explain please

[nun2kute]

seems like every time someone asks a question about preheating a boolit mold, someone come out with "I got mine at Wal Mart for 10 bucks".

now explain to me how this little Po-dunk town with barely 100k in it can have not one, but TWO Wal Marts, and neither one of them has a ten dollar hot plate.

[dverna]

Go to Goodwill or the Salvation Army. I got mine at the SA.

[JBinMN]

Got mine at the Dollar Store for about $11-12 about 2-3 months ago.

Here is a link to one at a Dollar General:
http://www.dollargeneral.com/toastma...le-burner.html

Single burner at Wally for $14-15:
https://www.walmart.com/ip/Elite-Cui...Plate/21554263

Another Single burner at Walmart for around $16:
https://www.walmart.com/ip/Brentwood...Black/50991026

Double burner at Walmart about $19:
https://www.walmart.com/ip/Imusa-Gau...1500W/38445608

Here is a page where you can find more at Wally:
https://www.walmart.com/c/kp/electric-burners

Hope that helps...
G'luck!


P.S.- You may have to order them online if they do not carry in your stores on the shelf. I don't think there is any shipping if you have delivered to the store. You will have to read up on that stuff if ya want one.

[JonB_in_Glencoe]

mine was $1 at a thrift store...the junkier the thrift store, the more likely you find a old cheap one.
but if you are stuck on walmart, order online, and pickup at the store.

[mold maker]

There are lots of items that only the largest Walmart has on the shelf and no guarantee even there. Go on-line and order what you want. Usually within 3-5 days you get an Email to come pick it up. Ezy Pezy.
While there I usually check the kitchen wares for casting tools.

[Walter Laich]

agreed that on-line is way to go.

shipping is free to store, though there is tax on that

Mine was $10 but that was a few years ago. Found one today that is $14+ on line
https://www.walmart.com/ip/Oster-Sin...Black/24183268

[JMax]

I have the black Oester listed above and heat my molds on just above half heat.

[Smk SHoe]

JMAX, your lab wearing the burka does not look happy. Does she still eat bacon?

[Adam20]

there is one on amazon for $9.96 I did not check shipping

[GhostHawk]

Online is the easy way. Throw some ammo in your cart to get over 35$ total for free shipping. Easy peasy.

https://www.walmart.com/ip/Mainstays-Single-Burner/53264468

[DerekP Houston]

Shrug I had to visit 2 but I found one on the shelf here in houston. I'd use the ship-to-store for free pickup if you want it that bad. Any old hotplate will work that was just the cheapest I found.

[lightman]

I went to two stores before I found the $10.00 one. It seems that the stores here stock 3 models. I'm not sure how long a $10 hot plate will last. An older used one might be better but after going to several places I gave up and went with a new one.

[nun2kute]

the only reason i shop at wal mart is because it is CHEAP. it's not that big a deal. i just thought it ironic that i got two stores within about eight miles of my house, and neither had a cheap hot plate. but thanks for the ideas !

[David2011]

Just be sure to get one with a solid top instead of the exposed coil. Much better, especially for 1-2 cavity molds.

[Soundguy]

seems like every time someone asks a question about preheating a boolit mold, someone come out with "I got mine at Wal Mart for 10 bucks".

now explain to me how this little Po-dunk town with barely 100k in it can have not one, but TWO Wal Marts, and neither one of them has a ten dollar hot plate.

WalMart has a mainstay, single burner for 9.96. #555732296

[JBinMN]

WalMart has a mainstay, single burner for 9.96. #555732296

That is the one I got from the Dollar Store, I think. Cost me a couple bucks more. But it is a 21 mile one way trip to the Wally World & only a mile or so to a Dollar store. One thing I will tell ya though. That cooker on high got so hot that when I was preheating a 2 cav, 356-120-TC , while I was running the 45 cal stuff switching back & forth from two 2 cav molds that thing got so hot that the lead I put into the lil 356 mold as I was preheating, ran out & onto the burner recess after it sat there a lil while...
No trouble though. I turned it down, tipped it to have the lead run off into a muffin pan & started over with the thing set on MED. from then on.


True stuff. IT is still running fine.


Just go get one.

[Soundguy]

Mine popped its thermal fuse after a while, but they are just crimped in, easy to replace.

[JBinMN]

Good to know! Thanks!
I am tempted to put a old cast iron spider I have on that thing & put it on High again to see if it will do the job for melting lead while I am running casts. If it can, I will go get another one of them burners from the Dollar store...
LOL

[nun2kute]

Update: I was in Wally World chasing after some stain for my ever in progress Hobby room. Decided since I was there getting two stroke oil too, to lube molds with, I might as well check and see if they got any hot plates in. I almost bought the double burner one, can't remember what brand it was, but the did have the mainstays one in stock so I got one of those. ($9.96?) I am pretty sure it's the one Soundguy is talking about. It did have the coil type element, so I found a 1/2" piece of stainless already cut into a round shape and the perfect size, at the scrap yard to set between the element and molds, or anything else.

Keep up the good work Guys !

[Soundguy]

Should work good for you.