Author Topic: Round Ball Moulds in the USA  (Read 1237 times)

Offline Daryl

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Round Ball Moulds in the USA
« on: December 14, 2023, 05:04:49 AM »
Here's an outfit that makes CNC's aluminum blocks for multi-cavity molds.

https://www.martysarms.com/
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Offline Ted Kramer

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Re: Round Ball Moulds in the USA
« Reply #1 on: December 14, 2023, 05:41:24 AM »
Hmmm...practically in my backyard. Thanks Daryl.

Offline Daryl

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Re: Round Ball Moulds in the USA
« Reply #2 on: December 14, 2023, 06:20:34 AM »
Pleasure. These were brought to my attention on Nitroexpress forum by a friend from Idaho.
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Offline duca

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Re: Round Ball Moulds in the USA
« Reply #3 on: December 14, 2023, 11:21:43 AM »
Yep, seen this on eBay and picked up a .520 for my Kibler .54 love it!
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Offline Jim S

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Re: Round Ball Moulds in the USA
« Reply #4 on: December 14, 2023, 03:44:25 PM »
I wonder what the purpose of the X - flyers is.

Offline Niall

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Re: Round Ball Moulds in the USA
« Reply #5 on: December 14, 2023, 05:10:57 PM »
I wonder what the purpose of the X - flyers is.

I'm curious as well.

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Re: Round Ball Moulds in the USA
« Reply #6 on: December 14, 2023, 05:18:03 PM »
For whatever reason I could not get this site to come up on my device. Do they make single cavity molds?

Offline Bill Weedman

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Re: Round Ball Moulds in the USA
« Reply #7 on: December 14, 2023, 05:57:58 PM »
I have been using their molds for a couple years now and are excellent molds. Make sure you wear gloves or the bolts in the handles will get you.

Offline snapper

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Re: Round Ball Moulds in the USA
« Reply #8 on: December 14, 2023, 05:59:27 PM »
How is the size and weight constancy that each cavity cast?

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Re: Round Ball Moulds in the USA
« Reply #9 on: December 14, 2023, 09:49:46 PM »
The cavities should be exactly the same, being CNC'd.

The X ball in large sizes, might have been an attempt to get better accuracy from a smoothbore.
Perhaps a kind of a cast-able form making a golf-ball effect?)

It will certainly make a lighter ball than one full sized. IIRC the X-ball mould I saw, was .724".
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Re: Round Ball Moulds in the USA
« Reply #10 on: December 14, 2023, 10:21:46 PM »


The X ball in large sizes, might have been an attempt to get better accuracy from a smoothbore.
Perhaps a kind of a cast-able form making a golf-ball effect?)

It will certainly make a lighter ball than one full sized. IIRC the X-ball mould I saw, was .724".

That's what I was thinking......even the golf-ball bit