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You can do it any way you like. My preference is to do it when I smelt the lead and cast my ingots. This way, I set aside that entire set of ingots as a 'batch' and I know that all of the boolits...

Patchouli. B.O. Who can tell the difference? :-(




Now that's something I can get behind.

That is quite a visual, Nickle. I suspect that you're right that I probably won't see my groups suddenly notably tighter, but I am hoping that it will *help* with eliminating fliers caused by...

Okay, well if I confirm my punch will not work, I know where to go.

I have to email you to get an answer as to whether the 413 works OK with the C312-155-2R? Can we just use this thread for the benefit of everyone's information?

Update Thanks for the clever ideas about how to jerry rig top punches in a bind! I did a lot of phoning around at lunch today and managed to find a #467 punch in stock in another city that I travel...

My trusty components dealer recommended a mix of 50% crushed walnut, 50% corncob and I also add a few caps full of Lyman turbo brite polish. I get very good results with about 1-2 hours of tumbling...

Hi folks,

Over the past 6 months I've been incrementally refining my casting and loading processes for 308 win which I use for shooting metallic silhouettes. While obviously not expecting to find...

Well, the melting test will definitely answer the questions. If it melts before lead it's tin(ish), if the lead melts first, it's probably zinc. Based on a test with tin snips, these seem way too...

When I can find time to do it, I will slowly heat up my smelting pot with one of these mystery wheel weights and a piece of soft lead sitting in the same spot on the floor of the pot. If the item is...

Hi folks,

There's a local motorcycle shop that is nice enough to supply me with their scrap wheel weights every now and again when the tub fills up (very, very low volume compared to what most...

Oh, I'm not concerned about frosting. What I was wanting to do was make that frosting is all this is and not some other issue that is worth understanding/addressing. :)

Thanks for all the feedback.

I've done a fair bit of reading and research in getting into casting, and I'm aware that a cool mix will wrinkle while a hot mix will frost. I've looked at photos of frosting, but I am not 100%...

I'm probably only knee high on a grasshopper compared to you, but I'm an old coot at heart and that's why I'm looking for a reason why storing them covered in wax is a problem. So far I'm fixing to...

I have already got three sizing dies for my lubrisizer and having used them all, the two I'm not currently using are still coated with and filled with rcbs bullet lube (beeswax stuff). I tend to...

OP here with an update. I bought the linked enamel cast iron dutch oven and have done a couple of smelts in it now and it's done the job just fine. No problems with enamel flaking off in the mix or...

Yeah, I've seen lots of propane tank solutions, but I don't have the means to do that kind of thing. Getting it done would be more work and possibly as much cash as buying a pot. I'm probably going...

I assume the coating is an enamel but I haven't seen it yet first hand. Trust me, I have scoured every second hand store and flea market in the area. The only thing I haven't exhausted is garage...

Hi guys. Sorry to ask what is probably a frequently asked question here, but with the wealth of experienced people here, this is my best bet. I did search a bunch and read a few threads that were...

How's this been coming along? I have the same gun and am just starting up casting. Any info is useful. Interesting to hear that 4895 worked out well. Could Varget be a possibility? I'm going to be...

I'd be willing to use SS but I haven't been able to find a pot with handles that looked really solid. I'd be concerned about using it to pour from. Although if I had a decent sized ladle it wouldn't...

Yeah, that's enough for me to pass it up. Thanks guys. I'll just have to keep looking or break down and buy a new one.

I am going to need to do some smelting and unfortunately there's a real drought around my area for cast iron pots unless you're going to buy a brand new one from a kitchen place for $80+. The sally...

Sounds like a job for the cleaning rod.

Thanks, guys. These were cast from what I think is 100% wheel weights (he added a small amount of tin as well), so not pure lead but they weren't hardened with any other additives either. I'll have...