DIY Wad Cutter
Posted: June 18th, 2015, 4:25 pm
Looking around at Tractor Supply the other day and found some 1/16" cork gasket material in a roll. I thought it would be good to have the ability to make my own cork wads, tried to find a wad cutter, but no luck. I went to the plumbing section and found a brass 1/2" Hose Bard to 3/8" Male Pipe Thread (Part #BF10) and thought it may work. I took it home and ground the O.D. at an angle to the I.D. and kept going to it was decently sharp. I then used it on the gasket material and measured it and compared it with some reloading components.
The barb end punched/twisted a wad that could be used as an overshot card for the .410 as the end diameter was right at .400". The pipe thread end punched/twisted a wad that could be used as a shot cup inner base wad for the 28 gauge and the diameter was .475".
It is slow going but it does work by just twisting by hand and pressing, using the cork gasket as cutting material on an old phone book.
I also purchased a 1/4" threaded steel pipe nipple and done the same. It makes a perfect punch/twist for making shot cup inner base/cushion wads for .410, that measure .350".
Hope this helps someone, remember poor people have poor ways LOL!
The barb end punched/twisted a wad that could be used as an overshot card for the .410 as the end diameter was right at .400". The pipe thread end punched/twisted a wad that could be used as a shot cup inner base wad for the 28 gauge and the diameter was .475".
It is slow going but it does work by just twisting by hand and pressing, using the cork gasket as cutting material on an old phone book.
I also purchased a 1/4" threaded steel pipe nipple and done the same. It makes a perfect punch/twist for making shot cup inner base/cushion wads for .410, that measure .350".
Hope this helps someone, remember poor people have poor ways LOL!