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The one piece looks like a crimper for slugs in the first photo

Ok I've done a bonehead thing, I got involved trying to do the right thing . I have been reloading for a few years. I don't know it all and I know there is always more to learn. I've been...

Don't just ditch the zinc weights, a good many guys that are into the cannons use zinc for cannonballs. You could ingot for that just mark;em and keep seperate. It may help pay for your propane .

Started another Drum of jacket/dross. (I must be getting old that sucker is heavy.) haven't kept up on smelting the lead due to work schedule. But still getting range scrap coming in. Going to stop...

I'm going to keep my eyes open for one of these HP moulds.

That sounds nice. I might need to get another 357 or 38 soon.

Thank you all. I had forgotten about this mould. After checking out the Info. I learned a lot. Thank you everyone.(Now I've got to go hunt it up, and cast a few to see what I can do. Looks like a...

Harter66 I did the opposite bought an RCBS lube sizer about 5 years ago, put it away then I moved. Just got it out and started to look for some dies for it. It's something new to me.

They sound great. My daughter has a few in the freezer. I think it's time to get them cooking. You guys got me hungry. The pot pie sounds really good.

I held out to see about an 8lb. Jug of 4064, passing up the 1 lb jugs. Never got it and now wishing I had got the 1 lb jugs as now they too are gone. Lesson learned.

I used one camping and on fishing trips. Still got it and works great. Bought another one about 5 years ago. I've got about 4 or 5 of them now use one for making ingots.the others general camp use....

Hogtamer has the right idea. I was looking for info on hulls and wads for the 7/8 & 1oz lee slugs I made last week. When I stumbled on to your thread.

I use one often to do range scrap. It does 60-80 lbs. MAX at a time, as long as its on a secure table or block wall. something solid.

The 2x4 frames work good, add a set of drawer handles to each end, and a piece of furring strip overtop of edges of screen, (saves on cuts and scrapes on my hands and arms, also strengthens the...

I've freed up some buckets, started filling up 55 gallon drums with secured lids. they should be worth something once its into ingots. I get a couple 5 gal buckets of range scrap every week.( 3-5...

OS OK I like the hot plate cover with temp gauge, looks like another addition to the casting bench. it should make switching calibers easier.

Thank you every one for the help. gnappi my apologies, I didn't mean to steal your thread posting, just thought about it and we both had the same thing happen with the same mold. 40 cal. 6 cavity...

Are the 6-cavity sprue cutter handles (the metal cam like part) available? I had one bust while casting the first session with a new mold.

I've used a Dutch oven ,adding DRY as it melts and removing dross each time. about 1/2 coffee can at a time added to pot. covered with a lid. seems to work ok.

Washing the range scrap, then drying it afterwards, does help {the same with wheel weights} but lately in my area we get rain daily and its hard to let it outside on a tarp to wash it as the locals...

Seems like different yards do different things. makes it tough to get the value out of it. The idea I guess is the 55 gallon drum till I find someplace or something to do with it. I like that Idea...

I was thinking in the same direction of machine shops. The SS pins might be a bit of a final sorting pain even with a magnet. as some get caught or tangled up in the jackets, but making ingots would...

I might think about adding some angle iron in addition to the legs to compensate for the added weight. I'd hate to see one of them give out spilling your hard work everywhere, along with getting...

I use a small basket like from a French fry fryer to remove jackets and shake them well. Then they get a second melt by themselves to get anything missed (usually very little) . It just doesn't have...

Range scrap leftovers taken to scrap yard. I used to get red brass price. Now they say it still has traces of lead in it and only pay 1/4 price. Everything's the same as before.(It's the only place...