bowfin
07-03-2011, 06:32 PM
Well, today I tried to put as much drudge work behind me for boolit casting.
I started with a rusty bucket of wheelweights. I smelted them down, fluxed, and poured into the muffin tins. Then did a half a bucket of "clean" wheelweights.
Next project was to strip the lead sheathing off a pile of electrical cable. The two strand stuff isn't bad, but the four strand is twisted and wrapped with a fabric electrical tape. About a foot per pull is alll I get before the strand being pulled is behind the other three strands and I'm fighting the whole pile. That means it is time to pass the strand being pulled around the back and give it another heave.
Well, once the "drudge work" is behind me, the steps get easier and (to me) more fun. Looking forward to running the Waxmeister on some more .357 hollowpoints from a Mihec mold.
That reminds me, I still have to mark the ingots "WW" and untie the wire frem the maple tree before I am done for the day.:)
I started with a rusty bucket of wheelweights. I smelted them down, fluxed, and poured into the muffin tins. Then did a half a bucket of "clean" wheelweights.
Next project was to strip the lead sheathing off a pile of electrical cable. The two strand stuff isn't bad, but the four strand is twisted and wrapped with a fabric electrical tape. About a foot per pull is alll I get before the strand being pulled is behind the other three strands and I'm fighting the whole pile. That means it is time to pass the strand being pulled around the back and give it another heave.
Well, once the "drudge work" is behind me, the steps get easier and (to me) more fun. Looking forward to running the Waxmeister on some more .357 hollowpoints from a Mihec mold.
That reminds me, I still have to mark the ingots "WW" and untie the wire frem the maple tree before I am done for the day.:)