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Trebuchet Descens Offline Ave, Caesar! Baliares te salutimus! Posts: 240 Montgomery, AL Gender:	Re: Billiard balls Reply #15 - Oct 8^th, 2007 at 8:38pm Dave M wrote on Sep 28^th, 2007 at 6:05am: Thought this might be of interest as well, Its the first time I have tried using a picture hope it works if not sorry please explain to an old duffer hoe i should do it Very good picture, Dave. That's a good looking sling. Trebuchet
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Re: Billiard balls
Reply #16 - Oct 8^th, 2007 at 8:52pm

M. Demetrius wrote on Oct 7^th, 2007 at 6:10pm:

It would be even neater to have Dixie grind a mold to a specific projectile size. Again, cost is an impediment

We used a regular meatball mold to make regular sized pottery clay sling ammo. Weigh about an ounce dry, unfired. Would probably weigh a little less if fired, but won't biodegrade when they get lost. Eventually those turn back to mud...

But...

I can't see why that couldn't be used to cast lead balls that size. Around 1 1/8" diameter. I guesstimate that would be about 6 oz or so. It's just like aluminum pliers, each with a hemispherical end, one having a hole around 5/16" in dia. Then again, it would be possible to dump half a load of molten lead on something. I'm not sure. Anyway, that's pretty huge of a lead ball.

Hey, Demetrius,

In Alabama we’re “et up” with red clay of a very good quality, so good that an entire pottery industry is springing up. I’m not familiar with the “meat ball” mould” you mention. Could you drop me a PM with more details? Perhaps even a picture? I can’t quite get my mind around the idea of a meatball mould that would cope with molten lead. Fired red clay bullets would be something special. I would like to try that.

Thanks,

Trebuchet

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slingbadger Interfector Viris Spurii Offline Don't Badger a Badger Posts: 3229 Akron NY Gender:	Re: Billiard balls Reply #17 - Oct 9^th, 2007 at 9:09am It would be very similar to the ammo used by the Balearic slingers. They got along OK with them
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Trebuchet Descens Offline Ave, Caesar! Baliares te salutimus! Posts: 240 Montgomery, AL Gender:	Re: Billiard balls Reply #18 - Oct 9^th, 2007 at 10:17pm Never having been conked by a wife by a well made piece of hardened clay pottery, I can’t imagine what it would be like. But I suspect I wouldn’t like it very much. Trebuchet
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