Cherrys and molds

[bandmiller2]

Have any of you found any good info on making cherrys and cutting your own molds on a milling machine, or is this stuff proprietary. Thanks Frank C.

[blaser.306]

There are some video's on youtube that will give a rough idea.

[deltaenterprizes]

A member Babore gave me some help by showing pics of the centering vise he made. I made a set of replacement jaws to hold the blocks while cutting the cavities for a centering vise I bought, a heavy duty one made by Edison, an import but good quality and tight.
Where I have gotten hung up is sharpening the cherry once it is made.
I built a reamer sharpening jig described in I think it was "The Machinists Beadside Reader #3" and recently purchased a universal tool & cutter grinder that should allow repeat ability.
Figuring out how to take measurements of the cherry flutes and sharpening a radius has been elusive for me.
I bought a few Eagan cherries to see they were made, cut a mold with a 30 cal one, but have not tried the two 22 cals yet.
Health probs have put this on the back burner for a while and may cause me to dispose of a bunch of stuff so the wife doesn't give it away at a garage sale some day!