Cast my first keepers

[oneokie]

:castmine:
Made my 4th attempt at casting boolits today. Temps in the upper 60's, south wind at 10 + mph. Using range scrap at 14.4 BHN, Saeco # 24 pot, Lee 379-250 single cavity. Learned quite a few things.

Need a wind screen to block wind from pot.
Make sure pot is clean before putting ingots in the pot.
One can get the mould too hot. :???:
When there are tails hanging from the pour spout, run some lead before filling mould. (prevents ugly wrinkled noses)
Make sure the gloves one is wearing do not have holes. OUCH
Cast 96 and 28 are keepers.

Measured and weighed the keepers; diameter on the base band was .380" to .3807". Weights of 10 randomly selected boolits; 7 were 259.5 gr. 3 were 259.0 gr.

The bases;
http://i300.photobucket.com/albums/nn16/oneokie/100_0196-1.jpg

The noses;
http://i300.photobucket.com/albums/nn16/oneokie/100_0197-1.jpg

The ugly;
http://i300.photobucket.com/albums/nn16/oneokie/100_0199-1.jpg

The bad;
http://i300.photobucket.com/albums/nn16/oneokie/100_0200-1.jpg

[VTDW]

:mrgreen::mrgreen:Knowledge is a good thing eh bro? Ain't it fun though?:castmine:

Dave

[runfiverun]

make sure them gloves donot get wet it takes a second for the searing pain to set in...

[Dennis Eugene]

yep I have had to jerk my gloves off quick ;) Dennis

[454PB]

Every session will yield better results and more keepers.

[oneokie]

btt, pics added

[Wayne Smith]

The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly, eh? Your "bad" and "ugly" look to be the result of not enough heat. As is the string from the ladel. As you intimate that you have already discovered.

[Dennis Eugene]

Well, I'd say them keepers are real keepers and i think you got a handle on it, Now get after it and do some more they'll just keep getting better. Dennis

[runfiverun]

once you get in the rythem donot get distracted and let the boolits just pile up...