lee mold handles

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R. Dupraz posted this 29 October 2017

Will any other handles fit Lee six cavity molds or must they be Lee? Have a selection of different brands of handles and there may be a Lee six banger in my future. So don't want to buy a lee if I don't have to.

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GP Idaho posted this 29 October 2017

Richard; I don't own any Lyman handles, just have the Lee and the Saeco brand. I know the Lee handles work with a Lyman mould but I'm not sure if it works the other way. Might run into an arm length issue. I bought several of the Lee handles as they work well on the Noe moulds. Gp

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BigMan54 posted this 29 October 2017

LEE handles are pretty cheap. I bought one set to go with my 1st LEE 6cav. Discovered they work on LYMAN 2cav molds & are a lot lighter in weight that the new LYMAN 2cav handles. Sometimes you can find them being sold on EBAY, in lots of 2 or 3 handles for the same cost of one set of LYMAN/RCBS/SAECO handles. Guy on EBAY name of dave6101  offers them at a good price. Buy them in 1,2 or even 3's.

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gregg454 posted this 03 November 2017

Richard Is there a reason you don't like the LEE.???? The reason I ask is I know I have had the handles work off on the LEE mold handles .  If I remember right I put some PERMATEX RTV black Hi-Temp Engine something or the other in the wood and shove it back together and let it set up  for a day or two. BTW Richard last time shot with you was lever gun match at Wagner. Hope your life is going well.

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R. Dupraz posted this 03 November 2017

Greetings:

It's not that I don't like the Lee handles. Acrtually, I don't have any. It is just that I was or am considering buying one of their six cavities for my 9mm Luger. And, I have a fair selection of handles for most of the other mold brands. So, if another brand of handle would fit, no need to spend the $ for the Lee's.

Yep, Still upright. Life is good. Might get a little chilly over there from now on poking those animals. 

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Duane Mellenbruch posted this 03 November 2017

You need the Lee handles for the extra length of the arms to reach the attachment screws in the blocks. 

Duane

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John Alexander posted this 04 November 2017

Lee  handles are a great bargain. Don't understand why the others cost so much.

The handles will sometimes come off.  I file a couple of notches in the steel shanks apply whatever tube of epoxy I have handy, stick the wooden parts back on.  Have never had an epoxyed one come off.

John

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David Reiss posted this 04 November 2017

I tried all the Lymans, RCBS & Saeco, none will work. So I believe only the Lee will work, they are considerably longer. 

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RicinYakima posted this 04 November 2017

FWIW, use the handles from the company that made the blocks, or the block maker recommends. Lee are so thin they bugger up the alignment pins of most moulds other than Lee six cavity blocks. If I pay $100 for a custom mould, I can spring for one set of RCBS or SAECO handles if that is required. So buy the Lee blocks, and buy one set of handles. Ric

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Dale53 posted this 04 November 2017

I have over 80 molds and handles by most of the companies out there. The Lee handles are a great bargain but typically, the wood loosens and leads to a broken handle. I solved that to my satisfaction many years ago. Now, when I get the new Lee handles, I remove the wood, use a good wood to metal "glue" (Gorilla Glue works well), then drill and pin the handles (right through the metal ferule) with a 1/16" roll pin. NO MORE PROBLEMS, EVER!

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Once glued and pinned, they don't come loose and you will not break them.

 

Dale53

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R. Dupraz posted this 04 November 2017

Thanks for the replies. But the question has now become irrelevant. Due to my experience with Lee molds, It's going to be an NOE. 

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Ross Smith posted this 05 November 2017

fwiw: I use noe handles on nearly everything. The worst modification was I had to enlarge the screw holes for one of my molds. Like everything else that noe makes, their handles are first rate. Ross

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