an old mold Q? ..OT

my parents found an old sling shot mold at a flea market and bought it thinking of me and so i made some up for my younger brother since he has a sling shot but i dicovered while making the #2 sling shot BB's that the ol mold makes a rough part and the BB's require a lot of clean up and its a real pain in the u know what to use this mold due to this old mold and so it got me to thinking is there any way to clean up this old mold so it makes a better part?? could i use jome JB weld to do so or would i just have to make due with what i got any feed back would be great and i really dont want to get read of the mold cause its kinda kool :) and so i took some picsof the mold and some parts that came from the mold :D

questions and comments and thought much wanted :) thanks

http://i243.photobucket.com/albums/f...ngshotmold.jpg

http://i243.photobucket.com/albums/f...gshotmold1.jpg

http://i243.photobucket.com/albums/f...ingshotno2.jpg

http://i243.photobucket.com/albums/f...gshotmold2.jpg

CJ

Looks like you have an old Palmer split shot mold and you are missing an insert. Do you have a model number - should be a 3 digit number?

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Originally Posted by LedHed

CJ

Looks like you have an old Palmer split shot mold and you are missing an insert. Do you have a model number - should be a 3 digit number?

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LedHed is the man ... I noticed the insert was missing but did not know the mold ...

JSC
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Not sure JSC - in one of the pics it looks like the mold has "pellet" on it. Don't have the palmer catalog handy.

CJ
It's hard to get those older style molds to sit flush - why you get the flashing. You might clean or dress out the mold guide pins and recieving hole on the faces of the mold.

[QUOTE=LedHed;801535]Not sure JSC - in one of the pics it looks like the mold has "pellet" on it. Don't have the palmer catalog handy.

I know that they made a "Pellet" for sling shots but the way the Pix looked was that it was a split shot with out the insert ... looking at it again and seeing the other flashing it could be "warped" ??? Like to know how this one turns out.

JSC
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get you a nail file one of the wooden sticks and once you have all the crap off, the nail file will smooth it up in no time. thats if it is not a split shot mold. And heck if all else fails build tyou a shelf and put it on it and you have started collecting old molds congrats :):):):)

The insert will help a lot. I have an old split shot mold and even with a crude insert it cleaned up the pour a lot. Can't make shot out of it yet without the real insert but it helped to see what they are supposed to look like.

If you all you want to do is make sling shot ammo with it then find a piece of tin or aluminum that will fill the place the insert is supposed to go. Shape it a little and you should have some better results making them round without some much extra.

here are some better picts of that mold i took a wire brush and a sharpie and defined the letering on it for better viewing :)

http://i243.photobucket.com/albums/f...elletmold1.jpg

http://i243.photobucket.com/albums/f...pelletmold.jpg

That is a "Pellet" and not a Split Shot Mold.

Really a lot of flashing ... needs a lot of cleaning ... or ... its warped.

Let us know how it turns out.

JSC
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Lot of times the alignment pins and holes are dirty or the hinges have a lot of slop. Also as JSC has stated - could be warped (worse case). You might be able to surface the faces to get a better seal. Close the mold and hold it up to a light source and look through the seal - gives you an idea of how bad the misalignment is and where you have to surface the face.
No.08 is a very old number - don't have that listing.

Well the insert idea is out the window then, sorry. Something else to look for is a bent hinge pin.

i like to take a nice flat file to all the old molds i get just to smooth it out.

Crappie Josh

I have a bunch of the old Palmer molds and yes they can be a pain. You have the one photo where it shows the pour holes and looking at the photo it looks like the two halves are out of line. As the others have said it could very well be the hinge pin. If you can carefully get it out straightening it and re-inserting it might solve your problem.

there is only one other thing to try and I've only done it once. If you have a table vise, take two blocks of very hard wood and put the mold between it and clamp it in the vise and crank down on it. If it's warped it may help flatten it out. The other thing you can try is carefully buff the insides of the mold, Palmers are notorious for having little specks of lead stuck to the insides that you can't see and they will keep the mold from closing completely. I wouldn't use a wire brush on it.

Let us know how you make out.

Fatman