After ten years or so, my Lee 20 pound pot needs some service. The pour valve has gotten goofy. This summer it stuck open and now it is freezing shut. I can take a straightened paper clip and shove into the spout and get it to run again, but after a few pours it freezes again. I figure some trash got down there, so I've drained it.
The valve operating handle is best described as sloppy. The scrrew through it into the side of the pot loosens up over several casting sessions so I figure that needs addressed, I plan on lapping the valve stem and seat to hopefully stop the drips. Other than these two things the pot runs great I would'nt be surprised to find that I've cast over 75,000 boolits with it, as over time I've cast for several friends as well as myself. A common months shooting of my own involves 400-500 rounds so I'm well pleased with the service. Just needs some attention is all and I want to treat it right.
Any help out there?