Old Lyman Mould Master

[44 WCF]

I have a very old Lyman Mold Master bottom pour melting pot. It's older tham most will visit this post I'm sure, my says it was made when Moby Dick was a minnow.
I've lost the power cord that was very much like the cord for old style electric skillets with receptacle for two prongs. Should anyone have I would really like to get this old gal fired up again and cast some damn boolits as you call them these days.

[44 WCF]

I don' want it free either, I'll pay fair and shipping.

[ronbo]

Have the same style of Lyman 61 lead pot for 40 + years. Go to a small appliance repair place for a cord or a real hardware or goodwill store. The same cord was used on toasters and hot plates.

[44 WCF]

Thanks Ronbo, I will note spacing and head to the last real hardware store in Eastern Utah, then to Deserert Industries a church sponsored Goodwill type store. Thanks for the tip, cant' wait to get thay 4 cavity 457193 mold going again.

[ColColt]

I've had coffee pots in the past that used the same cord as well. You might try ebay for old coffee pots or toasters if you have a problem locally at the Goodwill places. Maybe even Lowe's or Home Depot you might luck up or some Mom and Pop hardware places.

[water bug]

Please tell me the capacity of the Lyman 61 in pounds of lead. Thanks WB

[jsizemore]

Please tell me the capacity of the Lyman 61 in pounds of lead. Thanks WB

My best guess is about 15lbs of clip-on ww. I leave about an inch in the bottom when I stop, so I load it with 10-12lbs and there's just enough room to stir/flux without having to be real careful.

[Ziptar]

I picked up an extra one for mine at the local hardware store for about five bucks.

[44 WCF]

I checked ACE hardware toda in rural Eastern Utah that I drove past and sure enought they had one for $15.00 but at the time I didnt' know prong spacing. Measured when I got home it's 3/4" so will check pawn shops, Goodwill and 2 differenct church thrift stores saturday. I need hot plate for mould warmer anyway, last one burned out. Hate it when $1.50 hot plate only lasts 3 years.

[ColColt]

Please tell me the capacity of the Lyman 61 in pounds of lead. Thanks WB

It'll hold 10 pounds. Here's my ancient mid 70's model.

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[44 WCF]

Same as me, cept i have the mould guide which I really like. They are grand old pots I think.

[ColColt]

The problem with mine, as I found out today, is that the thermostat is way off. I set it for 675 to melt some lead/Linotype and after if got to a liquid state the thermometer I had said it was 600 degrees. That's a huge difference. No wonder I was having to set it on 750 when casting before those large mini balls. A 510 gr pure lead mini ball doesn't cast very well at 650.

[Tammany42]

For what it is worth, the two "prongs" are bolted on a mica board. Found the Mica at McMAster-Carr. In case anyone has ro re-build one

[ronbo]

Mica board, I had the mica board on my Lyman 61 break quite a few years ago. I made a new board out of a small piece of an electrical wall outlet box. The type of box that is made out of a high temperature material, was tan in color and is more durable than mica.

[44 WCF]

I've learned a bunch about appliance cords the past week. According to owner of an out of business small appliance repair shot, there have been 3 standard electrode spacings for cord used on applianace sold in the US. Electrode spacings are 1/2", 11/16" and 1-1/16". The Lyman 61 seems to be the 11/16" variety. He told me to buy cord rated for at least watts of whatever unit I'm hooking it too, which I believe is 1000 wattts for the lYman 61, If you under rate the cord you can cause problems with the thermostat and the heating coil. Also, a must if the appliance has been on the shelf for a long period, be sure to dress up the electrode with steel wook etc, to allow for good electrical connection. I'm now searching goodwills, thrift stores and lastly real hardware stores for appliance cord. I've dressed the electrodes on my Lyman 61, awaiting a new power cord.

[shotman]

the old tall coffee perks were same and on short cord it wont hurt . In a quick fix you can use the stay con thingys that you see on cars they make several sizes just wrap with tape till you get the right cord

[44 WCF]

Heck yes, I have connectors that will fit the electrodes tight. Can't be a wron way to connect the two conductors.......how sweet experience can be.



the old tall coffee perks were same and on short cord it wont hurt . In a quick fix you can use the stay con thingys that you see on cars they make several sizes just wrap with tape till you get the right cord

[ColColt]

Maybe it's time to get a Lyman 20# pot. I did that today. I think I'll either retire my old Model 61 or consign it to just melting ingots of various compositions.

[jsizemore]

My best guess is about 15lbs of clip-on ww. I leave about an inch in the bottom when I stop, so I load it with 10-12lbs and there's just enough room to stir/flux without having to be real careful.

Sorry! I didn't notice that water bug asked about a model 61 pot. Mines a Mold Master XX which is a 20 pounder. But that's to the brim. Anyway, sorry for my confusion.