Johnch
10-15-2007, 08:31 PM
Yesterday about 2 PM I refilled my Lee 20 lb pot
So I came inside to get a drink
Long storty short I left the pot on for 30 hours at about 680 - 700 degrees with 15 or so lb of 50% WW and 50 % Range lead
When it dawned on me at 6 tonight
I went out to turn off the pot
But figured the lead was melted , heated up the Mould I was using and casted the pot empty
I had a layer of sawdust ash on the top to reduce oxidation
So I stired it in and refluxed the batch
Hard to tell with the original ash on top
But there didn't seem to be extra to skim off
The bullets seemed to cast just fine
But Will this batch be any different ? Harder or softer ?
I was using a RCBS 35 cal 250 gr mould
I am working up a load or 2
John
Yea I know my Elc. bill will take a hit [smilie=1:[smilie=1:
So I came inside to get a drink
Long storty short I left the pot on for 30 hours at about 680 - 700 degrees with 15 or so lb of 50% WW and 50 % Range lead
When it dawned on me at 6 tonight
I went out to turn off the pot
But figured the lead was melted , heated up the Mould I was using and casted the pot empty
I had a layer of sawdust ash on the top to reduce oxidation
So I stired it in and refluxed the batch
Hard to tell with the original ash on top
But there didn't seem to be extra to skim off
The bullets seemed to cast just fine
But Will this batch be any different ? Harder or softer ?
I was using a RCBS 35 cal 250 gr mould
I am working up a load or 2
John
Yea I know my Elc. bill will take a hit [smilie=1:[smilie=1: