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Good points, thanks for the input.

Okay, what is the advantage? It sure makes it a lot heavier to set up. (I'm in my 70's)

And a new question:
How full do you keep your pot. Mine was almost full when I got it from the garage sale.
I was thinking I would keep it at about 1/3 full so start up would be quicker.

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So, finally got to cast my first ingots.
Things I learned so far:
*the pot seems to work great.
*I'm glad I knew that the wax might catch on fire when I fluxed the pot. It did.
*I...

Thank for the offer, I'm near Lake Erie so it would be a long drive.
I have a couple of friends that have already cast bullets and other things like fishing lures. (which I may try as well)
One of...

Thanks

great info, thanks

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sent, thanks

Thank you

Thank you, good advice for everything in life. Practice + feedback= learning. It never hurts, however, to obtain the wisdom of others. IMHO

will do

It is a 20 pound pot but I went with the 2 cavity anyway. thanks

Very helpful, thank you.

I plan on starting simple. I am ordering a ingot mold as I have about 25-30 pounds of lead that came with the pot. The pot is full to the top with lead at this time.

Hello:
I am brand new to casting bullets but not to general reloading.
I ran across a Lee Electric Pot with several molds at a garage sale, but not the one I want to cast.

I would like to cast a...

It depends on what your goal is.
My favorite outdoor range is over an hour's drive.
If I want to test various loads of 45-70. as an example, I can pre-prep the cases at home on the press, prime...

Thanks for the replies.
I set them aside already. They are like the ones on the right.

I may have found my own answer, poking around on the 'net.'
These may be 'balloon head' cases for black powder loads.
If anyone here is interested in them, let me know.

A friend of mine picked up a couple of bags of .45 Colt brass (for me) at a local gun show the other day.
The first bag was fine, no issues.

The second bag had 26 pieces that would not fit my...

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