I have been posting a few threads about my woes getting started casting. I appreciate all the help I have gotten. Tonight I had some good success casting boolits. I am using a Lee 420 pot with their 6 cavity H&G clone 200 grain SWC.
I have this figured out pretty good now. This particular mold at least. I reread this section again today while I was waiting for my alloy to come up to temp (although like I mentioned I am not using a thermometer yet).
http://www.lasc.us/Fryxell_Book_Chap...Casting101.htm
Someone here suggested that I fill each cavity in my mold individually. What a difference that makes. I also paid close attention to the flow that I had coming from my spout. I noticed the best results with a higher flow rate. I tried to keep my mold from getting too hot and it helped the boolits to drop easier. I gave it a few seconds before cutting the sprue after it cooled, again a few seconds before opening the mold to trap the boolits out, and a few seconds with the mold left open before filling the next batch.
I tried to keep my alloy hot and my mold from getting too hot. I can't wait to have my PID. I also read somewhere that the pot would regulate flow better half full, so that was another thing I tried.