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    Sticky: WATCH the sulfur fumes it burns, you breath and...

    WATCH the sulfur fumes it burns, you breath and get H2SO4 AKA sulfuric acid
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    Sticky: So far I have had good results remelting the...

    So far I have had good results remelting the offending bars and holding the temperature less than 700F to get rid of Zinc.
    Zinc melts at 787F has SG of 65 so it floats on top and can be skimmed off....
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    Sticky: Green Frog Mal Paso likely knows more about...

    Green Frog
    Mal Paso likely knows more about Kieth's slight changes in designs than anyone still living.

    The attached partial picture of page 231 of Sixguns 1961 Edition is a snap shot of Kieth's...
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    Sometimes a can picture help when a hull is not...

    Sometimes a can picture help when a hull is not available. These were whacked some months ago.

    298664 and the other side 298665

    When looking over the supply of straight & taper wall hulls of...
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    Addressing a failed SSR Like HATCH I've never...

    Addressing a failed SSR
    Like HATCH I've never seen a failed on.
    Failed on could be gating circuit bad or shorted output device likely a MOSFET.
    It takes power to gate so that wouldn't seem likely...
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    SSRs HATCH in Post #40 is the only one so far...

    SSRs

    HATCH in Post #40 is the only one so far that I think got the heat sink correct.
    Maybe his dealing with them for over 25 years explains it.
    Just screw it to the metal box.

    As noted his...
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    I couldn't get SL8 (PV bias) works either....

    I couldn't get SL8 (PV bias) works either.
    That's to remove offset in PV ie to tune out sensor offset so PV is correct.

    But then for the price I don't care if there is a 3 or 4 degree offset in...
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    This is a piece of copper tubing top slightly...

    This is a piece of copper tubing top slightly flared and bottom end bent over and silver soldered. There is a copper mounting strip silver soldered close to the top and held by the screw on the back...
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    Noah Zark POST #54 is the finest description of...

    Noah Zark POST #54 is the finest description of PID controllers I can remember reading.
    Someone else still remembers Foxboro and Fisher pneumatic with the pen dragger charts.
    Don’t forget Hagan /...
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    I just found this thread while wondering if...

    I just found this thread while wondering if anyone else was using PID controllers on their pots.

    I tried using a retired Yokogawa UP30 about 15 years ago. Wired everything in a in a pile planning...
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    Forum: Our Town

    Just popping this one back to the top of the...

    Just popping this one back to the top of the stack.
    Plenty of good info for where our subscriptions / contributions $ go
    A BIG THANKS to those in the background that keep this site running for the...
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    Sticky: The sticky on SOWW makes a mess in the smelt pot...

    The sticky on SOWW makes a mess in the smelt pot but seems like good flux.
    I keep the SOWW that feel / cut like pure lead (which is most of them) separate. The LEE hardness tester shows them much...
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    Now THAT's a cool Pix

    Now THAT's a cool Pix
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    Hit LASC and read up on what additives are needed...

    Hit LASC and read up on what additives are needed to harden lead. There are also plenty of threads on CB addressing the issue.

    Short take - toss in a few WW and it will time slightly / quench a...
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    email LEE and they will send you lower BHN data...

    email LEE and they will send you lower BHN data or I found it on LASC

    Didn't look much but from a OLD email reply from LEE:
    .094" or larger indentation is suitable for black powder gun...
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    Ballast weights for sail boats are like dive...

    Ballast weights for sail boats are like dive weights.
    Any old lead anything that will melt.
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    Local scrap yard sells what they call clean lead...

    Local scrap yard sells what they call clean lead - sheets from old Xray rooms, plumbers ingots, pipes, roof vents, old BI sewer pipe pours, bar & roll solder, etc for $0.60 / #
    The yard about 20...
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    Sticky: Well at least it's light 24 or almost 24 hours...

    Well at least it's light 24 or almost 24 hours there. If around Fairbanks in the hole it may be hot too

    Glen Fryxell gives you all the data in his free online book. Molylube is better than the...
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    I test pewter that is not marked as such shown in...

    I test pewter that is not marked as such shown in this threads pictures:
    First with a knife then with a toss on the cement at the scrap yard. Probably should skip these 2 checks at yard...
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    Yikes:shock: LEE hardness testers are up to...

    Yikes:shock: LEE hardness testers are up to around 60 skins now.
    Still the deal of the day and known hardness IS basically necessary for cast performance:grin:

    40/60 12 BHN
    50/50 14 BHN...
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    Sticky: Hi Glen and welcome to casting. I use an outdoor...

    Hi Glen and welcome to casting.
    I use an outdoor burner for smelting also. I think it was an OLD plumbers unit. Looks a lot like the modern turkey boiler.
    I use an old dutch oven. When it gets...
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    Sticky: Last of Signature Moulds

    Anyone need an additional Keith mould:confused:

    Al's Weekly special 15% off on the last of the signature moulds

    Reload week deals starts Tuesday 11/15/16 and runs through Monday 11/21/16, (7)...
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    Final report on punched doe at 75 yd with the...

    Final report on punched doe at 75 yd with the 502-500 RG using the 385 HB pins
    Destroyed both lungs and obliterated the heart on the way through. Almost no lost meat:drinks:

    Friends V2 has an...
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    Darn missed that. Posted 2 rambling threads...

    Darn missed that. Posted 2 rambling threads under At the Range

    One on the test shooting targets the day after I got the mold and the other akin to this.

    Boiled it down took out the ramblings....
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    They look great & there is a 500 S&W somewhere in...

    They look great & there is a 500 S&W somewhere in my future. The HPs are lined up for it
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Abbreviations used in Reloading

BP Bronze Point IMR Improved Military Rifle PTD Pointed
BR Bench Rest M Magnum RN Round Nose
BT Boat Tail PL Power-Lokt SP Soft Point
C Compressed Charge PR Primer SPCL Soft Point "Core-Lokt"
HP Hollow Point PSPCL Pointed Soft Point "Core Lokt" C.O.L. Cartridge Overall Length
PSP Pointed Soft Point Spz Spitzer Point SBT Spitzer Boat Tail
LRN Lead Round Nose LWC Lead Wad Cutter LSWC Lead Semi Wad Cutter
GC Gas Check