Selfmade Bullet mold - HD

Selfmade bullet mold for a 440grain bullet

[viscache]

I was with you most of the way..but I got good results grinding an oversized cutter to the precise angle and shape of the actual bullet nose. This means 1 cut, one perfectly balanced mold. Great video! It got me started and forced me to practice correct engineering strategy and planning.

[robertlombardo]

You have no idea how much I have needed this! Thank you so much!

[MrRichinil]

MrRaynemaker, To make the grooves here is what is happening . First you bore the hole a little under size . Then you push the cutter into the hole . Now that you have the hole the right depth you use the cross feed and move the cutter sideways to cut the lube grooves . Then you have to center the cutter before you take it from the bore . That is how the grooves are cut .

[gordoncouger]

That's a very clever way to solve the problem of cutting 2 sides the same.

I have made very good cutter from low carbon steel that won't take a temper by case hardening with Cherry Red/Kasinte cutting 100 or more parts in Aluminum.

For this cutter a file is as fast as a mill if you have a roller jig to file it flat on the lathe.

With the filing jig there is only the one set up in the lathe.

Very nice work,
Gordon

[FishinAddict]

Very professionally made. Much better than other youtube homemade bullet mold.
I gotta save up some money to buy a mill and a lathe to get it done as nice as you have for my .25 air gun pellets.

[davidspears]

Wow, that was cool as a cucumber. I'm a machinist but, never made a mold. That's not how I imagined it. Brilliant!

[HansFormerlyTraffer]

That is a great way of making them. There are easier ways but that way is pretty good.

[billthebax]

One of those times you slap your head and say, why didn’t I think of that! Good job.

[Flachzange]

Hi, the mold was made for a rifle with 11.62mm in diameter but this method should work with any caliber.
You can also cut the bullet form in half by using a simple hacksaw and file it smooth afterwards. You may need to resharpen the cutter after a few cuts to get a better finish, which can also be done with a file.

[beshkodiak]

Well done! I think i would also have cut a relief on the back of the cutter to prevent drag and better chip clearing, but you can't argue with results.

[Flachzange]

The cutter is made from drill rod and the bullet mold itself is made from Aluminium. But you could also use brass and HSS for the cutter.
Drill rod or HSS is aviable on Ebay.

[eugeniovincenzo]

I'm a machinist and a shooter - I examined closely if you notice he moves the tool towards the middle when he withdraws it. Also the tool is 20% smaller than the actual bullet diameter. The procedure is correct as the machinist performs it.

[boatbuilder]

Great Job, I will be making my own soon. Thanks

[axelstrehle]

Allright, seriously, this is some hot shit!!!!

[adsdentiste]

undersized the diameter of the cutter the depth of the groove you want to make! Make the holle!! !!move the cutter horizontally to get the finale diameter you wand for your holle

[craveman]

After you cut the round mold material in half and Mill it flat it's not perfectly round anymore. Did you have a hard time centering it in the chuck like that?

[Сибирскийохотник-ро]

Класс! Как всегда все гениальное просто.

[hellrazorofficial]

Nice to know aluminum makes a good cast. I was thinking it was too soft and would melt from hit led. Thank you.

[jeremysaunders]

I may have missed something, does the mould need to be slightly larger than the intended calibre to allow for shrinkage for precise fit in the bore and if so by how much ? Thank you.😎

[joehunt]

Have you tried putting a milling cutter in the lathe chuck and setting up your work piece in the tool holder? You can do a surprising amount of milling work in a lathe if you can get your head around the set up with perhaps a jig to hep you hold things squarely :-)