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    Quote Originally Posted by popper View Post
    Old putty knife & slotted SS spoon from WW.
    same here. do have to wait for the lead level to go down a bit with the putty knife as handle is some kind of plastic
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    I use a table spoon for when you have soup and drill 2 holes in it and cut 2 parts of wood to screw together on the handle of the spoon and it works for me. As for flux i use ground up corn cobs. it take care of all I looking to do with it.Years ago I had a farmer that have a feed mill ground some corn cobs up for me that my brother had from the pop corn he grows.I also use the corn cobs grounded to tumble for my brass also.
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    Wooden stick, paint stick or whatever wooden sticks you can find.

    Using wood you will clean the bottom and sides much better, you'll have cleaner alloy and will also help stop any dripping or clogging of a bottom pour pot.

    Dip it in slowly at first so the moisture can leave the wood, you will hear the snap and crackle.

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    I've been stirring and skimming with a couple of old stainless steel spoons my mom gave me 50 years ago. I don't see how stainless steel would/could cause any issues.
    I was told not to use sterling silver because they conduct heat so well they would get hot....back in the day if you wore gloves you was a pansy , casting with no shirt and wearing nothing but shorts was the manly way!
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    I've been using an old long fountain spoon that I rounded the nose on.
    The round nose fits the profile of the side of the pot.
    Works great so far.

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    Quote Originally Posted by MyFlatline View Post
    Yep, free for the asking at the big box stores, small ones for the pot and big ones for smelting
    I used to use the small ones for my pot but found they didn't last nearly as long as the big ones.

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    Curious what you all use to stir your bottom melt pot.
    A SS salad spoon with holes drilled on the edges of the spoon
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    In my little Lee 10 lb pot I use a desert spoon its like a teaspoon but has a long handle works well .

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    i have a big pot ....so i stir mine with the chysler building.

    yeah....we bored.

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    I think I improved my process,
    1) burn off pine sawdust
    2) mix in well with potato masher
    3) Finnish mixing with wire whisk

    Yes I leave the dry crumbly stuff on top to act as a barrier to stop oxidation and splashing when reintroducing sprues




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Abbreviations used in Reloading

BP Bronze Point IMR Improved Military Rifle PTD Pointed
BR Bench Rest M Magnum RN Round Nose
BT Boat Tail PL Power-Lokt SP Soft Point
C Compressed Charge PR Primer SPCL Soft Point "Core-Lokt"
HP Hollow Point PSPCL Pointed Soft Point "Core Lokt" C.O.L. Cartridge Overall Length
PSP Pointed Soft Point Spz Spitzer Point SBT Spitzer Boat Tail
LRN Lead Round Nose LWC Lead Wad Cutter LSWC Lead Semi Wad Cutter
GC Gas Check