No ego Bret, just too many years of experience. I invite you to bring all of your molds over so I can show you how easy it is.
I have been casting something, from sinkers and jigs since I was 10, to boolits for over 56 years and I am 73 now.
Sure, I tried all that many of you post, over and over all these years and every thing brought up different results. Not worth the trouble.
I have friends that can't get a boolit from ANY mold, no matter what they do and I can't help them. Others I have had here casting took some time but now they cast like I do, I teach the easy way.
I feel it is many of you that have to have a different process for each mold that really confuse a new guy.
The key question is how many rejects do all of you get? Why do you have to cull or weigh boolits?
I scratch my head when someone says this mold has to have the ladle an inch above the mold! To tell the truth some of you also confuse me, do you ever think of what you do to a new caster?
I forgot, one mold needs 700*, the next needs 750* but this one needs 701* but that one needs 850*!!!!! What is that all about.
I also love the guys that pour and cut a wet sprue with a glove, bet they are good casting mercury boolits.
It is some of you that put too much mystery into casting and add years to the learning process.
I wonder how a foundry would survive if they had to change for every mold?