home made lead ingot molds

[triggerhappy243]

Every had your attention redirected for just a minute, past the lead's "shortening" period? what happens then?

not sure I understand your question.

[Tazlaw]

not sure I understand your question.

I took it as what happens if you wait to long to “shorten” your ingot? Will it still fall out?

[kevin c]

AKA: "What happens if you don't hit the ends soon enough?"

Never thought to try that, but if it works, good on ya!

[triggerhappy243]

AH, OK. wait til the ingots solidify in the center.

[Land Owner]

I was asking what happens if your ingots harden in your molds, which have no "slope" on their ends, to the extreme of all the way cold (for example), will they still "drop free" when you strike the end of the mold? Just food for thought. Many put a slight slope to the ends of their molds. I am wondering if that slope is critical or necessary.

[triggerhappy243]

I was asking what happens if your ingots harden in your molds, which have no "slope" on their ends, to the extreme of all the way cold (for example), will they still "drop free" when you strike the end of the mold? Just food for thought. Many put a slight slope to the ends of their molds. I am wondering if that slope is critical or necessary.

they have for me. so, yes they will. the slope surely helps. if you look at the stacks of cups at fast food places, they are tapered to allow them to separate super easy. it does not require a lot of taper.......

[TCLouis]

1 1/2 1/8 angle iron makes perfect ingot to stack in a stable stack.
They also work well to load a Lee pot.
I am a lousy welder but was able to cobble mine together many years ago.
As a bonus, the ingots AVERAGE a pound over a decent sized run.

Using my funeral pyre technique I usually make a 300-400 pound melt.

No more lead than I nave been slinging, I have not had need to melt any lead in several years.
This new 1985 is going to change that, I am already out of RCBS 325s and Lee 340s.