Greetings all, 5/1/12
I finally mastered (?) my casting setup for .45, 9mm, 38 special and 44 special and have reloaded about 4,000 rounds. I like to pan lube my Accurate Molds boolits so I place them in a glass 8 by 13 inch baking pan for lubing. To aid the flow of the warm lube over the cold boolits and pan I slowly warm the glass pan on a low stove setting till just warm to the touch. Then after the lube starts to set up I put it into the freezer for about 20 minutes which firms up the lube so the boolits pop out easily with an oversized piece of brass (cookie cutter). No mess, no fuss.
So I put in 200 .45 boolits tonight into the baking dish, set the glass pan on the stove and start reading "The Firing LIne" forum. About fifteen minutes later I start to lift up the glass pan and there is a loud sound like a firecracker. Then hot boolits and glass are all over the stovetop, counters and floor. Bummer. Cleaning up was a pain as all the boolits were too hot to hold so gloves were used. If my late wife were still around I would have been in deep trouble.
So I guess I'll need to use a metal baking pan from now on. Too bad, the glass one worked well till I blew it up.
best wishes- oldandslow