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I bought mine about a 15 years ago. Beautiful 27 no dash 4 screw 5". Barely a turn mark on the cylinder. It was so nice I never took it out and always used my 6" since it had been well loved and used...

We have gone through different stages of finance. When we first got married we made equal money but barely made ends meet so we had to combine finances. It was a discussion on rather we could afford...

Okay, last update. This furnace is fricking awesome. Much quicker and cleaner than ladle pouring out of my saeco.

Built a stand for it so i can see the spout. Massive scroll saw and table saw made...

Okay personal story. My dad was always very frugal. Right up until he got parkensons disease. There is a link there to how your brain works. Started doing the sweepstakes things. Constantly...

I just got done with mine. Rebar is awesome. 5/8 rebar cutting with a hacksaw. 5' legs with a 3' span. First i held it together in the corner just sandwiched between some plywood clamped together...

Not being a machinest or a welder, i think i thought of a bubba method to rig one up. Cut a piece of plywood to fit under and be snug against the legs. 3 machine bolts sticking down so i can raise...

Always wear leather gloves and usually something to cover my arms.

Fired it up again tonight. Everything was ready. Torch, stick with finish nail, and thermometer.

Turns out this dial was off by 100 degrees. Had the pot set to 700, thermometer read 625. Upped...

Plus 1 on the thermometer. Didn't think of checking temp. on a new to me pot. Yes, i can be a idiot.

Thanks guys. From the looks of it I may have been running it cold or had the valve too tight. Will also try the propane torch handy. And something to on a stick to run up the nozzel. Being the first...

So I have a saeco model 32 dipper and figured i would try a bottom pour and picked up a good looking lyman model 61.

Looking for a manual or other help.

I fired it up today and it wouldn't...

Last month i about lost all hope. Went to the usual place and the owner said 0.25 a pound but to come back in a couple of weeks. So i went back and his manager tried to get me to pay 0.95 per pound...

found a 429421 at the gun show today. couldn't get him below $45 so that is what i paid. time to go out and start up the ol saeco.

thanks again

Thanks,
Gun show this weekend and i wanted a list on what to look for.

It would be 44 mag cases. Have over 400 cases of mag, only 50 cases of special.

Haven't started casting or reloading for 44 mag, but plan on doing it this summer. I have a Smith 629 Mountain Gun. Looking for a mild velocity load.

What powder and mould gives you the best...

Thanks fo the offer, but the mould has already been dropped off at a friends to be taken care of.

Stick

Thanks, and to the others who mentioned the "seam".

Yep, I broke the screw. My own damn fault. I had sprayed it with break cleaner the night before, and didn't relube the screw. Then when i heated up the mould before casting, the screw appeared way...

Thank you for naming that sucker. So do you measure the seam or not when determining the diameter of a fresh cast boolit?

Tell ya the truth, I suck at measuring with calipers. I take 3 measurements and use the average. I measure the diameter by putting the boolit in lengthwise down so the caliper is across multiple...

Cool.

1st time out I was holding the mould freehand and pouring.

2nd time i was placing the mould on the side plate of the smelting pot to pour. got a lot more consistancy on my weights.
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my copy paste didnt wor too well on the specs.

1st run of 15 weighed(rounded to nearest whole grain)
3@ 147
2@ 146
9@ 145
1@ 144

2nd run of 15 weighed (rounded to nearest...

I am a new caster. Before I broke a screw for the sprew plate last night, I was in the middle of my 2nd casting session. Concentrating a lot on consistancy. I believe I got the consistancy, but...