Ingenuity

358156 hp

At large, whereabouts unknown.
I'm guessing that money was tight for this moulds original owner. He was not short on ingenuity, or on resources because he was able to produce this set of handles from a set of needlenose pliers and some scrap metal. He was also a pretty damn good welder to boot! Normally I would make fun of such a project, but this guys workmanship places him far, far above ol' bubba. I will never know his name, but I will keep this set of Lyman SC (ahem) compatible handles in his honor. I probably should have posted this in the "projects" section, but it works here as well.
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Rick

Moderator
Staff member
Money could have been tight for the guy but I'm guessing more that he got pleasure out of making it himself. I also would bet that he had many such tools and most worked better than the factory made.

Not a mold, not a project, I'll move this over to the "Tools of the craft".
 

358156 hp

At large, whereabouts unknown.
It does show pride in his workmanship. It isn't the approach I probably would have taken, but it is very well done.
 

Ian

Notorious member
Not the approach I took. Bubba and I are cousins. A pair of 2c Lee handles off a junk mould, couple strips of truck spring, 220 Lincoln stick welder, and a lot of impatience made my first set of 6c handles. A pair of Horrible Fright large slipjoint pliers, re-drilled for a 3/8 bolt and ground/drilled for Lyman 1c blocks made my first set of those. Lack of money or time to wait for shipping was the inspiration for my fabricobbling.
 

Ian

Notorious member
They get insanely hot. "Hot" is the first thing I thought of when I saw the picture in the OP, and wondered how the vinyl dip coating on them could possibly have survived actual use.
 

fiver

Well-Known Member
I have a single cavity aluminum bell sinker mold somewhere that has vinyl covered handles, I have no idea how they haven't melted yet.
that was the mold I taught the boy how to cast with.
 
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freebullet

Guest
Silicone would explain it. Many can handle 500+ without getting into the high heat formulas.