Lee drippy 10# vs 20# ????

[abunaitoo]

I have a Lee 10# pot. Never tried a 20# pot.
Anyone have both nad can say whether one or the other drips less????

[Freightman]

I have a 20# and if it starts to drip I follow instructions turn the stem and all is well. The 10# just runs out of lead a lot faster as I cast a lot of 400 and up grain boolits drains 10# very fast.

[45-70 Chevroner]

I have two 20# Lee pots and 1 10#er, as for leaking I can't see much difference they all leak some but not all the time. I have never rebuilt the 10#er and I've had it at least 30 years. I have rebuilt one of the 20#ers but only the bottom pouring mechanizim, a free kit from lee was a big help. I've had the 20#ers for about 20 years.

[mold maker]

I have both sizes of LEE pots, a Lyman, and an RCBS. They all drip once in a while. Think about it, you have a sloppy fit joint valve holding back, up to 20# of 700 degree molten metal. Heck it's supposed to drip now and then.
Just be prepared for it, and it's not a problem.

[9.3X62AL]

I've seen a couple of the Lee pots with needle-nose Vise-Grips clamped vertically onto the top of the valve rod, adding weight to guard against stalagmite formation. I keep/kept an ingot mould under all my pots to gather droplets or stalagmites that form thereon.

[Longwood]

The pin wants to float.
I put about six fender washers under the wood knob on my 20 pounder.
They also keep me from accidentally touching the side of the pot when I operate the valve without looking.

[fredj338]

I have both, neither leak. The trick is; never empty the pot, that allows crud inot the spout, & don;t smelt in it. They do occasionally drip a bit, but I think all melters do.