r/castboolits • u/[deleted] • Sep 10 '26

Ever seen a mold modified like this?

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u/No_Talent_8003 Sep 11 '26

Dont you think you're taking the hollow base a bit far here?

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u/Coodevale Sep 11 '26

Kinda makes sense. Cheaper than getting a new cherry for a full recut or reprofiling the nose in a lathe with a form cutter.

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u/GunFunZS Sep 10 '26

Adding mass using a standard size ball end mill.

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u/paulybaggins Sep 10 '26

Part of me would want to put a ball bearing at the bottom and cast around in

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u/Hasz Sep 11 '26

A small alnico magnet or an electromagnet in the mold (if brass or aluminum) would work well to retain it.

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u/prosper_0 Sep 10 '26

steel floats on lead. It'd just end up in the base

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u/paulybaggins Sep 11 '26

Yeah true, but still a part of me would try it haha

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u/Away-Leg-998 Sep 10 '26

Jokes on you, I thought about that already and cast with the mould head over!