I've been corresponding with Uptickk, who is building a BULLET MASTER.
I'm building a 100 pound furnace (http://castboolits.gunloads.com/show...-Boolit-Master) for my OLD (late 1970s vintage) BM since the original heating element burned out.
Magma used a custom-formed tubular element and immersed it directly in the molten lead but they experienced too many which burned out, so they changed to a cartridge-type element that is inserted from the sides into holes in an inch thick base plate. That's the style I'm going with now. I'm using my old pour valve on the new crucible.
I will be updating the thread as I continue construction of mine. I have yet to drill the 9" deep holes in my 1-1/4" base plate, which is no real easy task.
Anyway, since uptickk needs to build the pour valve for his and since I have mine completely disassembled, I took some pics and measured it for him. I figure some of you might be interested in what Magma uses. I don't know if this is still the design they use but it's a start for your imaginations.
I've broken my pics down into 3 groupings:
LOWER BODY
POUR PLATE
UPPER BODY
And if you have any questions, by all means, ask me