I Think I Might Be Sick

[308Jeff]

I started looking for a 2nd burner.

I don't need a 2nd burner, right?

But what if I have a pot of COWs going, and I want to melt SOWs at the same time?
Or what if I want to preheat the ingot molds (that TexasGrunt made my buy) while I'm smelting?
Or what if, Heaven forbid, my other burner breaks and then I can't melt nothin'!

Tell me I don't need a 2nd one. My backyard already looks like Sanford and Son since I started this hobby...

[lightman]

You got it bad!

[copdills]

I hope you get better, but you really got the BUG

[Smoke4320]

not bad enough yet .. you need a third pot for the zinkers :) :)

and just wait till you start finding METRIC wheel weights

[country gent]

Buy three more burners mount them on a rotary topped table and you can run all for at a time rotating to the next each pour LOL. A turret casting set up. LOL

[country gent]

Seriously now a second burner and pot would be handy not so much for different materials but to have each heating. Then when one is heating the other is ready to pour ingots. A lot less time waiting on lead to melt that way.

[308Jeff]

not bad enough yet .. you need a third pot for the zinkers :smile: :smile:

and just wait till you start finding METRIC wheel weights

Ooooooh! You're right.


Buy three more burners mount them on a rotary topped table and you can run all for at a time rotating to the next each pour LOL. A turret casting set up. LOL

:shock:

The first guy on my block with a turret smelter!

[AlaskaScott]

Dont get a second of the same size, get a bigger one. Mine does up to 240,000 btu

[robg]

Combine it with a press ,cast /lube /load in one pull of the lever ��

[trails4u]

You're all sick.

I like it.

[jcren]

Saw a slick set up with a Lee 20# bottom pour mounted above the main pot. Top off your main pot with already molten lead!

[TexasGrunt]

Saw a slick set up with a Lee 20# bottom pour mounted above the main pot. Top off your main pot with already molten lead!

Best part it just drips in with no effort on your part!

[308Jeff]

Best part it just drips in with no effort on your part!

:lol:

[308Jeff]

Dont get a second of the same size, get a bigger one. Mine does up to 240,000 btu

How many Gigawatts of melting power does that convert to?

[rancher1913]

when you hard pipe your burner(s) off a 500 gallon tank like I do, thats when your sick.

[54bore]

I think we all have certain things we can't seem to get enough of? Mine is TC Bullet Molds, i have spent a small fortune obtaining them! I did end up selling all of my collection awhile back for substantially more than i had in it. But now I'm back at buying them again! LOL

[Preacher Jim]

I hate to tell you, you are normal for this hobby. You need 3 great big, medium. Smaller. Then your two casting pots so you can do softer 11-12 & another for your harder casts.

[aspangler]

Wait till you have to have a coke fired forge to heat the pot. Just be sure to wear your fire retardant suit and gloves and helmet to use it. LOL

[slim1836]

Think of all that money you're saving.

Slim

[runfiverun]

I started off with a 2 burner melting thingy and 2 cast iron pots.
I added a third with a much larger pot to blend the various batches all together in to make a single homogenous batch. [and to give the alloy another cleaning]

[tward]

I'm with Slim1836 you just are trying to save more money than you already do by casting and reloading! :kidding:Tim

[308Jeff]

I started off with a 2 burner melting thingy and 2 cast iron pots.
I added a third with a much larger pot to blend the various batches all together in to make a single homogenous batch. [and to give the alloy another cleaning]

I wanna be just like R5R.

[308Jeff]

LOL Just came in from another COW melting session. 4 buckets in queue. I definitely need another burner.

[gwpercle]

Of course you need two, that way you can melt lead and have a crawfish, crab or shrimp boil !
Crawfish season is just starting , crab and shimp will follow.
Gary

[Strtspdlx]

My burner just died and I'm out of propane. That's what I get for not having spares.

[308Jeff]

My burner just died and I'm out of propane. That's what I get for not having spares.

Why are you still here? You should be out buying new stuff before you start withdrawals.

[Strtspdlx]

Trying over a fire later tonight. I have a huge stack of brush to burn.

[CHeatermk3]

If you have 2 you don't need to risk adding cold lead to the smelter--empty one whilst the other comes up to temp.!