ohland
07-09-2015, 08:43 PM
Wowser. About as much fun as being attacked with a Ronco Turnip Twaddler...
Came up with a new lead thermometer holder.
144179
375296, it wants to cast good boolits, but the top of one of the blocks seems to be slightly canted, the sprue plate swings easily except in the last 1/4 inch before it reaches the stop pin. Easy fix. Mostly good boolits, but you have to be mindful of the sprue plate...
Bands are .381, nose diameter at top band is .368, nose length to top band is .390, OAL is 1.024
GC Shank .360 at top, .110 long.
144177
The 412263 were a little secretive. At first, the lack of vents had me didling with ladle to the hole, but I finally tried the bottom pour on my Pro-Melt and it started to throw almost all good boolits. It started to act like a well mannered mold.
Bands are .414, where nose meets first groove .409, nose length @ .460, OAL 1.093
144180
412263, 375296, 412385
The old time 412385 was a heckuva challenge with no vents and a big cavity. I got it to respond to ladle to hole, but I quit before trying bottom pour (I don't have a gun chambered to shoot it yet).
Bottom 3 bands .411, top three bands .404, nose at top band .375, nose about .280, OAL 1.216
144178
About ten 412385 (can't shoot 'em), about 55 decent 375296, and about 40 412263.
This session was at about 725, the spout almost froze once. I need to run @ 750-ish.
Came up with a new lead thermometer holder.
144179
375296, it wants to cast good boolits, but the top of one of the blocks seems to be slightly canted, the sprue plate swings easily except in the last 1/4 inch before it reaches the stop pin. Easy fix. Mostly good boolits, but you have to be mindful of the sprue plate...
Bands are .381, nose diameter at top band is .368, nose length to top band is .390, OAL is 1.024
GC Shank .360 at top, .110 long.
144177
The 412263 were a little secretive. At first, the lack of vents had me didling with ladle to the hole, but I finally tried the bottom pour on my Pro-Melt and it started to throw almost all good boolits. It started to act like a well mannered mold.
Bands are .414, where nose meets first groove .409, nose length @ .460, OAL 1.093
144180
412263, 375296, 412385
The old time 412385 was a heckuva challenge with no vents and a big cavity. I got it to respond to ladle to hole, but I quit before trying bottom pour (I don't have a gun chambered to shoot it yet).
Bottom 3 bands .411, top three bands .404, nose at top band .375, nose about .280, OAL 1.216
144178
About ten 412385 (can't shoot 'em), about 55 decent 375296, and about 40 412263.
This session was at about 725, the spout almost froze once. I need to run @ 750-ish.