Lee 20 pound bottom pour pot

[Gliden07]

My backordered pot finally became available!! But I I have a question or two! After filling this pot with lead fluxing it, scraping off the dross do I reflux and leave the burnt flux on top of the lead to prevent oxidation? I am using a ladle pot now, so I have been watching some Youtube Video's to try and get how I should do the actual pours. But Youtube has a lot of misinformation, figured I'd ask some experts!

[Frozone]

I leave the burnt sawdust on the top.

[runfiverun]

leave it there.
it just takes up surface area so it keeps the alloy from being exposed to the oxygen.

[Vinne]

I now bottom pour so I get most of the trash off the top then flux and clear off the top again not caring what little is left. Have fun with your new toy!!

[gunoil]

i been leaving all junk on top lately and not fluxing, i have nice lead.

[dmclark523]

I always scrape it off... I guess i'm in the minority?

[gandydancer]

I leave the burnt sawdust on the top.

I agree. works well for me. nice shiny Boolits. add lead add sawdust stir with paint stick clean off junk.add a little more sawdust let burn leave on.

[Gliden07]

There are a couple reasons I wanted to get the Bottom pour pot. The pot I have now has no temp control on it at all its on or unplugged!! I keep fluxing and scraping crud off the top of the pot because I ladle, and of course the lead is constantly oxidizing. I don't have a thermometer but I'm sure its running to hot. I have a project on the bench a PID control that I need to finish. But the PID I have I can't figure out how to program. It was givin to me so I'm trying to figure it out. If not I'll get a new one from Frozone?? I think that will be the way to go when I get everything going. Just takes time and money, and being laid off and going to school I'm a little short on both!! It will all be worth it in the end and I will appreciate it more because I had to work for it all!!

[Cane_man]

you guys leave some lead in the pot when you are done and let it cool in there, or do you pour it all out?

[km101]

I leave the burnt sawdust on the top, and I leave the pot at least half full to speed up the melt/filling process for the next run.

[trixter]

I too leave melt in the pot when I am done., I also leave some melt in the dutch oven that I smelt in. It seems to go a little smoother at start up. When the pot is up to temp and I add more lead, I let it come back to temp again and flux with Ponderosa Pine sawdust, Light it and stir it in real good and then let it float on top as I cast. I always have nice clean boolits. I love this hobby, making stuff with your hands is so much fun.