Lee Production pot IV mods.

[Raven_Darkcloud]

I got the lee 10# pro IV as it was all I could find. It gets the job done but has some short comings. The first of them to be addressed is no mold rest, having a nuro-muscular disease my arms get shaky after about 30 min. I got some 1/4-20 all thread and used my wood stove as a forge so I could get good bends in it. After about 2hrs (saw blade broke had to use bolt cutters) I got this.
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I ran the top across my bench grinder to give it a flat surface and it is now tumbling in prep for powder coat. I drilled a 1/4" hole in the base so I can bolt this on or pull it off as needed. It is adjustable as well. More picks to come.

[Raven_Darkcloud]

Well the powder coat could have gone better but it still works fine. I did the dip method as I don't have the pc gun yet. Her is the finished product.
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Funny I spend 50+ hours a week at work as a machinist to come home and make stuff on my day off. Good part is it has no +/- .001 tol.

[xs11jack]

Hi, Raven, that is a good mod, I want to copy it for my Pro IV pot. I have lost track of powder coating technology in recent years, can you tell how you did the support coating? Thanks
Jack

[Raven_Darkcloud]

Powder coat from harbor freight $4.99. Heat the part in toaster oven (not one you plan to eat from after) about 150 deg f. Then dip in powder and shake. Bake in toaster oven @ 350 for 10 to 15 min, let cool.

[Big_Blue]

Nicely done. I've got the same problem, but planned to use a piece of 2x4 under the spout. Not as sexy, but, hey...

[nhrifle]

My Pro 4-20 came with two legs under the front of the pot with a mould rest on the left leg. Maybe they have changed something or yours is missing them?

[Casting_40S&W]

That is because he has a Production pot IV, not a Pro 4-20

[Ranger185]

I like it I am going to have to do something like that on my Pro 4-20 because I don't like the mold rest it came with. Hey dip powder coat is fine I did a a bunch of jigheads last night with a heat gun. Heat dip heat works like a dream, OK I did heat dip and melt one :(

[engineer401]

I added a piece of flat aluminum supported by two 1/8-inch bolts for support. It's not pretty either but works.