SteelyNirvana
Member
I bought a Lee mold the other day, model # TL 358-158-SWC, its a double cavity mold. Casting some this morning, I noticed the cavity furthest away from the handles was casting out of round bullets. Looking closer at it, the sprue plate looks bent, ever-so-slightly up wards. I taped it a few times with a scrap piece of 1/2" galvanized pipe (Which I'm using to open the sprue plate) and that helped a cast or two but it went back to being bent up wards and leaving some flashing on the bullet.
What is causing this?, has anyone else experienced this problem?, could it be that I'm using a metal pipe to open the sprue (and its causing the sprue to bend) and not a plastic mallet like Lee recommends? I wasn't planing on buying a Lee sizer but with these out of round ones, it looks like I'm going to have to OR can I just get by with trimming of the flashing with a knife?
Thanks
What is causing this?, has anyone else experienced this problem?, could it be that I'm using a metal pipe to open the sprue (and its causing the sprue to bend) and not a plastic mallet like Lee recommends? I wasn't planing on buying a Lee sizer but with these out of round ones, it looks like I'm going to have to OR can I just get by with trimming of the flashing with a knife?
Thanks