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All I have to say is you people suck...a lot! JK! I made it to page nine and and i just couldn't stand it. Now my brand new A8 is currently printing it's very first test item. I still have some...

Popper, are you saying I should cast harder? Not a bad idea about tumble lubing till I get it figured out. You and kidding about hard, now I know what my dentist must feel like.

Hadn't tried scraping, I'll give it a shot.

I agree, a "real" lab bulb thermometer is my preference as well especially in well a lab. I am however used to using the electronic stuff in kilns and furnaces so I'm pretty comfortable with them. ...

igolfat8, I'll tuck that away for future reference.

Dragonheart, I'm using a pyrometer with a new thermocouple that I have checked the accuracy of against known thermometers and water ice/boiling water etc. I'm hitting my temp and staying above. My...

Smoke, thanks for the heads up, I'll put that on my shopping list.

Edited to add that the powders are working very well, even the flat black. I just need to tweak my equipment design some in...

ShooterAZ, JB Bore paste arrived yesterday and that has taken all but a few vestiges of fouling out. I'll get the rest before I shoot again.

Well yes, I'm going to need to tweak things. That may turn into another post if I get stuck. I just need to get the fouling out before I can do that.

Okay so I'm working on getting a G22 to swallow PC pills. There are some issues. I'm using an OEM barrel and also an Alpha Wolf barrel. I had run about 20-30 rounds of HF red and ended up with some...

At almost $350 that would be out of my "just cause it's cool" price zone, especially just to be able to PC out in the woods. I like the idea in general though, even if only for the novelty of it. ...

You can get a cheap pyrometer/temperature meter/thermometer with a thermocouple for less than $20 on amazon with prime. Get a two channel for +/- $20. Many/most of the cheaper ones come with the...

I'm fairly certain Harbor Freight caries them in both clamp on and desktop versions.

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Well while Tripplebeard's idea certainly sound like the most fun! I think my initial thoughts seem echoed by most and that is to open the rounds up manually. If I had a serious supply that needed to...

I have a stash of plated bullets out of my bullet trap that I want to reclaim the lead out of. My trap is a 55gal drum set on its side that is filled with rubber mulch. I use a piece of rubber...

I pretty sure it was hot enough, as soon as the flames died down from fluxing no more alloy stuck to the clips. The second and third melt acted exactly the same. Of course if I was just a few...

No idea if these ideas would work, but I'd try them with my own powder if I needed to dry it out.

#1) Put powder in shallow dish like a pie pan, place in oven, turn on oven light, and let sit...

Okay let me preface this by saying I Just finished my first smelt of COWW last weekend. I have however been involved in casting metal (brass/bronze/aluminum) to some extent for a long time. Since...

Bass Pro Shops had their small propane fryer on sale for $29.97 this last weekend. I picked one up just for the burner and regulator. I have the next size up stand and just needed to replace the...

Yes Everglades Ammo does ship a lot of their stuff free and I will certainly consider them. Thanks for the offer, things got kinda sideways, let me see how things shake out.

Thanks for the welcomes. Apparently I joined here in '12 (wow!) and have been lurking on and off since then. I knew I would not really be able to start casting right away but wanted to poke around...

I hope this is in the correct spot to post, if not let me know where a better one would be...

I'm about to take the plunge into boolit casting and was wondering if there was someone in my general...