Mold handles

[longcruise]

Afternoon folks. I've acquired a lee 6 cavity commercial style mold. The mold handles are sold separately and I'm wondering if there are handles other than the Lee's that will fit.

 

[hawkeye2]

Probably not. The Lee handles are inexpensive specially compared to all the other brands and they will work with all other brands of blocks, 1 & 2 cavity.

 

[longcruise]

Hmmmm, if the Lee handles will work with other molds, then maybe the handles from those others would work with the Lee blocks???

 

[hawkeye2]

No, go to Lee's website and look at their 6 cavity handles and then look at your blocks. No way!

 

[necchi]

Hmmmm, if the Lee handles will work with other molds, then maybe the handles from those others would work with the Lee blocks???

I get what your sayin,,
But, Nope, it's a one way street.
It's about the "length of grab"(?) The distance between the hinge point and the block pin holes.
The LEE can/will over-reach the needed distance for the "others" and still work,,
The "others" handles,, won't reach far enough to do the 6 cavity mold. Some times you can drill new pin holes further out in the "others" and get them to work,, but most the "others" handles are too good a quality to wreck just to make them a fit for LEE blocks,,

 

[longcruise]

Ok, now I get it. On the hunt for lee handles

 

[LST-1185]

Yes, there are. I have a pair of locking handles that were made by Cabin Tree that fit the Lee 6 cavity, Lyman, NOE and Accurate molds. Jim has since sold his business to stmachining products and they still produce these handles although the new ones I believe are made from aluminum where the old ones were made from steel. I would check with them first to see if they are the same and will work with Lee. Best regards.

 

[Timber Wolf]

A quick search shows the Lee handles in stock several places around $22. A good buddy of mine told me many years ago it was good practice to add a set of the inexpensive Lee handles to an order for other gun stuff every now and then. I did and have a few sets salted down. I think I paid $12 or so for those sets. Pulled one out the other day and put them on a new six-cavity Lee .440 mold. Cast 300 balls this evening before I realized I had done that many! And that was after I did 60 .690 balls. I cast almost 12 pounds of lead in a couple of hours. Those big balls and the six cavity really eats up the lead!

 

[Griz44Mag]

A quick search shows the Lee handles in stock several places around $22. A good buddy of mine told me many years ago it was good practice to add a set of the inexpensive Lee handles to an order for other gun stuff every now and then. I did and have a few sets salted down. I think I paid $12 or so for those sets. Pulled one out the other day and put them on a new six-cavity Lee .440 mold. Cast 300 balls this evening before I realized I had done that many! And that was after I did 60 .690 balls. I cast almost 12 pounds of lead in a couple of hours. Those big balls and the six cavity really eats up the lead!

I also cast fishing weights. Start casting 1# trot line weights nd see how fast the lead stores drain away!
For me - casting is addicting, it's one of those things that I really enjoy doing!