make your own lead tester for peanuts.

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2 quick, cheap, and easy to use lead testers.
the first one i built i ground the point of a princess auto
spring center punch untill i had 1/8 in flat . i then ground
2 flat sides like a screwdriver blade ,1/16 thick blade on the end. this will go in soft lead .036 thou, .025 thou in
ww lead, .007 in quenched ww lead, and .005 thou in a 20
brinell hard lead bullet this is measured with dig vernier
calipers. this would be useful for a visual quick test without the calpers.
OBTW i bought 4 of theses spring center punches at
pricces auto yesterday, $8 bucks each.
the other tester i just built is more accurate .
i ground the point into a flat scewdriver blade, .030 thou
thick x .200 thou wide. then i ground the blade v shaped.
see pic. this tester will give a .212 wide slot in soft lead,
.184 in ww lead, .133 in quenched ww lead, and .108
in a 20 brinell hard bullet. u measure the slot width with
dig verniers of course. it don't come much easier and easier than this
Louis
 
lead testers

weebull said:
Have you noticed that when testing lead testers all are built with a duration time for metal flow?
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yes i have. have u notice that they cost many many dollors
more and this is poke and read. and this is like the saeco
tester u make your own conversion chart. the result tests
that i made are consistant. what more do u want. u must be a school teacher, nit pic, LOL
Louis
 
Who said there was a problem ? ... he just wanted to test his peanuts !

Had trouble understanding at first ... thought he was testing for "lead" as in
forward allowance ... like how much lead do you have to give a peanut to hit it on the move ? :D
 
beretta boy said:
Who said there was a problem ? ... he just wanted to test his peanuts !

Had trouble understanding at first ... thought he was testing for "lead" as in
forward allowance ... like how much lead do you have to give a peanut to hit it on the move ? :D
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Ah its making perfect sense now:wave:
 
Lotsa laughs here, but what about the merits of the system? If there's something basically wrong with the idea what is it? If it's a very good idea, Why?
Some input from guys that actually cast and use cast bullets would be welcome.
 
Okay here goes, for real this time......I make, sell, and use an awful lot of cast bullets, in alot of calibers/guns and at alot of diff. velocities. I have worked with people who are looking for top end velocities and terminal performance, and I have never felt the need for a bullet hardness tester. I use pure lead and mix in certain amounts of tin for different hardnesses, or I heat treat, for the hardest bullets i use Linotype lead. My main concern is that i can replicate the hardness everytime for consistancy and the only way to do that is to have complete control over what goes into it.
 
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