mugsie
02-17-2008, 06:43 PM
I'm a super duper expert at casting, having cast a total of 60 purdy bullets the first time out! Seemed like a breeze, everything went perfrct. Well today I tried pouring some more and was frustrated to pieces! It seems as though this time out I can't get the mold hot enough. I was casting outside where the temps were in the high 20's maybe very low 30's. I would get one good pour, then the other cavity would jam up and not anough lead would enter. There didn't seem any way I could get enough lead in the two cavities (Lyman mold blocks, poured with the sissy laddle and the minimag pot). Could the cold have been cooling things down too quickly? After getting lead between the blocks so they wouldn't close properly, I finally yelled uncle and gave up for the day.
As I said, could it have been too cold outside for a proper pour. The other day the temps were in the low 50's and the pours were going perfect. That's about all I can think of. How bout lending some advice. Oh yeah, I did try heating the blocks on the pot for a good long time, but I gotta believe it's too small to do a decent job of heating them, especially with the temps as cold as they were.
What say ye?
As I said, could it have been too cold outside for a proper pour. The other day the temps were in the low 50's and the pours were going perfect. That's about all I can think of. How bout lending some advice. Oh yeah, I did try heating the blocks on the pot for a good long time, but I gotta believe it's too small to do a decent job of heating them, especially with the temps as cold as they were.
What say ye?