New ingot moulds [Archive]

Blammer

10-14-2007, 08:08 PM

I got some new Ingot moulds from 44woody here.

I smelted a bunch of WW's and some range lead, then used the ingot moulds from him.

they worked GREAT!

cheap to boot!

Thanks!

Cherokee

10-15-2007, 01:00 PM

Well Blammer, that's nice. Care to tell the uninformed about the new ingot molds, or am I the only one that does't know. Gotta pic somewhere ?

44woody

10-15-2007, 01:17 PM

Cherokee look on page 4 of swapping & sallin and you can see some pictures of the singles I have :castmine: 44Woody

Blammer

10-15-2007, 02:11 PM

I'll get a few up in a little bit.

FISH4BUGS

10-15-2007, 03:36 PM

I bought a dozen of them. My output in my smelting has doubled, if not more! Pour the lead into them (I use a Rowell ladle - a 4 pounder) and while they are cooling, start the next batch of ww melting......skim and flux and skim and flux again.....by now the ingots are cool enough to flip over and they fall right out onto concrete to cool. Line the ingot moulds back up and start over!
I think I can actually do about 150-200lbs of ww per hour now....I will try my best to test that output theory out! I use a 65,000 btu burner and a cast iron pot that holds at least 75-100 lbs of lead.
It is fall here in NH and after I get my heat shield built I will take a Sunday and try to set a personal record for smelting.

Blammer

10-15-2007, 08:54 PM

http://i54.photobucket.com/albums/g81/blammer8mm/Cast%20boolits/DSCN6038.jpg

the long awaited pics...

Cherokee

10-17-2007, 12:43 PM

Now I see the mold. Nice product. I use the smaller Lyman/RCBS 1# type because of the ease of handling and storage - and the fact I've had 5 of them for 35+ years.

montana_charlie

10-17-2007, 04:31 PM

You know me...I like technical details. I would probably like to duplicate those moulds, but I need some information.

What size angle iron was used (width and thickness)?
How long are the moulds?
What is the weight of the ingots they throw?
I would choose to size them for three-pound ingots.

To make for 'prettier' ends, I would cut the main body at 45 degrees, and stand the two stubs - like little A-frames - at each end for welding. Then they (the ingot moulds) would also stack, neatly nested, for storage.

CM