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Mattias_A Novicius Offline Slinging Rocks! Posts: 3	Making lead glandes Jun 18^th, 2024 at 4:14pm I'm curious if you can make a lead mold very easy? Without some special machinery or tools? Can you make one from , let's say silicone or something? Can you give me some tips,or recommend a tutorial or something. Thanks
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Stabyhoun Tiro Offline Fetch this! Posts: 43 Netherlands Gender:	Re: Making lead glandes Reply #1 - Jun 19^th, 2024 at 8:57am From the FAQ page: http://slinging.org/forum/YaBB.pl?num=1272693329
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Jaegoor Interfector Viris Spurii Offline Slinging Rocks! Posts: 2834 Gender:	Re: Making lead glandes Reply #2 - Jun 20^th, 2024 at 9:18am 😜
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joe_meadmaker Slinging.org Administrator Offline Slinging Ice is Cool! Posts: 3128 PA, USA	Re: Making lead glandes Reply #3 - Jun 20^th, 2024 at 10:58pm What material is your mold made from Jaegoor? You may have posted about it in the past, but I ran a quick search and didn't find anything. That's a beautiful picture!
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Jaegoor Interfector Viris Spurii Offline Slinging Rocks! Posts: 2834 Gender:	Re: Making lead glandes Reply #4 - Jun 21^st, 2024 at 2:15am I had two molds made. It wasn't particularly cheap, but it was worth it. I started with plaster and silicone. But that's not enough for a large quantity. I have Last year about 14000 shots were produced and fired
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Reply #5 - Jun 21^st, 2024 at 2:28am

The model was Roman glandes from Switzerland. A lot of them were found on a battlefield. I use two different calibers, 40g and 50g, although I much prefer the 50g. I can train specifically up to 120m. It's all very time-consuming. I usually get the material from a roofer. But there is still a lot of work to be done. The lead is often very dirty. The next problem is the place to shoot. In Germany, shooting lead is banned almost everywhere. I am lucky That I can shoot at a clay pigeon shooting area. But this area will soon be renovated. Then shooting with lead will be prohibited there too.

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irgendeinekiwi Tiro Offline Slinging Rocks! Posts: 17	Re: Making lead glandes Reply #6 - Jun 21^st, 2024 at 6:16am An alternative would be Bismuth. Similar density, low melting point and no toxicity issues. Usually availble in ingot form on ebay.
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slingbadger Interfector Viris Spurii Offline Don't Badger a Badger Posts: 3229 Akron NY Gender:	Re: Making lead glandes Reply #7 - Jun 21^st, 2024 at 6:25am Molds can also be made from soapstone. It carves easy, and can take the heat.
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Jaegoor Interfector Viris Spurii Offline Slinging Rocks! Posts: 2834 Gender:	Re: Making lead glandes Reply #8 - Jun 21^st, 2024 at 6:42pm Is bismuth an alternative? Not in large quantities. Soapstone works. But you have to be careful. It must not get wet and it breaks very quickly at the edges. This makes the casting inaccurate and requires a lot of rework. For large Quantities not suitable.
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Jaegoor Interfector Viris Spurii Offline Slinging Rocks! Posts: 2834 Gender:	Re: Making lead glandes Reply #9 - Jun 24^th, 2024 at 5:01pm 😲😲
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xud9a - call me zud 👍 Funditor Offline Ringing Slocks ! Posts: 649 Nottinghamshire, England Gender:	Re: Making lead glandes Reply #10 - Jun 27^th, 2024 at 6:18am Tease ! Painted lead or an alloy of gold, salt and teddy bear guts ? 😁😆😉😆👍👍
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Teeth Tiro Offline Either making music, a game, or a sling! Posts: 36 Melbourne, Australia Gender:	Re: Making lead glandes Reply #11 - Jun 29^th, 2024 at 10:34am Amazing work Jaegoor! Quite an impressive collection of armaments. I'd like to try my hand at casting lead projectiles at some point. How well would ceramic work as a mold?
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