Patrick L
07-13-2009, 10:09 AM
I tried it last night. I usually don't cast in the summer, but this troublesome 429421 mold had me needing a handful of bullets, so I thought what the heck.
I think I like it, esp for shorter runs. I turned my pot on at 9:10pm, figeted around with getting my mold handles on, setting up the area for efficiency in the process, etc. I started pouring a few minutes before 9:30 to start getting the mold up to temp. I started casting "keepers" around 9:30, and cast for one hour. I must say they were nice looking bullets. I haven't counted them yet, but I got half a 1 lb. coffe can full.
Unfortunately they are undersize, but that's a fault of the mold, not the process. I needed some samples to send to Lyman when I return the mold.
I may explore this further.
I think I like it, esp for shorter runs. I turned my pot on at 9:10pm, figeted around with getting my mold handles on, setting up the area for efficiency in the process, etc. I started pouring a few minutes before 9:30 to start getting the mold up to temp. I started casting "keepers" around 9:30, and cast for one hour. I must say they were nice looking bullets. I haven't counted them yet, but I got half a 1 lb. coffe can full.
Unfortunately they are undersize, but that's a fault of the mold, not the process. I needed some samples to send to Lyman when I return the mold.
I may explore this further.