Lead melter
02-18-2008, 08:32 AM
I have been made a gift of two cast iron sauce pots. The largest will hold slightly more than a quart, while the smallest will hold about a pint. These pots have no lips for pouring.
Each pot is about 3/16" thick. I wish to keep the smaller as is in case I ever decide to ladle cast, but the larger is intended to be a smelter. In this pot I would like to install some sort of nozzle to pour alloy into my ingot mold. Cast will not bend without cracking, it's too thin to weld, brazing will be very difficult, and attaching a spout with bolts will not allow a good seal.
My only other idea is to drill and tap the side near the lip, then seat a hollow bolt with the head shaped to contour with the inside of the pot, or find some way to secure a piece of copper tube through the side to act as a spout.
Any ideas or procedures?
Each pot is about 3/16" thick. I wish to keep the smaller as is in case I ever decide to ladle cast, but the larger is intended to be a smelter. In this pot I would like to install some sort of nozzle to pour alloy into my ingot mold. Cast will not bend without cracking, it's too thin to weld, brazing will be very difficult, and attaching a spout with bolts will not allow a good seal.
My only other idea is to drill and tap the side near the lip, then seat a hollow bolt with the head shaped to contour with the inside of the pot, or find some way to secure a piece of copper tube through the side to act as a spout.
Any ideas or procedures?