t=67401&page=2
Kevin
Forum: Lead and Lead Alloys
See post #10 at the following link for comments on the "8.6" in the above formula:
http://castboolits.gunloads.com/showthread.php?t=67128&highlight=formula+bhn
And post #22 at the link below...
Forum: Lead and Lead Alloys
Unfortunately the Excel viewer will not allow entering data.
Forum: Lead and Lead Alloys
cptinjeff,
See this link for an Alloy Calculator (Post #12 & 22) and more discussion.
http://castboolits.gunloads.com/showthread.php?t=67401
Kevin
Forum: Lead and Lead Alloys
See the following link for more info and posts #12 & 22 for an Alloy Calculator spreadsheet that is quite useful for seeing the projected outcome of various alloy mixes.
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BP | Bronze Point | IMR | Improved Military Rifle | PTD | Pointed |
BR | Bench Rest | M | Magnum | RN | Round Nose |
BT | Boat Tail | PL | Power-Lokt | SP | Soft Point |
C | Compressed Charge | PR | Primer | SPCL | Soft Point "Core-Lokt" |
HP | Hollow Point | PSPCL | Pointed Soft Point "Core Lokt" | C.O.L. | Cartridge Overall Length |
PSP | Pointed Soft Point | Spz | Spitzer Point | SBT | Spitzer Boat Tail |
LRN | Lead Round Nose | LWC | Lead Wad Cutter | LSWC | Lead Semi Wad Cutter |
GC | Gas Check |