Six cavity round ball molds?

Dalton Masterson · January 24, 2010, 03:16:12 PM

Looks good DD, but wheres the Lube grooves??!?!

DM

Dick Dastardly · January 24, 2010, 03:45:55 PM

Um, uh, oh, they're round balls DM.

I don't suppose I'll be labeling them Big Lube

. Probably just something like DD-RB-457, or whatever the size is. It'll sure pile up a bunch of RBs in a hurry.

There seems to be a lot of demand for Six Cavity Round Ball molds out there.

DD-DLoS

Dalton Masterson · January 24, 2010, 03:58:23 PM

Im just joshin ya DD.

Cant wait for them to be ready!
But ya gotta get a creative name for em! DDs Round Balls of Fury or something like that?!!

DM

R. Flux · January 24, 2010, 05:32:20 PM

DD:
Another .454 please.
~R. Flux

will52100 · January 24, 2010, 06:19:29 PM

I'll take one in .454 and in .380

Looks good DD, and looks like it keeps the Lee style cut off which makes a flat spot as oposed to a sprue sticking up. Like the flat spot better, and love my lee round ball moulds, just takes to dang long to cast many with them.

Sir Charles deMouton-Black · January 24, 2010, 07:37:01 PM

Good Golly Miss Molly; - Great Balls of Fire!

Must be some good ideas for a name in that old refrain?

fourfingersofdeath · January 25, 2010, 05:51:52 AM

It sounds like you are going ahead with it anyway, but I'd like a 457 mould for the ROA's I just bought.

Dick Dastardly · January 25, 2010, 08:44:02 AM

If the mold proves out, and I believe it will, there will be .457", .454" & .380" sizes made first, in that order. I'm going to try to ship from inventory rather than have back orders. Thus, they won't appear on the Big Lube®LLC web site till they are ready for shipment.

Other sizes may be offered on a "custom" basis. The three sizes above would be "standard" sizes and others would be "custom" sizes. Since tooling is required for each size a tooling charge of $75 would be charged for "custom" orders. But that's a ways down the trail yet. First comes the prototype and proof casting, then comes the batches of molds in the order above. Finally, there will be time for "custom" size orders.

Be patient, they're coming. Good things take time, and in this case, money.

DD-DLoS

Noz · January 25, 2010, 09:31:11 AM

Dick will we have a short sprue or a tangental cut?

Deadguy · January 25, 2010, 11:00:34 AM

How about .321" and .490" as well?

deacon stone · April 05, 2011, 08:20:33 PM

I know this thread is old but what has happen with these mold???

Thanks Deacon Stone

kurt250 · April 05, 2011, 08:44:35 PM

dick, i'll take a round ball in .380 for my colt 2nd gen. c&b's and a .457" for my 44 colt 2nd generations. kurt250