Posted 5 months ago
heidinors
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A bit smaller then the first post. One side of the handle is wood. The other one seems metal. The bullet mold seems small. Not as heavy as the first post
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Just found this one, had to post it before I went to bed.
It's also a bullet mold, the wooden handle has been lost.
are you sure kerry -- what's with the threads -- i'm thinking a tool for making a female screw -- get your mind out of the gutter -- i can see your wheels going round right through this crt screen of mine
Agree-- bullet mold.
scott
different style of mini-ball round, more ridges made for better flight, and yes my mind was working on that,LOL
thanks guys -- looks like heidi got another solve -- nighty night and turn out the lights when your done
Night all, lights out and heading for the pillow.
You all are too funny.. love it... thank you all.. another page in the baby book updated Epson...thank you all so much.
this one I can not open to measure the mold.
At the center pin, The big round thing in the center, soak with some wd-40 or something along those lines, PB Blaster works very well, but stinks, for a couple hours and it should free up.
Thank you Kerry.. I will try it.
Got it open thanks to Kerry. Did not have WD40, found gear lub in my husbands shop. worked like a dream.. but stinks bad :-)