bruce119
Member
Well the molds out there are great. Thanks to Charlie and his resin saver molds that I still use. And The Pen Wizard he has a great concept. But in this world it is hard to please everyone and I found that I wanted something in-between that suited my needs better. So it was time to make my own molds. Thank you to JeremyJ for the UHMW. And thank you to Glass Scratcher, PTownSubbie & all the others on this great forum that helped me with information.
This is a whole new world and I have a new appreciation for those that make molds IT'S NOT EASY. Well it is easy once you figure it out get the supplies and have the tools and take the time. I am posting some photos to help others that mite want to try it and to show off what I did.
I took a bit of the 2 designs already available above and added to it. Some of the problems that I wanted to improve on casting under pressure, more working room, and not being limited to one kit. The Pen Wizard has the pressure worked out good with the plugs inserted through the sides I like that. I don't like having to fill my molds to the tippy top. Most of the mold makers do that and I understand everyone wants to save. But I want wiggle room I made my mold 1/8 deeper so I do not have to fill it up and make a mess when trying to get it in the pot. I also went longer I can fit a sierra click and a standard sierra also a cigar tube will work with this same mold the extra space and the tapered plug allows that.
The hole size is 7/8" plenty of space. I made this with a mini metal lathe simply turn a piece of plastic to 7/8" then I chucked up a piece of 1.5 square in a 4 jaw chuck and bored a 7/8" hole in it. Then took that to the ban saw cut it half then CA glued the bottom half to the round core that I drilled straight through to except the rubber plugs. That gave me a squared side and a round side. Then trimmed & sanded the sides flush.
Now make no mistake I am NOT selling these just sharing my experiences.
The photos below should help you with some questions.
thanks for looking
This is a whole new world and I have a new appreciation for those that make molds IT'S NOT EASY. Well it is easy once you figure it out get the supplies and have the tools and take the time. I am posting some photos to help others that mite want to try it and to show off what I did.
I took a bit of the 2 designs already available above and added to it. Some of the problems that I wanted to improve on casting under pressure, more working room, and not being limited to one kit. The Pen Wizard has the pressure worked out good with the plugs inserted through the sides I like that. I don't like having to fill my molds to the tippy top. Most of the mold makers do that and I understand everyone wants to save. But I want wiggle room I made my mold 1/8 deeper so I do not have to fill it up and make a mess when trying to get it in the pot. I also went longer I can fit a sierra click and a standard sierra also a cigar tube will work with this same mold the extra space and the tapered plug allows that.
The hole size is 7/8" plenty of space. I made this with a mini metal lathe simply turn a piece of plastic to 7/8" then I chucked up a piece of 1.5 square in a 4 jaw chuck and bored a 7/8" hole in it. Then took that to the ban saw cut it half then CA glued the bottom half to the round core that I drilled straight through to except the rubber plugs. That gave me a squared side and a round side. Then trimmed & sanded the sides flush.
Now make no mistake I am NOT selling these just sharing my experiences.
The photos below should help you with some questions.
thanks for looking
