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Went ahead with STM's media. Sticking with forum sponsors and avoiding Walmart syndrome!

Good point. that's too hard to control with a torch. For some reason I thought it was lower (1400's). I used something for brazing aluminum (couldn't tell you the exact alloy) and it worked fine.

A fellow on this site said the k thermocouple that i used could take up to 1800 f which is well above the melting point for brass. Mileage may vary!

The PID does what it's suppose to so in that sense it works fine. I just convert to metric units which is what most of the world uses anyway!

this pot it amazing now. I really like lee products...

14 lbs for $120

http://i1048.photobucket.com/albums/s375/Cmpezzoni/bhntesttin.jpg

Here is a Brinell hardness test with a 10mm ball and 500 Kg. The large indentation is from the wrong scale (3000 kg), and the...

I agree with Evan price. The secret to the lee auto disc is that it makes a good "set it and forget it" for the lee turret system, and it is not for all powders. I use titegroup allot and get good...

I use to collect WW but here in the Peoples Republic of California they banned the lead ones so I get less then a third usable lead now! I also get the it's hazardous material story allot so now I...

If this is your first bottleneck pistol cartridge be careful! Improperly crimped bullets can lead to bullet setback in the mag. Not a good idea with a higher pressure rating then the 40 s&w and a...

I have a lee turret and a rockchucker which I converted to use the hornady quick change bushings (highly recommended). between the two I can do almost any job. I really like lee's auto indexing...

A carbide 40 s&w lee die can size the case and a lee 357 sig set to size the neck and do the rest. Not too bad on a budget. IMHO!

Don't overlook the red!

just melted this down into smaller ingots and it fluxed and poured just fine. whatever the unknown stuff is it certainly is not zinc or any contaminate that hinders a good cast boolit. I hope to do a...

impressive! wish I had a need for all that!

soy-lent pink?

Just bought this tin alloy off ebay.

Looks to be promising!

http://i1048.photobucket.com/albums/s375/Cmpezzoni/KGrHqJHJBIE8e3kkQ9pBPOSWlr2g60_57.jpg
Primarily tin at 82% with antimony, and...

Nice work Hunter!

Felix that is perfect! you must be a ham radio guy! I owe you a slide-rule! :kidding:

I'm sorry if my last post was a little know it all sounding. Please excuse the enthusiasm in this topic as I gave many good years in college to this very subject.

Yes I do know of a way to do that, but a software engineer would need to write the program. you could use the USB drive to power the SSR, but a more effective way would be to use a pic...

I think my next project will be A ultra compact Pid controller with a single plug, switch, and thermocouple socket. Also considering a computer power supply as the box, and adding on to it. I'll also...

I like the unsupported barrel rumors and get lots of 40 S&w brass that way. I use to reload as is without bulge busting and would get a stubborn case or two that would not chamber. Finally i had one...

yes the shadow is from the base hanging over the pid so no lead can splash onto it. I thought about the problem of the heat dissipation and have yet to have any problems.

8watts!!! I didn't...

new pictures added.

This is my first official thread!

Why so long?

Because I was too busy reading other threads and acquiring knowledge. the more I read here the less I feel I know about casting and guns in...

Hmm.........ballistics, form factor, and density are all against this poor little pipe dream.

I was trading a guy 2:1 pure lead for lino a few weeks ago and paying shipping costs
then I got a good deal on mono-type for the same price!

I think lino is a great alloy by itself for rifles,...