Casting in the Winter

[Buck-N-Rut]

I now know why so many of you guys do most if not all of your casting in the winter time. I ran out the other day and had to cast some more bookies for the 357 Blackhawk. I have just started casting about 7 months ago. It was cool then. Not now. Central Texas in July gets a little warm. Come winter time gonna have to cast more than I did last time to make sure I don't sweat like this again. I was constantly worried about a bead of sweat falling into the pot. Lesson learned I guess.

[Lights]

Try and cast outside up here in MN in January.[smilie=l::shock::lol: I just had to say it. I here you though about casting in the summer heat. It is not fun.

Lights

[Full Mold Jack]

Well it's winter down here and I'm being plagued by spout freeze.

Sometimes the alloy won't flow fom the melter either ;)

Seriously though it's much more enjoyable in the cold and I plan to have a good supply by the time that inescapable heat returns. Thanks for the reminder.

[LabGuy]

I got a new gun in a new caliber and I got a new mould, I really need to cast some. I guess I’m going to have to suck it up and deal with the heat. I’m thinking about starting at 0500 Saturday.

[MWesner55]

I love casting in the winter. Usually cast in my bedroom. Wouldn't recommend it.

[ACrowe25]

I love casting in the winter. Usually cast in my bedroom. Wouldn't recommend it.

Defiantly better than the summer. Past heat wave I was stuck with out 200 swc and had to get in and get out quick dropping a few hundred in 96+ weather.

[trixter]

The average temperature has been 100+ for the past 3 weeks. I wake up early anyway, so I cast outside under the apple tree (really) and set up everything on Friday night. The pot and the hot plate are both plugged into a power strip. When I wake up I go out and hit the switch, then back inside for the shower and a quick bite and by then everything is up to temp, I cast until 9:30 or 10:00 and then let everything cool (if it can)till Sunday morning, and go from just when it is light enough to see till 8:30 then off to church and then come home and put everything back in its place. In the wintertime is when I smelt the lead from range scrounging, and some how I even find time to do quite a bit of fishing. I love this shooting stuff.

[aarolar]

What exactly were your concerns with sweat in the lead pot?

http://castboolits.gunloads.com/showthread.php?83651-A-myth-about-water-and-molten-lead