March 2013 Photo Submission *Topic: Cast Boolit Imperfections

[JonB_in_Glencoe]

March 2013 Photo topic:
Cast Boolit Imperfections !
It was mentioned on another thread in another section about cast boolits gone bad ...I thought it'd be a real good topic...post your photo and what you think was the problem or ask "what's happening" and I'll bet someone will tell you.
PS, remember to be kind when diagnosing someone else's problem.

Still, no one has told me to discontinue the "Castpic of the month" ...yet
so I will gladly continue.

Also, the comments thread is barely used. So, I will not create a comments thread, so go ahead and continue to comment in this Submission thread. Since no one is judging, there isn't any real need to be orderly.

Have fun,
Jon

[43PU]

Apparently ya'll dont make mistakes,

[JonB_in_Glencoe]

Well, I suspect no one saves them (I know I don't save them)...as those of us that cast some examples of them this month, I figure some photo's of them will get posted.

[Gibbs44]

I'll upload some, I just have to take some pictures. I've got some previous imperfections, and everytime I cast I seem to have way more bad than good. It's sad really.

[Reload3006]

lol I dont have enough camera memory to take pictures of my mess ups. but How about some swage mistakes?

[Mal Paso]

These are from my early casting days and that's why the boolits are so dark, sitting on my bench for ages. Mold a little hot?

[ultramag]

Apparently ya'll dont make mistakes,

I should be able to provide some fodder for this thread here in the next couple days. I'm gearing up for casting session #2 with some new molds that just came in over the last week or two. There were definitely examples of what not to do in round #1.

[JonB_in_Glencoe]

Long boolits tend to be more prone to "shrinkage". I believe the major cause is by too small of a sprue puddle, as the alloy solidifies it can shrink, especially if there isn't enough molten puddle on the sprue to "pull" in more alloy.

[ultramag]

These are shiny wrinkled boolits. I believe one is required to cast some of these each time one starts casting boolits.

[taco650]

Mine all went back in the pot and poured into an ingot.

[SlippShodd]

And who doesn't like boolits with wings?



It had been awhile since I'd finned any really well and a couple months ago I dropped these. They've been sitting above my bench laughing at me, reminding me to hold the handles tightly.

mike

[Taz700]

And who doesn't like boolits with wings?



It had been awhile since I'd finned any really well and a couple months ago I dropped these. They've been sitting above my bench laughing at me, reminding me to hold the handles tightly.

mike

Yup, I've had a few like that. As far as the picture at the top, did the mold melt? I'm not sure how'd you get that?

[RED333]

I have had and will again have bad casts, but like every one else, I melt and recast.

[Hogdaddy]

Never get good boolits from first few casts,,, Even when I preheat molds. I guess it's par for the course ; )
H/D

[LtFrankDrebbin]

Gas cutting is imperfection aint it? RCBS 25-85 from Win 92 25/20. Warm load of 4198 just to see.
Check the lube groove collapse.

[jeepyj]

I don't know if this exactly what your looking for but it was a learning experience for me. Looking at some of the photos in the past I decided to shine some of my little silver friends so I could also post some impressive shots (no pun intended) here a s well. That being said I'm sure I'm not the first to do it but I put a hand full into the tumbler. The one on the left is my so called shined one the one on the right is one of my pocket ones you know you never know where a lead conversation goes. Some fun to post!

[1616s16]

i just shoot my mistakes
1616

[RickinTN]

I don't know if this exactly what your looking for but it was a learning experience for me. Looking at some of the photos in the past I decided to shine some of my little silver friends so I could also post some impressive shots (no pun intended) here a s well. That being said I'm sure I'm not the first to do it but I put a hand full into the tumbler. The one on the left is my so called shined one the one on the right is one of my pocket ones you know you never know where a lead conversation goes. Some fun to post!

I tumbled a few myself not long ago. I was wondering if it would remove the heavy frosting from some boo-boo's.
A friend stopped by and asked what the "coating" was on those "cool" bullets. I told him it was a proprietary secret. Then he asked what it was again. I told him it was a real secret, I didn't know what the coating was.

[Walter Laich]

Here are the tears I get when going too fast. In my defense I purposely didn't wait till the spur had hardened before opening the spur plate

[jeepyj]

I will agree the do look cool
Jeepyj

I tumbled a few myself not long ago. I was wondering if it would remove the heavy frosting from some boo-boo's.
A friend stopped by and asked what the "coating" was on those "cool" bullets. I told him it was a proprietary secret. Then he asked what it was again. I told him it was a real secret, I didn't know what the coating was.