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Yep, I've been looking too since that was mentioned.

Appreciate quick answers. The old saying is " if 2 people agree on anything, that makes it a fact". I will do the same as Beagle33 and order a 6 pack.

Thanks,
Regis

This morning I was marveling at how well the PID has helped my casting. Then about 1/2 hour into casting with my new 357 mold, I noticed the PID flashing and temp rising. I unplugged it at 422c...

I have to do that every time on my 20. I'm still fumbling with an old 10lb trying to get it working right.

Well some more searching here and found good answers.....should've done that first
Big list on this subject:
http://castboolits.gunloads.com/showthread.php?50147-this-old-pot&highlight=cleaning...

I got a small 10# Lee bottom pour from a friend and I want to use for different/special alloys but it has leak/clog problems. I would like to thoroughly clean and maybe lap to improve control but,...

got some new colors from Smoke and coated about 400 .356/127 and .357/158

Tumbled at 89% humidity

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Got it,
Thank you,
Regis

Now, that interests me. How would I lap a mold? Some kind of grit imbedded in a cast boolit???

Regis

I never knew about NOT coating mold. I had always read & did use candle or wooden matches to lightly coat mold cavity.

Any tips on properly cleaning out the mold release would be appreciated. ...

I normally coat the mold cavities on a new mold with a few wooden matches to blacken them. Got a new lee 6 cavity TL358 -158 today and thought I'd try a mold release that I bought at local reloading...

Well, no one chimed in so I cleaned the die briskly with rag & brush. Then carbon it well and it works fine. Evidently there was something that I could not see keeping it slightly open. Anyhow,...

I was casting .32 (90), .38(150 & 158), & 9mm(127), today. Got the .32 and 150gr .38 from a friend and they are older. All cast nice and clean except the .32's. I dropped probably a hundred and...

I will try to work with that.
Thank you for digging it out.
Regis

Would you believe that they have a web site with NO contact information: no email, no phone, no webmaster, no nothing. Their history shows that information from 1922-1942 is missing and here I have...

Well bought some "tin" at my local scrap yard. When I asked for tin, they simply toss it in with the lead and sell at $1/lb. Supervisor there pulled out some pieces for me and assure me that they...

I bought different PID but wish I would have gotten the MYPIN because there seems to be more information (in English) about it.
You will also need a heat sink for the SSR. I went with a 40a...

I will next time
Regis

I was able to just rub it off with my finger. That's how thin it was. I kind of like the idea of that base chamfer tool if I thought I was going to see this more often.

Thanks for the help,
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I cast some .456 255gr boolits for a friend. He need them sized to .452 which went pretty easy. But, there is a fine ridge of lead on the back of the boolit. Should I remove it? Is there a...

I do have the Lyman Cast bullet Handbook.
Thanks for the .223 tips

Regis

Now that I have some known alloys I've begun learning the alloy calculator tool. It is a LOT more helpful that I imagined. Now I need to find more Sn.

I want to make an alloy for .223 but, I...

Well, with all the help and tips here I bought and assembled my PID controller. It's not pretty like some and I will probably find a new housing. Had problem with the actual temperature acting odd...

That is one great looking setup PID's and all! Congratulations and thanks for showing.

Regis

I finally located a place that will gun my ingots so ha I know what I've got. I smelted in different lots and stamped them (as recommended here in another thread).

Organ pipe that I stared a...