Tinbender
02-15-2012, 03:37 PM
Hello from Arizona,
I wanted to give a beginners impression of the Fryxell and Applegate Guide to boolit casting.......which has been recommended in several posts.
It certainly answers allot of questions........some I didn't even know I was going to ask yet!
The information is very technical in places but fear not the subject information is followed by a short "this is what it means and this is how it relates to what we are doing" summery for the layperson....boy I really appreciate that:grin:
The only question not answered for me concerns the mechanics of alloying......specifically the different melting temperatures of PB, tin and antimony?
For instance I have 125# soft PB and on Roto-metals Antimony and tin is available. If the proper amount of each is dumped in a pot ....heated.....fluxed.....and stirred do we now have a finished alloy? Is there an order in which one adds the components according to melting temperature?
Sorry folks my mind is wandering.......and it is to small to be out by itself:grin:
Anyway a very good recommendation IMHO an well worht a couple hours reading:coffee:
Thanks Dave
I wanted to give a beginners impression of the Fryxell and Applegate Guide to boolit casting.......which has been recommended in several posts.
It certainly answers allot of questions........some I didn't even know I was going to ask yet!
The information is very technical in places but fear not the subject information is followed by a short "this is what it means and this is how it relates to what we are doing" summery for the layperson....boy I really appreciate that:grin:
The only question not answered for me concerns the mechanics of alloying......specifically the different melting temperatures of PB, tin and antimony?
For instance I have 125# soft PB and on Roto-metals Antimony and tin is available. If the proper amount of each is dumped in a pot ....heated.....fluxed.....and stirred do we now have a finished alloy? Is there an order in which one adds the components according to melting temperature?
Sorry folks my mind is wandering.......and it is to small to be out by itself:grin:
Anyway a very good recommendation IMHO an well worht a couple hours reading:coffee:
Thanks Dave