Gussy
03-27-2008, 11:43 AM
Well, I have been busy all winter and kept putting off casting. Last week I loaded every bullet I had for a shoot.
Monday I put together a small casting table. I've been using 2 55 gal drums as tables for 3 years since I moved. It's hard when you can't stand up to the table, no toe space.
Last night I left work a little early and got everything set up. Had a good melt going by 5:30 and cast for almost 3 hours. Ended up with about 300 hundred big bullets. I was running 3 moulds at once (single cavity), 2 330 gr Lymans for the 38-55 and 1 500gr for the 45-90. By then my back and feet were telling me to sit down.
I started with a really full pot and still had 1/3 in it when I shut down. I need to do this at least 4-5 more times now to have enough for the summer shooting. I should get in at least a couple of more sessions durring the summer months.
The only thing I haven't set up is the turkey frier burner. I use that to quickly bring the pot up to temp then put it on the small single burner unit I use for casting. It really speeds up the startup time. I also use it to bring up more alloy if I need to refill. Saves a lot of time.
I must be out of shape (really???) I used to go for 6-8 hours. 3 seemed like plenty last night!!
Monday I put together a small casting table. I've been using 2 55 gal drums as tables for 3 years since I moved. It's hard when you can't stand up to the table, no toe space.
Last night I left work a little early and got everything set up. Had a good melt going by 5:30 and cast for almost 3 hours. Ended up with about 300 hundred big bullets. I was running 3 moulds at once (single cavity), 2 330 gr Lymans for the 38-55 and 1 500gr for the 45-90. By then my back and feet were telling me to sit down.
I started with a really full pot and still had 1/3 in it when I shut down. I need to do this at least 4-5 more times now to have enough for the summer shooting. I should get in at least a couple of more sessions durring the summer months.
The only thing I haven't set up is the turkey frier burner. I use that to quickly bring the pot up to temp then put it on the small single burner unit I use for casting. It really speeds up the startup time. I also use it to bring up more alloy if I need to refill. Saves a lot of time.
I must be out of shape (really???) I used to go for 6-8 hours. 3 seemed like plenty last night!!