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Chainsaw, electric one of the exhaust fumes are an issue.

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Sorry, I just reread your post and realized I missed a question. As for quantity of wax to use, that would depend on how much lead you have in the pot, and how dirty/oxidized it is. My pot holds...

The wax burns, consuming oxygen thus removing oxygen molecules from the oxidized metals turning them back into their clean un-oxidized state. And just about any kind will do, as long as it burns....

From what I've read, the general consensus is that air cooled COWW come in around 11-12bhn. Water dropping brings them up to the high teens-low 20's. I would melt them, skim the clips and dirt, flux...

Pretty nice haul, I would be hesitant to throw that picture frame in the mix thought. It was kinda slim pickings around my parts for hallmarked food service pewter, so I took collecting picture...

Isn't that the most satisfying thing? Haha, I scared the jeepers out of the wife by stabbing the trans into park and bailing out of the truck at the bottom of a freeway offramp because I saw one of...

I'm curious as well. I have always been fond of following the old ways. Especially the writings of Elmer. That's what spurred the purchase of a Lyman 429421 mold. So far I've only cast COWW+2% tin...

90ea. 44 mag (i only had 90 primers for some reason).

22ea. 250gr. Keith boolits cast from COWW sweetened with 2% tin in a Lyman 429421, then Powercoated red. Seated over 20gr. of 2400.

28ea....

Took me a minute to remember where I've seen ingots like that. They were mentioned in a video by FortuneCookie45LC a few years back. In the video he says with a high degree of certainty that they are...

I'm counting 29 items? If that's the case the average weight of each would have to be around half a pound that would bring you in at $5/lb or $2.59/item. Which is about what I've been paying for...

Just scored a few chucks of lead. I'm fairly sure it's of the pure-ish variety, a few quick tests prove its dead soft. I can scratch it with a fingernail and when driving a clip on wheel weights into...

Thank you, I've had a little practice. Probably ran a few miles of that type of joint in my life.

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Built my own as well, my old trusty rusty thrift store cast iron pan clinks and pings a little to much for my liking. Hasn't failed yet, with the exception of my stupidity when picking it up to pour...

Been a few years since somebody bagged em a Chrony? Well, today I broke the dry spell, a doozy to. An F-1 master, and a beaut at that. It was no match for a .44 cal 250 Keith semi wadcutter doing...

Thank you, all you fine people and the information y'all have shared here is a huge help and inspiration.

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First attempt at casting hollow points today, with a homemade modification to a Lee 429-240-2R to boot (also my first). Its been an interesting learning curve. Still have some refining/tweaking to...

I recently encountered the same persistent, thin, goldish yellow film you describe, except it was during my first attempt at smelting SOWW. These, from my research have been proven to be almost pure...

Been smelting down my SOWW stash off and on for the last week. Started off with 1.5 buckets of used weights. Ended up with a full 5 gal bucket of my one pound scone ingots. Stinky nasty job, but...

Getting some soft ingots smelted in anticipation of a muzzleloader bullet mold in the near future.https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20180419/3c907f3ee2d23a2b5eee62744f670c7b.jpg

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So with the weather warming up and a less windy day I tried again. I also did my best to shield the pot from what little breeze there was whilst maintaining adequate circulation. Wouldn't you know...

Quick update: called Lee and spoke to the tech. He confirmed that the control is indeed a thermostat, not rheostat as I originally thought. He wanted me to make sure it wasn't functioning before...

Thanks for the input everybody. I'm going to call them today and explain my situation. I was casting outside in a slight breeze, maybe that is enough to cool the thermostat and keep it on. I could...

So I'm pretty new to the casting world so forgive me if this has already been covered. I bought my first melting pot, a Lee production pot IV, and finally got to try it out the other day. Turned on...

Do they fit snugly enough to carry the rifle without worrying about them working their way off the powder charge? Or do they require paper patching?

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Looking for some input on the Lee .54 cal minie ball molds. Mainly regarding what size the bullets typically drop at? I see they make two varieties rated as a regular 54 and an oversized 54. Also how...