New Ball Mold

[Cruzatte]

I sprung for a Tanner ball mold .610" dia. It arrived 28 June. The mold handles arrived today, which I ordered from Track of the Wolf. I set about casting up a few balls. And I am pleased with the mold. It's a good thing I didn't compensate for shrinkage when I ordered the mold. I selected two balls at random. First one measured .6105". The second .611". This corresponds with some commercially available balls I have on hand.

It doesn't take long for the bronze to heat up, I discovered. The second or third ball came out perfectly, no wrinkles. The total assembly, mold blocks, handles and all are pretty heavy.

I'd have attached pictures, by my phone is acting up and I haven't been able to upload photos to my computer. I guess it must be a dumb phone. So sorry 'bout that.

I hope to have a range report soon.

P.S. Anyone interested in a Tanner mold, Lee handles fit perfectly, and are available from Track.

 

[Eric Krewson]

I have a Tanner .700 mold for my fowler, I put Lee handles on it as well. The Tanner is a good quality mold.

 

[thompson50]

How much was the 610 mold?

 

[Cruzatte]

$70.79 US. Supply your own handles, if you don't have any. Track of the Wolf has Lee double cavity handles available. They fit.

 

[thompson50]

$70.79 US. Supply your own handles, if you don't have any. Track of the Wolf has Lee double cavity handles available. They fit.

Really! Agh, I just paid way more for a new Lyman. Oh well, live and learn. Thanks for the response.

 

[EC121]

I used a set of thinner handles by adding a spacer in the bolt hole. It works but wobbles some.

 

[Griz44Mag]

Really! Agh, I just paid way more for a new Lyman. Oh well, live and learn. Thanks for the response.

You would have wound up pretty close anyway.
Shipping across the pond is pretty expensive. What you spent on a Lyman mold with USA shipping may have even been less that the Tanner with shipping.

 

[Cruzatte]

You would have wound up pretty close anyway.
Shipping across the pond is pretty expensive. What you spent on a Lyman mold with USA shipping may have even been less that the Tanner with shipping.

I'm not certain that that's accurate. My bank statement didn't separate out shipping from the mold's price. The actual price was £34. GBP plus shipping which came out to $70.79 US Google informs me that £34.00 = $46.74 US. So we can deduce that shipping was $24.05.

 

[Griz44Mag]

I'm not certain that that's accurate. My bank statement didn't separate out shipping from the mold's price. The actual price was £34. GBP plus shipping which came out to $70.79 US Google informs me that £34.00 = $46.74 US. So we can deduce that shipping was $24.05.

Last shipping quote on some stuff from TECMAGEX in France was $74.00 (US) for a couple of Lee molds that totaled $68.50 (US)
A lot also has to do with the daily exchange rate - which seems to be just as unstable as the US foreign policy. Maybe the US likes the UK better than they like the Frenchies.

 

[Cruzatte]

Last shipping quote on some stuff from TECMAGEX in France was $74.00 (US) for a couple of Lee molds that totaled $68.50 (US)
A lot also has to do with the daily exchange rate - which seems to be just as unstable as the US foreign policy. Maybe the US likes the UK better than they like the Frenchies.

Could have something to do with the $ to € exchange rate too