swede225
09-22-2013, 05:51 PM
Hey everyone, first id like to thank everyone of you guys who have been at this a while and are so quick to offer assistance. I started casting ingots from cowws, with a hot plate and an aluminum pot. Since then i have built this monstrosity..
http://i125.photobucket.com/albums/p43/swede225/photo_zpsbd10f322.jpg (http://s125.photobucket.com/user/swede225/media/photo_zpsbd10f322.jpg.html)
I got the plans from this site..this baby melts a LOT of lead FAST! upon my initial test melt i noticed the molten lead began to discolor. A purple and a gold color appeared on top. I fluxed the batch with parafin wax thinking i would simply skim the colored part off..but it kept coming back..
I decided to pur some ingots and they came out really nice..i just need to streamline the process..the last of the ingots i poured looked funny but i expect my mold wasnt preheated enough. Any thoughts on the discoloration? can i still use the lead? here is a picture of the results. thanks again..Later Luke
http://i125.photobucket.com/albums/p43/swede225/photo_zps6ac6e9de.jpg (http://s125.photobucket.com/user/swede225/media/photo_zps6ac6e9de.jpg.html)
http://i125.photobucket.com/albums/p43/swede225/photo_zpsbd10f322.jpg (http://s125.photobucket.com/user/swede225/media/photo_zpsbd10f322.jpg.html)
I got the plans from this site..this baby melts a LOT of lead FAST! upon my initial test melt i noticed the molten lead began to discolor. A purple and a gold color appeared on top. I fluxed the batch with parafin wax thinking i would simply skim the colored part off..but it kept coming back..
I decided to pur some ingots and they came out really nice..i just need to streamline the process..the last of the ingots i poured looked funny but i expect my mold wasnt preheated enough. Any thoughts on the discoloration? can i still use the lead? here is a picture of the results. thanks again..Later Luke
http://i125.photobucket.com/albums/p43/swede225/photo_zps6ac6e9de.jpg (http://s125.photobucket.com/user/swede225/media/photo_zps6ac6e9de.jpg.html)