Ball Mold Cherry
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Google 'carbide burrs'. You will find what you need.
Or you could just order the mold from Jeff Tanner in the UK. I just got a .65 from him. Fast service.
BillinOregon said:
Yep. But his question kinda indicated he wants to do his own thang.
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I don't know if these folks have what you are looking for but it is a start
http://www.buckeyecarbide.com/carbide-burrs/sd-ball-shape.html
http://www.buckeyecarbide.com/carbide-burrs/sd-ball-shape.html
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Rifleman1776 said:
If that's the case he could always make his own cherry for a real D.I.Y. experience.
Thanks everyone for your replies. I guess i should explain. I have some old bag molds I picked up cheap. I had no way to measure at the time but they looked about right. They are a little small. I just thought I might make them useable if I could find a cherry for a good price. I'm aware that Tanner, Lyman, and Lee sell ball molds commercially. I have molds from them all. I checked for cutters online and there's lots of places that sell them but the closest I could find was 5/8" or .620". I just thought it would be something to piddle around with to see what I could do. It's not something I need to do, I just wanted to give it a go. I did find a place online that would make a custom cherry. While I'm sure their products are very high quality the prices they listed for their stock products were so high I didn't bother getting a quote. I'm too cheap (poor). 
Unless you do it yourself I doubt you will have much luck finding someone who will do it at a price you want to pay. If you have, or know someone who has, a small metal lathe a cherry can be made without too much trouble. I have made several molds with D-style reamers and if you take your time they will cut a nice cavity. Also, keep in mind that getting the reamer is only part of the equation, you still need to figure out a way to set the mold up so that the cherry will cut the cavity evenly on both sides.
