I used to cast for more modern arms with smaller bullets, and had several multi-cavity moulds. I always bottom poured and had no problem. Then I got involved in black powder and the larger projectiles involved and found that ladle pouring gave me more consistent results on these larger bullets. That was not a problem either, as most were single cavity. But now I have ordered a two cavity mould that I would like to ladle pour. When ladle pouring, I always turn the mould 90 degrees and tilt it and the ladle simultaneously upright to pour the cavity. So, how do you guys do this with a multi-cavity mould? Do you wait for the first sprue to cool before pouring the second? Or do you leave the mould upright and just tilt the ladle to pour? Or......?
I would think pouring from a ladle into an upright mould would yield about the same results a bottom pouring. Your thoughts?
Thanks
Hal