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Easiest way to make a bullet mold cherry

Sparky45

Aluminum
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Jan 20, 2020
What's the easiest way to make a Mold Cherry? Also what is the correct material to be used for the Cherry? I am cutting a mold out of Aluminum mold blanks. Also, I am making the bullet without lube grooves so I was thinking maybe shape the tip profile for the bullet and freehand the Meplat and use Drill Rod or a used up drill bit; mill the cherry to leave half the profile and go to it.
 
I have made a few out of O-1 drill rod.
I did not harden it and used it to make a mold with 6000 series aluminum.
I used a dove tail cutter to make the flutes.
I used a reamer sharpening jig described in The Third Machinist Bedside Reader.
I don’t have the book anymore and the prices for them are outrageous.
I have a 3 cherries from a gentleman named Eagan’s estate.
 
I am going to attempt a Two Cavity and I have a couple of blank Lee molds on order. Now to get the Drill Rod or M42.
 
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I made this a while ago using a D bit reamer/port tool/whatever you want to call it. I still haven't cast anything with it yet but I suspect I will have to lap the cavities to make them release the bullet.
 








 
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