I tried to configure my Pro-Melt bottom pour. What I learned is when liquid lead is under a lot of pressure, it doesn't want to form a lead puddle. It flows fast enough to make a stream that deprives the boolit to be of a puddle to draw from when cooling.
So... when I set up the RCBS mold guide, the nozzle is about 3/16 " from the top of the sprue plate. I cranked down the adjustment socket screw far enough to freeze the nozzle (another issue).
It is expected to possibly rain this afternoon, so no casting outside. My plan for world domination:
Use the shipping box, suitably modified, as a wind break. Remove the top, take out one side, create an enclosure with three sides. True, cardboard is combustable, but it does not conduct electricity.
Run Pro-Melt up until the external (stick er in the pot) thermostat settles on 725. Add @ 6oz of tin to the full pot. Flux. Stir. Enjoy.
Boolits from Tuesday looked pretty good, but while ladling, there was a skein of alloy flapping off the ladle. This flap would interfere with the velocity and volume of the pour. You could see the lines in the boolit, either from the halting pours, or mold temp.
Does anyone make a ladle which does NOT attract any normal component, like lead, antimony, or tin? One less thing to have to contend with.