The temp swings are just PID values that need adjustment, not even sure what I stuck in there.
There are auto tune libraries available if wanted.
Or just copy the values that I used on the MyPin.
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Forum: Casting Equipment
The temp swings are just PID values that need adjustment, not even sure what I stuck in there.
There are auto tune libraries available if wanted.
Or just copy the values that I used on the MyPin.
...
Forum: Casting Equipment
So I finally got around to trying out the PID code while working on the minivan (daughter just got her license).
It works, kind of. Needs tuning, slow response and wide temp swings +/-40f.
Also...
Forum: Our Town
Not sure what plans you’ve looked at, I’m looking at $108 per year accident only, covers foreign object ingestion.
10k per year coverage, 90% payout $250 deductible.
What this plan would have...
Forum: Our Town
Our local Walmart didn’t even have carts yesterday.
I wanted more keto bread (just discovered lewis low carb, it tastes like real bread) and my daughter needed boots for her welding class so we...
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The simple things.
I meant to ask but got overwhelmed on my multiple vet visits.
My daughters first dog that’s considered hers. Kind of important that Stacey was ok.
She’s the neediest dog...
Forum: Our Town
Any recommendations for pet medical insurance?
Experiences with actually using the insurance and getting a payout?
Our new coonhound/lab mix just cost us a fortune, ate a dish towel and got blocked...
Forum: Cast Boolits
Just like racing- how fast do you wish to spend?
I started with a $10 Coleman stove, fine for casting, slow for smelting. Add enough wind on a cool day and smelting just couldn’t happen.
Bought a...
Forum: Cast Boolits
I keep load data in a spreadsheet, a new sheet for each loading session.
Print it out and put it in my binder that’s carried to the basement loading room. Binder also includes copies of data from...
Forum: Casting Equipment
Reliability is a good question, I don’t have great expectations.
System design by a hack using Chinese knockoff components.
When you start with an SSR that might be labeled 40amps that probably has...
Forum: Casting Equipment
Fancy thermometer until tonight. I just added the code for PID, hard coded temp and K values, compiles ok.
I plan on hooking up the new thermocouple and trying out the code tonight.
So far...
Forum: Casting Equipment
That is kind of my plan. I just need to empty one of my pots a bit, it has a couple inches of lead I it now, probably enough to float the can.
It’s my old casting pot, now my preheat pot for the...
Forum: Casting Equipment
Round 3
I’ll call this round a confusing win.
Last round I pulled the thermometer and thermocouple out of the Lee 4-20 in preparation for my pure lead calibration test.
So today I tried melting my...
Forum: Casting Equipment
Thanks for all the suggestions. This is only for occasional use to try to check calibration of temperature measuring devices. I have other pots, big burners and 2 Lee 4-20’s for real use.
Not even...
Forum: Casting Equipment
Round 2
Rigged up my SSR to test it.
Threw in in a baby wipe box, used a computer power cord, duplex outlet, and spare 2 conductor wire for control.
I set it up stand alone so I can use it with...
Forum: Casting Equipment
I have 6” probes so looking for something tall(ish)
I had thought soup can, grabbed a few out of the bin.
Cut my 5lb pure plumbers lead ingot in half to fit and put it in the stove.
Then...
Forum: Casting Equipment
I am looking for suggestions for a very small container to melt a few pounds of lead in.
Just enough to sink a thermometer and thermocouple in.
I’ll heat it on my Coleman stove, sitting on some...
Forum: Casting Equipment
I was just doing a quick session to work on some molds, loose sprue plate and reseating alignment pins.
The Arduino measures temperature, but not the same as my TruTel 200-1000F analog...
Forum: Casting Equipment
So I finally started on my Arduino based PID build the other day. Not a rush job, I bought the arduino for 3 years ago to play with and the SSR/thermocouple 6 months ago.
I threw a simple temp...
Forum: Our Town
MaryB, we weren’t that organized nor blessed with gearhead ladies.
In college my then best friend was all sorts of upset when I let my GF drive my mustang but not him.
He was complaining when she...
Forum: Our Town
And the coyotes.
But they could have used the garages, my storage boxes or even my mustang like the normal mice did every fall.
The upscale ones would even move inside with us.
Nope, these...
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Gary you have to realize that the majority of the current driving population would just hurt themselves with a jack and lug wrench, if they could even find it in the car.
If there isn’t an phone...
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Artificial scarcity theory only works if the manufacturers get the profit increase, which in the firearms world they normally don’t.
Ive always thought the issue with ammo and ‘price gouging’ is...
Forum: Our Town
Strangest I have seen was a large mouse nest in the air filter box of the neighbors car.
We back up to a bean field and mice are a normal occurrence here.
But this car was a daily driver, 7 days...
Forum: Cast Boolits
Mine were spider nests mixed with wet walnut media in 45acp cases.
I thought I had cleaned them all out but missed a couple.
Squib loads but still exited barrel.
I wasn’t inspecting cleaned cases...
Call me dense but I don’t see a thing in that article that mentions anything about requiring rimmed cartridges, they just named a few commonly used handgun cartridges that fall within the rifle case...
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 |