KirkD
06-23-2008, 04:43 PM
Gents, I've got a couple questions. I live up here in the Northern sticks and have no one to actually cast with in order to learn, so it will be 'learn by doing' (the old 4-H motto I learned as a kid). I'll be using a Saeco double cavity mould to cast 500 grain 45-70 bullets for my old Trapdoor. Three questions:
1. I got some 'mould prep'. What do I do with that? Do I smear it all over the mould, or in the two cavities, or just on the mating surfaces of the mould.
2. I imagine I should heat up the mould prior to pouring the first scoop of lead in (melted wheel weights). I'll be using a Coleman stove burner. Should I hold the mould in the flame for a bit before the first cast?
3. How long should I wait in between castings? (i.e., after I drop the first two bullets, do I have to wait, or can I just go to town and pour the lead in as fast as I can drop the previous two bullets?)
As you can see, I know sweet tweet about casting, but I'm planning to cast for all my old guns once I learn how to.
P.S. I just thought of another question ..... I got a Lyman thermometer to tell me hot hot the molten lead is. What is a good temperature to start pouring?
1. I got some 'mould prep'. What do I do with that? Do I smear it all over the mould, or in the two cavities, or just on the mating surfaces of the mould.
2. I imagine I should heat up the mould prior to pouring the first scoop of lead in (melted wheel weights). I'll be using a Coleman stove burner. Should I hold the mould in the flame for a bit before the first cast?
3. How long should I wait in between castings? (i.e., after I drop the first two bullets, do I have to wait, or can I just go to town and pour the lead in as fast as I can drop the previous two bullets?)
As you can see, I know sweet tweet about casting, but I'm planning to cast for all my old guns once I learn how to.
P.S. I just thought of another question ..... I got a Lyman thermometer to tell me hot hot the molten lead is. What is a good temperature to start pouring?