I've got a MC on order, 6 weeks out. Is there a way to use it to fill standard hand held molds like Lee 6 cavity, Lyman, Michec etc.? Is anyone doing this? Any mods that need to be made?
Thanks,
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I've got a MC on order, 6 weeks out. Is there a way to use it to fill standard hand held molds like Lee 6 cavity, Lyman, Michec etc.? Is anyone doing this? Any mods that need to be made?
Thanks,
Called Magma. They suggested getting the stand for the pot with mold guides for $125. I'll wait and see how the MC system works and go from there.
I've done it, but it's a pain. Like mktacop says, it's hard to get the two streams of lead properly aligned, and there's all the hardware up under the pot, too. Now I just use one of my old RCBS pots when I need some bullets from one of my handheld molds.
Hope this helps.
Fred
Thanks. I'm holding on to my RCBS pot! I've got several HP molds.
I bought the extra base for my mc. works great and i have no problem filling my 8 an 10 cav h&g molds non stop.
finishman, How troublesome is it to move the pot back and forth?
The dbl oriffice & tight space would make it diff. Changing to a single is a PITA, just use it as is w/ Magma or Magma onverted molds. I use a Lee 20#PPV4 for hand casting.
I did it, but it was a pain. It was faster for me to dip alloy out of the pot than to try to get everything lined up. Like trying to get a tiny pizza in a tiny pizza oven.
I would just purchase another pout. That new one with the built in PID looks really nice. I hear it calling my name
i use one for hand casting and can't imagine using anything else for 2 and 4 cavity molds.
i have the single spout outlet, but just use the lee for single cavity molds.
runfiveslittlegirl just put up some pics in the our town section, i think you can see enough of the set-up to figure out what i done with the magma pot.
Just got a call for Magma today. They are shipping my MC tomorrow. It only took three weeks. Needless to say I'm looking forward to it!