jighead molds

does anybody where the lead goes into the mold wallow the opening up alittle? seems like the holes on mine are real small?

The gate hole should be large enough – if you are using a bottom pour – try getting the spout almost into the spru hole before you pour. Also – slightly tilting the mold when you pour could help. Be careful you don’t get the mold stuck to the spout.

so i should wallow them out alittle?

I'm with LedHed on this one, the smaller the jig the smaller the hole is gonna be. If you were to enlarge it it would make the sprue where it connects to the jig bigger and when you take it off it could mess up the jig head.

Are you having problems with getting heads to pour correctly??? As Led stated tilt the mold as you pour that's how I do it also and once I get pouring I usually don't have any problems.

Fatman

they just looked small to me..its a 1/32

I know they look small but they'll pour fine. Like Led said tip the mold at an angle and then pour it does help.

If you're having problems other than that let us know and we can help you out

Fatman

Pbug : I will agree that will do the job. It may seem small but your clean up will be nill if it pours with that size. Remember If its a good mold its good for about 250,000 pours before it needs to be reworked. That was what was told to me years ago by the guy who taught me to make molds.

If you want to know for sure I would ask Flatfish46 I know that he is a old tool and die maker who would know for sure. I have been using the same 1/24 oz. mold for 20 years and it works fine with a 1.5 mm sprue ( sorry I work in metric every thing is divible by 10) and the only thing I ever have done to it is replace the hinges. 2500 hooks thur it in the last two months.

Redman

all my molds are brand new havent been used yet thanks guys

Do it's pro mold 1/32 is actually lighter then the mold says,about 1/40,at least mine is. I've taken a file to a couple molds to make the pouring hole bigger,but it messed up the mold a bit causing some loose heads when breaking the sprue off so I would'nt suggest it. Use softer lead with the smaller heads and preheat and warm the mold before poring heads.

thanks jjj

Junglejim had a good point. It always helps to pre heat the mold. I use a cast iron pot on a hot plate with a ladel. Have a lead pot that bottom pours but have went back to the old lead pot. I lay my mold on the side of the hot plate not on the burner. When the lead is ready the mold will be warm enought to pour right. No loose heads or partical pours. Using a cold mold will cause some problems.

Guess us old geezers get set in our ways at time.

Redman

its the old geezers that are the wiser