home made lubed wads

[silversurfer]

I tried to make some but despite having 2 different sets of punches had real difficulty in cutting them out. Anyone recommend a suitable punch???

I use a plastic chopping board under the felt and place the board on the concrete floor of my garage , make sure your punch is sharp and not burred over. I got a good quality punch from Henry Kranks (made in England) it was a bit more expensive than some places online but, “ Buy cheap, by twice”.

[DesG]

This is what I use. I made it years ago for bearing removal/setting. The buttons are just sharpened bits of tube or metal scraps turned to size. I cut into one pound lee lead ingots. It goes through pretty much anything with three tons of pressure.

I'm sure one of the forum grown ups will be on soon telling me I'm doing it backwards/upside down or it's massively dangerous but it does work very well.

https://i.postimg.cc/xjPNg433/DSC-1055.jpg

https://i.postimg.cc/9Xp0hwSd/DSC-1056.jpg

[BaskervilleDog]

This is what I use. I made it years ago for bearing removal/setting. The buttons are just sharpened bits of tube or metal scraps turned to size. I cut into one pound lee lead ingots. It goes through pretty much anything with three tons of pressure.

I'm sure one of the forum grown ups will be on soon telling me I'm doing it backwards/upside down or it's massively dangerous but it does work very well.

https://i.postimg.cc/xjPNg433/DSC-1055.jpg

https://i.postimg.cc/9Xp0hwSd/DSC-1056.jpg

Exactly what I used to press the bearings in a crankcase for an old Velocette I was 'restoring'! Worked wonders, HSE kiss mine!