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Doubles Shooter
12-23-2020, 03:35 PM
I finally got some time to work on my lead supply. I mixed up 50 pounds of 25-1 for my .45acp. I also fired up my new propane tank pot to clean and pour about 125 pounds of lead pipe ingots. It will keep my busy for a while.
Here's some of it waiting to cool a bit. 273826
fredj338
12-23-2020, 03:56 PM
I have about 120# of range scrap I need to process. You have motivated me.
Conditor22
12-23-2020, 04:03 PM
Nice piles.

I recently did some smelting. I don't have the patience to use small ingot molds.

** the "pure" stacks are 170#
https://i.imgur.com/q3grbGY.jpg
https://i.imgur.com/x2xRU1v.png
Doubles Shooter
12-23-2020, 05:03 PM
Nice piles.

I recently did some smelting. I don't have the patience to use small ingot molds.
https://i.imgur.com/q3grbGY.jpg
https://i.imgur.com/x2xRU1v.png
You've been busy for sure.
CastingFool
12-23-2020, 06:33 PM
That's a beautiful sight!
Huskerguy
12-23-2020, 07:38 PM
Nice piles.

I recently did some smelting. I don't have the patience to use small ingot molds.
https://i.imgur.com/q3grbGY.jpg
https://i.imgur.com/x2xRU1v.png


Nice set of ingot moulds. Appears to be two types, angle iron and flat rectangle. What does each ingot weigh? I like the smaller ones for melting in my pot and mixing hard, range and soft.

I have the Lyman 1 pound ingot moulds and several of the cast iron corn pans. When I was just using the 1 lbers I labeled them like you did. Now I am going to try three different moulds, the lymans for range lead, corn for hard lead and something else I haven't determined for the soft stuff. Writing on all those 1 lbers is a pain.
lightman
12-25-2020, 11:10 AM
Nice set-ups guys! I melt 350-400# at a time and run 8 of the Lyman style molds. I save up my scores all year and have a big melt at the end of the Winter before it gets hot.
Conditor22
12-25-2020, 02:46 PM
The weight varies with alloy and how full the mold was poured

PURE rectangle - 3#, triangle 2#

PIPE rectangle - 2.8 - 2.9#

RANGE rectangle - 2.6-2.9#, triangle 1.8-2#

rectangle - 1.75"x 5.25", triangle 1.25" x 5.25"
fredj338
12-29-2020, 02:00 PM
Nice piles.

I recently did some smelting. I don't have the patience to use small ingot molds.

** the "pure" stacks are 170#


What is your casting setup that allows you such huge ingots? Even in my Magma, about 4# ingots are all I want to add to the pot. Everything else is 1#-2#.