Lead Crumbling??? (Pic)

[Muddy Creek Sam]

You guys just need more ingot moulds! I like to do 50 lbs at a time, then while the new batch is melting the ingots cool off enough.

Only 50# at a time, I do 125# at a time and do the same, Empty molds, just before I am ready to repour.

Sam

[GT27]

Sounds like I'm getting my lead and my Lee mold pans too hot!

Bingo,we have a winner!!!

[lwknight]

Wait till you try linotype.
It looks hard and solid till you dump it.
It will be still water thin liquid in the middle.

[Dennis Eugene]

If you set you ingot molds down in the snow they cool off much faster that's what I do. Dennis

[geargnasher]

Dennis, you keep talking about this think called "snow" on the forum, even posted a few pics of what it looks like, but I still don't know what the heck you're talking about!

Gear

[mold maker]

If I had to wait on snow, I'd only get to smelt once or twice, in 5 years. I have invested in multiple molds of each type. I use a different type, for each kind of lead. In all I have 5-7 each of 6 kinds of ingot mold. I can always get most of my money back selling them.
Plus I'm too old to worry about speed. I'm never going to finish the bucket list, so why hurry/worry?