http://forum1.aimoo.com/Cast___Boolits__Aimoo CityAimooen-USAimoo http://forum1.aimoo.com/Cast___Boolits__/category/Another-tooling-issue-dealt-with-1-994793.html Buckshot2 2004-05-29 18:49:51.0 Special Projects .........I have that chinkawanese mill-lathe combo still sitting in the garage and have been too embarrassed (or possibly afraid) to try and sell it to anyone I know. On the other hand, the mill portion of it is actually kind of halfassed capable of doing some pretty good milling. At least it's fair http://forum1.aimoo.com/Cast___Boolits__/category/Ammonpulver-Part-Two-Finding-burn-rate-of-an-unknown-powder-1-991582.html Linstrum 2004-09-07 08:33:45.0 Special Projects Part 2 Ammonpulver:The next phase of testing I wanted to do had four parts:?xml:namespace prefix = o ns = "urn:schemas-microsoft-comContinue using the .308 Win and test for pressure differences between jacketed bullets and cast wheel weight boolits.Continue with the .308 Win and test a coarser granu http://forum1.aimoo.com/Cast___Boolits__/category/Long-distance-shooting-with-the-8mm-Heavyweights-1-966557.html Oldfeller 2005-02-02 09:58:30.0 Special Projects Starmetal Joe and I are squaring off on a project to see how far we can accurately sling an 8mm cast bullet. I will be shooting the 8mm Karabiner and the 8mm Maximum, Joe will be shooting 4 different bullet styles that he has.Range will be up to 300 yards -- which is a very diffcult thing to actuall http://forum1.aimoo.com/Cast___Boolits__/category/Need-assistance-with-cast-bullet-design-for-Collath-10-75mm-1-962149.html gitano 2004-04-14 13:45:51.0 Special Projects Gentlemen,I'm new to this forum, and more importantly to bullet casting and cast bullet design.. Iwould liketo solicit your assistance in designing a bullet (and its corresponding mould) for a 16x16x10.75mm Collath drilling.I have attached an image of the lead (Pb) billet (NOT bullet) after slugging http://forum1.aimoo.com/Cast___Boolits__/category/Bigger-Rifle-Vacuum-Dryer-1-951643.html Linstrum 2004-09-27 10:32:06.0 Special Projects Lar45 says: "More Powder, Bigger Bullets". Yup, he's right!?xml:namespace prefix = o ns = "urn:schemas-microsoft-comThe rifle vacuum dryer I made from 3-inch PVC electrical conduit is great and I have used it a lot and I will continue using it. Originally I did not make a bigger one simply because b http://forum1.aimoo.com/Cast___Boolits__/category/Ammonpulver-detour-Rifle-Vacuum-Dryer-1-949788.html Linstrum 2004-09-13 13:46:06.0 Special Projects First off, I'll give credit where credit is due. Wills suggested to me to use vacuum for drying things in my ammonpulver rifle propellant project, so that is where this came from. Thank you wills, you are a gentleman and scholar!A lot of times a firearm can be best cleaned using water, but that has http://forum1.aimoo.com/Cast___Boolits__/category/Raise-the-Drawbridge-or-Lower-the-River-1-942605.html akabeagle 2003-11-16 03:48:16.0 Special Projects The same old topic....gas checks that don't fit.Many of you/us are modifying GCs to fit OS shanks.I'm normally turning the edge of the bases with a rounded top punch.Now that I'm accumulating new diameter sizers like mad, I have the option of sizing the GC shank only which makes starting the GC very http://forum1.aimoo.com/Cast___Boolits__/category/OK-1-938563.html shooter575 2003-10-13 20:13:47.0 Special Projects Ok guys[and gal] I have been thinking about building a casting bench.Im tired of using the same bench area for everything. Because I cast with both bottom pour and a dipper I want to have the dipper pot recessed to have pot at bench hight.Then have a removeable cover to set bottom pour pot on. [1/4" http://forum1.aimoo.com/Cast___Boolits__/category/polishing-a-sizing-die-1-936023.html Kragman71 2004-02-03 14:30:37.0 Special Projects Hello, My old RCBS sizer is a little scratchy and needs to be polshed. I figure that I can cut a slot in a woooden dowel,and place a piece of emory paper,about 600 grit,in it.Then,I can chuck the dowel into my drill press. Then,I can hold the die over it and turn on the drill. Maybe,it would be http://forum1.aimoo.com/Cast___Boolits__/category/Unusual-cast-boolit-launching-device-and-some-math-help-1-935529.html krag35 2005-03-03 08:11:10.0 Special Projects My son and I spent yesterday building a Trebuchet (or however it's spelled) Medevil rock thrower. I scaled it at 3/4"=1' I can figure out how big it is, but am having a hard time figuring out the scale distance. It throws 58 cal RB 65' before impacting the fence, (6' cedar with some serious divots i http://forum1.aimoo.com/Cast___Boolits__/category/Flat-Top-Punches-for-Sizers-1-930294.html akabeagle 2004-01-03 18:42:01.0 Special Projects Many of you caster guys are not tinkerers as most of us are. I'm not blessed with a lathe so I have to make all my gadgets with a variable speed electric drill and a file.Most everyone has one of these around the place and you can make a lot of neat gadgets with them same as on a lather.I had need e http://forum1.aimoo.com/Cast___Boolits__/category/Home-grown-pistol-1-904395.html lar45 2004-03-01 08:46:53.0 Special Projects Hi all, with 350mag's post on wanting a 30cal plinker something, I got thinking that I ought to make a pistol to shoot it. This is what I have done so far.The trigger and hammer works as well as the hinged action lockup. I'm halfway through with makeing a breach block to hold a rebounding fireing pi http://forum1.aimoo.com/Cast___Boolits__/category/My-first-quot-Paying-quot-job-with-the-lathe-1-901663.html Buckshot2 2004-06-09 10:46:55.0 Special Projects .........One of the other dispatchers at work, Jim has a Winchester 22RF auto loader that the bolt operating knob broke on. I'd taken in the GPC catalog for him and he found the rifle, but the bolt knob had that nasty asterick next to it and it was also marked at $32 IF they'd have had it. I told hi http://forum1.aimoo.com/Cast___Boolits__/category/Soft-nose-pot-and-gas-check-annealler-1-895652.html MT Gianni 2004-01-04 19:21:26.0 Special Projects I got a wild hair after one of Ross Seyfreid's articles in Handloader and built a small lead resivoir to fit in a Lee 20 lb pot. I took a 2" black pipe nipple 6" long and cut the threads off of one end. I put the other end in the big vise at work [8" jaws 7"spread] and closed the threads to within 3 http://forum1.aimoo.com/Cast___Boolits__/category/45-70-m-95-1-889833.html maxthompson 2005-03-05 00:04:15.0 Special Projects Buckshot or anyone else.I have an extra M 95 that I was thinking about changing to 45-70. I also have a MAS 36. Which would make the best platform for a woods loafing 45-70.Supposed to be only ten more weeks before we can move into our new place. The 26' camper is getting tighter and tighbter as the http://forum1.aimoo.com/Cast___Boolits__/category/Buckshot-new-grasshopper-gun-coming-1-879665.html akabeagle 2003-11-11 07:54:26.0 Special Projects Buckshot...Just shipped my (sporterized) 03A3 and some $$$$ out for a 458 American conversion (458 X 2").22" Douglas 1-20 twist and a #5A contour. Two dummies went along with 462560s installed. I done tried the 462560s out in my 1-20 twist Marlin and they shoot fine. I figgure anything smaller will http://forum1.aimoo.com/Cast___Boolits__/category/Getting-the-Comblain-Kit-together-for-reloading-finally-1-866562.html Buckshot2 2004-07-26 20:14:36.0 Special Projects ...........Well, having the equipment to do it helps!Here is the little beasty. It's a 1874 Brazilian contract carbine. I'd posted a bunch of pictures of it on the Ex-military forum about a year ago. A very interesting little dropping block action designed and built by the Nagant bros of Belgium. Ye http://forum1.aimoo.com/Cast___Boolits__/category/What-is-the-optimum-cast-bullet-cartridge-for-a-Mauser-98-1-861880.html oldelkhunter 2005-03-01 19:08:36.0 Special Projects I know I may be opening up a can of worms, but I have a nice 1906 ArgentineMauser action that I want to barrel in a cartridge that would be fun to shootcast boolits from. The members of this forum have extensive experience withvarious cartridges so I though you would be a good group to ask. When you http://forum1.aimoo.com/Cast___Boolits__/category/Designs-for-a-portable-reloading-bench-1-857004.html TCLouis 2004-06-14 22:58:17.0 Special Projects Ok, so  I have been saying I was going to design and build a portable reloading bench for the last several years. Today I committed to put on a "reloading" class/demonstration in June. NOW the bench is a critical item rather than a "nice to have" project. Anyone out there have a good design? K http://forum1.aimoo.com/Cast___Boolits__/category/Arrow-heads-Spear-points-and-such-1-853736.html krag35 2003-12-18 23:06:04.0 Special Projects I know someone who has a grundle of indian arrowheads, spearpoints and such that were picked up back when doing so wern't a crime. I mean they have BOXES. Are these legal to sell on the open market? Or is they going to have to answer a bunch of nosy questions?krag35 http://forum1.aimoo.com/Cast___Boolits__/category/Ammonpulver-Part-Five-Finding-the-burn-rate-of-an-unknown-powder-in-the-7-5x54-French-6-5x55-Swedish-Mauser-1-847624.html Linstrum 2004-09-19 15:03:45.0 Special Projects The last two cartridges I wanted to investigate were the 7.5x54 French and 6.5x55 Swedish Mauser. I lumped these two together because the 7.5x54 French is simply the 6.5x55 Swedish Mauser opened up to .308-inch diamter. Some data states that the 7.5x54 French is definitely NOT the 6.5x55 Swedish Mau http://forum1.aimoo.com/Cast___Boolits__/category/How-many-BTU-s-1-839769.html Dutch4122 2004-05-14 06:28:42.0 Special Projects I'm going to order a 20 quart dutch oven to melt down wheelweights and pour them into clean ingots. My question is, how many propane burners at how many BTU's will I need to get the job done? I have seen Single anddouble burners advertised at 15,000 btu's apiece and was curious if they would handle http://forum1.aimoo.com/Cast___Boolits__/category/A-lube-extruder-from-a-front-shock-strut-1-839407.html Buckshot2 2003-09-21 05:07:00.0 Special Projects .........Some months back I had to replace the front shock struts on the Chebby. When I had'em out you couldn't help but notice those 3/4" machined rods sticking out. Man, I couldn't bring myself to throw them away. I just knew I could do something with'em someway.Really! How could you throw THAT aw http://forum1.aimoo.com/Cast___Boolits__/category/Question-on-50-BMGs-and-cannons-are-there-any-special-liscense-requirements-yet-to-buy-or-own-one-1-838657.html Oldfeller 2004-04-10 01:19:22.0 Special Projects I'm asking the corporate knowledge bank because trying to look it all up would be a major project in itself and I'd never be really sure I got the whole story.Some of you guys own cannon and some of you own 50 BMGs. Some of you already KNOW the ins and outs of this sort of stuff from hard experience http://forum1.aimoo.com/Cast___Boolits__/category/Low-Pressure-Loads-1-837488.html ian potts 2005-01-10 19:06:54.0 Special Projects I have a friend wanting to reload for an old Hollis side by side 12 guage shotgun.The gun has 2 1/2" chambers is in good mechanical condition and is stilltight, it does however have Damascus barrels.Can anyone provide reloading data preferably for white powder loads that would be safe in this gun.Ch http://forum1.aimoo.com/Cast___Boolits__/category/444-Terminator-1-829411.html Oldfeller 2004-03-09 05:21:43.0 Special Projects This is an ongoing long thread to trace the progress of the 444 Terminator -- a totally wildcatted custom hand-built .44 caliber cast bullet project. The project will be a long one. There will be a custom LEE mold made. There will be a custom-chambered 1.200" bull barrel in 20 twist rate. Th http://forum1.aimoo.com/Cast___Boolits__/category/Volunter-for-lube-test-1-826106.html Bull Shop 2004-09-02 15:32:28.0 Special Projects It has been suggested to me that I should start a new thread for this so here it is. I offered on a different thread to supply lube for comparison testing. I would like to see comparison to other well accepted lubes in rifle and hand gun. MTNGUN has already stepped forward and offered in his ongoing http://forum1.aimoo.com/Cast___Boolits__/category/Questions-for-plumber-1-821596.html CarpetmanRay 2004-02-11 07:39:08.0 Special Projects I am going to run an underground natural gas line. This will be for my bbq grill and to a gas log fireplace. Been told 1 inch is size I need. What is the underground plastic pipe called? Any pointers about installing it appreciated. http://forum1.aimoo.com/Cast___Boolits__/category/You-guys-will-have-to-forgive-me-but-I-had-to-1-805669.html Buckshot2 2003-09-18 01:20:47.0 Special Projects .......THIS is my daughter, and my number oneproject! Not a very good picture but the only one avail to post.........BuckshotBRSorry, I couldn't help myself :-)! http://forum1.aimoo.com/Cast___Boolits__/category/What-I-d-like-to-see-1-796735.html CarpetmanRay 2004-06-09 11:46:00.0 Special Projects I'd like to be a "fly on the wall" watching more than one bullet caster trying to change a light bulb. I'll not ask how many would it take to change a lightbulb? Seems obvious if more than one,it would not get done. An infinite number of issues would need to be resolved and it would be impossible http://forum1.aimoo.com/Cast___Boolits__/category/Tumbler-media-1-750569.html waksupi 2005-02-12 18:58:29.0 Special Projects Are there any good deals on ceramic tumbler media? A friend uses it, and his cases look excellent, making inspection very easy.Our monthly club shoot was today, and there was a great turnout, probably because of the great weather. i got in a couple hours of fishing beore the others started showing u http://forum1.aimoo.com/Cast___Boolits__/category/Projects-getting-in-the-way-of-what-I-want-to-do-1-745320.html Buckshot2 2005-01-21 22:13:56.0 Special Projects .........They just seem to fall out of the sky sometimes. This is from Ron, one of the Burrito Bandistas, a friend and also one of the guys who spent ALL DAY helping me get my lathe to the house, and into the garage. Plus he supplied the pickup and the engine hoist. I owe him. Seems he was looking t http://forum1.aimoo.com/Cast___Boolits__/category/Mossberg-sight-1-734683.html Lucky Joe 2003-12-19 03:35:24.0 Special Projects Where can I find information on a sight that is on a Mossber .22 rifle. It is a #4, I would like to know who made it and when.Thanks in advance, http://forum1.aimoo.com/Cast___Boolits__/category/Diesel-generator-1-729152.html maxthompson 2005-03-13 16:38:13.0 Special Projects Fellas.I think it was here that I heard about a small diesel engine, possibly from India.Does that ring a bell? I'm thinking of a generator.Mike http://forum1.aimoo.com/Cast___Boolits__/category/Small-Game-Bullet-22-adaptor-1-712057.html MT Gianni 2004-02-06 08:52:18.0 Special Projects I understand Hanned is now officially out of business so I hope I am not infringing on their products. I read about this several years ago and took some 1/2" square stock and trimmed it to 0.910" making sure both cuts were as square as I could make them. I drilled a hole just large enough for the 22 http://forum1.aimoo.com/Cast___Boolits__/category/Ever-hunt-these-1-648986.html PennyPlinker 2003-10-23 20:42:30.0 Special Projects I bagged this bunch out in some brush. They are kind of interesting to look at after you skin em out and if you are so inclined, you can whittle something on em.PennyPlinker http://forum1.aimoo.com/Cast___Boolits__/category/Civil-Engineer-Tower-Base-Calculations-1-634070.html lar45 2005-03-16 17:55:24.0 Special Projects Hi all, is there a civil Engineer in the house?I'm getting ready to put up my windmill tower, but I don't know how to calculate the size of base that I need. I joined an engr tips forum last night, but it looks like they booted me off because I'm still a student. http://forum1.aimoo.com/Cast___Boolits__/category/Purple-Martin-Arrival-1-632165.html CarpetmanRay 2004-02-26 08:59:39.0 Special Projects Purple martins have finally arrived in San Angelo. I was out of town a few days last week due to death of my mother. Monday there were 4 martins here. They may have arrived a very few days earlier,but thats the latest arrival date I can recall. Saw 6 out there today. Their arrival is not an in http://forum1.aimoo.com/Cast___Boolits__/category/Dacron-filler-1-628781.html PDshooter 2004-10-28 11:22:40.0 Special Projects Where do you guys buy "Dacron filler"?I've gone to afew "Girl stores" Talk about feeling like a fish out of water! I don't want to rip open any of the miss's pillows.Thanks......... http://forum1.aimoo.com/Cast___Boolits__/category/Welcome-to-the-special-project-thread-1-625745.html 45nut 2003-09-30 07:21:29.0 Special Projects Gents,I moved the Shoot~N~Wagon thread here to start things right. Feel right at home and add new topics as you see fit. 45nut http://forum1.aimoo.com/Cast___Boolits__/category/Hollow-pointed-my-first-Lyman-mould-1-622136.html Buckshot2 2004-07-05 10:20:02.0 Special Projects ........I had some urging to try, so I did. Main problem is pretty much zero experience in setting up an independent 4 jaw chuck. I have 2 new ones. A little 4" jobber with a 5C back (cute!) and an 8" Bison which is the one I used. Sunday AM when I got home from work I set it up on the lathe and pic http://forum1.aimoo.com/Cast___Boolits__/category/Stain-for-Maple-stocks-1-620351.html 4570 Rifleman 2004-01-03 10:47:00.0 Special Projects I am presently making two curly maple stocks for a couple of my guns. The maple has a lot of figure and a very dense grain. I used a three foot chunk of the same wood and preped it as I would the finished stock. Problem: I tried five different stains on this piece of wood and am not happy with what http://forum1.aimoo.com/Cast___Boolits__/category/My-lube-moulds-1-601641.html shooter575 2003-11-03 09:54:34.0 Special Projects I made this post the other day,as soon as I hit the "post" button the site went down.Gee I hope I didnt do it. Anyway I was low on lube for my BP stuff so I cast a years worth 20 sticks.[I hope] I use 1" pvc,3/8 rod 1" dowel to push out sticks.I used some turned walnut dowel for the mould bases.I co http://forum1.aimoo.com/Cast___Boolits__/category/Tumbler-Media-1-595516.html waksupi 2005-01-19 17:43:05.0 Special Projects Has anyone here ever tried aquarium gravel for tumbler media? I have a friend using ceramic media, and don't see why the gravel wouldn't work. http://forum1.aimoo.com/Cast___Boolits__/category/Mould-Enlargement-beagling-1-581301.html akabeagle 2004-05-27 20:47:34.0 Special Projects Mould Enlargement (beagling)?xml:namespace prefix = o ns = "urn:schemas-microsoft-comfficeffice" />I suppose that at least once in our lives, every caster is plagued but an undersize mould.This fault as I call it occurs primarily with Lyman or Ideal moulds.Many times, I have searched carefully for a http://forum1.aimoo.com/Cast___Boolits__/category/Fishing-jig-mold-1-576508.html Paul AK 2005-03-20 07:01:47.0 Special Projects I hope this isn't a blasphemous topic, but I enjoy fishing, and one of the better ways to catch our bottom dwelling saltwater fish is the use of a jig. We also have some pretty stiff tides, and you often can't even hit bottom with a 24 oz jig. The commercial jigs in the heavier sizes are kindy spend http://forum1.aimoo.com/Cast___Boolits__/category/Reciever-sectioning-and-it-s-unforseen-problems-Continuation-part-2-1-553575.html Buckshot2 2004-10-10 01:29:24.0 Special Projects ..........Well okay, but here's the last of really what should have been in part one. Something that turned out right, but it was stressfullSure can't screw up a $6 firing pin!Cuting the new keys.Originals to the right. I don't have a follower rest so I took a piece of scrap and drilled a hole in it http://forum1.aimoo.com/Cast___Boolits__/category/Swage-die-for-the-577-Snider-1-553136.html Buckshot2 2003-09-17 18:57:15.0 Special Projects ......Don't know how many Snider shooters there are hereabouts but this is a swage die I made for my 3 band MkII** Snider. The former muzzle loaders had progressive depth grooves and the grooves are a bit over .600" in diameter in the leade area. Regular .575 - .580+ Minie's just don't work so real http://forum1.aimoo.com/Cast___Boolits__/category/Warped-Reamer-1-533547.html lar45 2003-10-07 09:37:49.0 Special Projects Hi all, i thought I'd try this here as I keep getting an error msg at accurate.I finished my first attempt at a home made chamber reamer the other day. I'm looking for something like a 3200 Hawk or 8mmGibbs. I started with O-1 and turned it to size, then put in the mill and cut 2 90deg flutes in it. http://forum1.aimoo.com/Cast___Boolits__/category/Gas-Logs-1-523663.html CarpetmanRay 2004-02-08 20:57:01.0 Special Projects A few years ago on Shooters,I posed the question as to what brand of dishwasher should I buy? With the collective brain pool of a place like this,I got a lot of responses with Kitchen Aid getting the most nods. I bought a Kitchen Aid---had not even considered that brand until all the positive resp