rondog
05-03-2015, 09:51 PM
Made second attempt at casting today, SUCCESS! I are a boolit maker now! Hyuk!
I have two used molds for 230gr. RN .45acp, an RCBS and a Lee, a Lyman Big Dipper furnace, a Lyman dipper. Got 'em in a trade for 9mm brass a couple/three years ago. Got the melt up to 700 and the molds good'n hot on the hot plate, and all went smoothly this time.
RCBS.
http://i18.photobucket.com/albums/b150/rinselman/guns/ammo%20and%20reloading/DSC_0006%202.jpg
Lee.
http://i18.photobucket.com/albums/b150/rinselman/guns/ammo%20and%20reloading/DSC_0009.jpg
Lernt some things.....
Hot melt and hot molds, work much better.
Do the pouring with the mold over the pot, so drips/spill/overflow goes back in, and not all over the table.
Don't do the pouring over the pile of boolits you just made. Drips/spills/overflows ruin new boolits. (duh)
Leave the dipper in the melt. Hot dipper works much better than one that's cooled down between pours. (duh)
http://i18.photobucket.com/albums/b150/rinselman/guns/ammo%20and%20reloading/DSC_0002%202.jpg
Knock the sprues off on the left side of the towel, and drop the boolits on the right side, so you're not mixing the boolits up with the scrap. (duh)
http://i18.photobucket.com/albums/b150/rinselman/guns/ammo%20and%20reloading/DSC_0001%202.jpg
Ceramic tiles don't really dig being heated on hot plates. Might need a piece of steel plate for this.
http://i18.photobucket.com/albums/b150/rinselman/guns/ammo%20and%20reloading/DSC_0004.jpg
Flux the melt every so often. Clean melt is happy melt.
1Lb. Lyman bars fit perfectly in a .30 cal. ammo can. (well, already knew this, needed a caption for the photo.)
http://i18.photobucket.com/albums/b150/rinselman/guns/ammo%20and%20reloading/DSC_0008%202.jpg
The RCBS mold works much better than the Lee, but the Lee did OK.
If you're shooting for a certain number of boolits, say, 100, cast a few extra, like 10 more. Just in case you find some rejects after the party's over.
It was fun! I think I've created a monster.....
I have two used molds for 230gr. RN .45acp, an RCBS and a Lee, a Lyman Big Dipper furnace, a Lyman dipper. Got 'em in a trade for 9mm brass a couple/three years ago. Got the melt up to 700 and the molds good'n hot on the hot plate, and all went smoothly this time.
RCBS.
http://i18.photobucket.com/albums/b150/rinselman/guns/ammo%20and%20reloading/DSC_0006%202.jpg
Lee.
http://i18.photobucket.com/albums/b150/rinselman/guns/ammo%20and%20reloading/DSC_0009.jpg
Lernt some things.....
Hot melt and hot molds, work much better.
Do the pouring with the mold over the pot, so drips/spill/overflow goes back in, and not all over the table.
Don't do the pouring over the pile of boolits you just made. Drips/spills/overflows ruin new boolits. (duh)
Leave the dipper in the melt. Hot dipper works much better than one that's cooled down between pours. (duh)
http://i18.photobucket.com/albums/b150/rinselman/guns/ammo%20and%20reloading/DSC_0002%202.jpg
Knock the sprues off on the left side of the towel, and drop the boolits on the right side, so you're not mixing the boolits up with the scrap. (duh)
http://i18.photobucket.com/albums/b150/rinselman/guns/ammo%20and%20reloading/DSC_0001%202.jpg
Ceramic tiles don't really dig being heated on hot plates. Might need a piece of steel plate for this.
http://i18.photobucket.com/albums/b150/rinselman/guns/ammo%20and%20reloading/DSC_0004.jpg
Flux the melt every so often. Clean melt is happy melt.
1Lb. Lyman bars fit perfectly in a .30 cal. ammo can. (well, already knew this, needed a caption for the photo.)
http://i18.photobucket.com/albums/b150/rinselman/guns/ammo%20and%20reloading/DSC_0008%202.jpg
The RCBS mold works much better than the Lee, but the Lee did OK.
If you're shooting for a certain number of boolits, say, 100, cast a few extra, like 10 more. Just in case you find some rejects after the party's over.
It was fun! I think I've created a monster.....