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Thread: Better Ladles?

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    I clean my LYMAN Ladle after each session.
    I polish the outside with #0 steel wool. Then I wrap a ball of steel wool around an old .30cal cleaning brush and run it around the inside using a cordless drill. Easy does it. I run a drill bit BY HAND through the spout.
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    In July 2013 cb member soldierbilly1 started a thread on Spoon/Ladle cleanup.

    http://castboolits.gunloads.com/show...Ladle-clean-up

    Good reading there, esp regarding the yellowish compound (lead oxide?) that builds up on ladles and cast iron pots. FAsmus and others warn about putting this into the air (and your lungs). I see this on my ladles after an hour of pouring and don't know if fluxing as described in this thread will remove it.

    Wondering if bottom pour pots are any safer in this regard?
    Last edited by PBSmith; 07-24-2018 at 10:18 PM.

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    Quote Originally Posted by PBSmith View Post
    In July 2013 cb member soldierbilly1 started a thread on Spoon/Ladle cleanup.

    http://castboolits.gunloads.com/show...Ladle-clean-up

    Good reading there, esp regarding the yellowish compound (lead oxide?) that builds up on ladles and cast iron pots. FAsmus and others warn about putting this into the air (and your lungs). I see this on my ladles after an hour of pouring and don't know if fluxing as described in this thread will remove it.

    Wondering if bottom pour pots are any safer in this regard?
    Never miss an opportunity to turn your pot temperature down to the lowest setting that you can cast great bullets. Often after working with a mold for a while you get a feel for what it takes to pour a good bullet and at that point you can try lowering the heat. The lead oxide will be next to nothing casting at 700 - 725F and great bullets and health are the reward.
    Chill Wills

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    When I first saw the title, I thought it was "Better Ladies"

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    Rowell #1 for small bullets in 2 cavity moulds. Large bullets in 3 Cavity and up..........a Rowell #2 ladle. I shorten the handles, for better balance.

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    Quote Originally Posted by abunaitoo View Post
    When I first saw the title, I thought it was "Better Ladies"
    No doubt some of us could use help in that department as well.
    Last edited by PBSmith; 07-26-2018 at 08:56 PM.

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