Teaching my 18 yo helper to reload. Wanted to teach him how to cast as well so ordered an RCBS 150 gr mold in 270. Fired up the pot and started casting after a good cleaning. Liked it so much I branded myself with it.Sigh.... Mental note, leave long sleeve shirt on no matter how hot you get over the old coleman stove. Maybe I can get the wife to let me get a production pot? Less hot working over one of those I guess?
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Fortunately my helper was not there, I was just trying to get the feel of casting with a steel mold. Might have been a good lesson for him though
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that's gonna leave a mark !!
hey, watch where ya point that thing!
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You could color it in like a tattoo Err sumin, Sorry in one of my moods.
I hope it heals OK, it looks like it hurt.
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Some people are way too into casting. Seriously branding yourself with your favorite moulds?
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I can see the copy-cats coming on now. "hey, look at my NOE", "that's nothing, look at my 311041"
Exactly what I was thinking - tattoo the scar! Luckily it was not a 6-banger mold. Ouch.
You could color it in like a tattoo Err sumin, Sorry in one of my moods.
I hope it heals OK, it looks like it hurt.
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I think it would have looked much better if you had opened the mold first so it showed the bullet outlines. But as a first attempt pretty impressive.
Seriously that looks like it hurt, hope it gets better soon.
How did you do that?
Ouch, hope you feel better real soon.
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Man!!
Glad it wasn't a 6 cavity mold.
That is one I haven't done. Yet.
Ouch! Thanks for the reminder.
This is exactly what I was thinking.
Yes, lots of good ideas here. Could try clamping it down on a love handle to get the boolit profile.As far as how it happened....well, I had the mold in my rt hand and the burn is on the inside of my lt wrist.......hmmm, dont really know.... just barely kissed metal to skin....the top of the "H" is missing because of my watch band. Any way a moment of inattention combined with having my sleeves pushed up got me a good burn. Could have been worse. Lesson learned.
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One day later.....
I am treating it with raw honey 4x per day and keeping it wrapped.
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the broken h ranch, has a nice ring to it
Ouch. Burns suck. I feel your pain. Had third degree burns on my left hand about five years ago. Not from casting. Bubbled up and blistered within seconds. Hurts like a ****.
Chicks dig scars.....They are like tattoos but with WAY better stories. Wear it proudly.
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