I apologize in advance if the answer to such a question is so simple it shows my inexperience, but here goes.
Since my last casting event I purchased a hot plate. I never had one before and I wanted to see what would happen to the quality of the boolit. When everything is hot and ready I want to try casting two Lyman molds (44 grain and 55 grain) at the same time.
In my little brain the process would run like this:
- Preheat the molds. Most strings mention 170 degrees for mold temperature but NOE recommends 300? But these are Lyman's.
- I would then fill the cavities in the first mold, set it on the hot plate (hot plate running about 170 degrees)
- Pour the cavities in the second mold and set it on the hot plate,
- Knock the boolits out of the first mold cavities, refill those cavities and set it back on the hot plate,
- Knock the boolits out of the second mold, refill those cavities and set it on the hot plate,
- Knock the boolits out of the first cavity, refill those cavities and set it on the hot plate,
- Repeat,
- Repeat,
- Repeat…
I would appreciate comments on the following
- Is that too much time for the mold to sit on the hot plate?
- Is that the right temperature for the hot plate to be set at?
As a reminder, this is being used to cast 22 cal with two cavity Lyman Molds.
Thanks for all of your support and advice. Bill.