jrayborn
07-03-2010, 11:55 AM
I have been casting for about a year now and this morning I just finished casting up a few thousand .38 and .40 boolits and wanted to say thanks to everyone here that makes this place so helpful. I also want to say I appreciate Lee equipment too.
I just got two new Lee 6 cavity molds from the clearance side of Midway for under $30 each with handles I got at a discount because today is my birthday again from Midway for under $12 each and used my Lee 20 pound pot that was about $60.
Now I read in the past about Lee molds and how you probably need to Lee-Ment them to get them to work the best. I have to admit that I didn't do it right away because it was a little intimidating and required some extra effort. However wow what a difference it makes. I did both my new molds last night and broke them in until they cast a good boolit then quit for the night. This morning I went to work starting with the .38 mold and the boolits just jump out of the mold. I went so fast I had to wait for the mold to cool off.
Then I decided why not try using both of them at the same time? Well I tried it and I have to tell you that I have never cast so many boolits so fast. My poor little 20 pound pot could barely keep up. In fact it really couldn't. I would cast and put back the sprues and add an ingot so the temp would just barely break 550 degrees but it still worked really well.
So anyway, thanks to you guys, thanks to Lee, and remember to go the extra mile with Lee molds. A little 500 grit lapping compound and a sheetrock screw make such a huge difference I can't really believe it. Now maybe I need a second pot...
I just got two new Lee 6 cavity molds from the clearance side of Midway for under $30 each with handles I got at a discount because today is my birthday again from Midway for under $12 each and used my Lee 20 pound pot that was about $60.
Now I read in the past about Lee molds and how you probably need to Lee-Ment them to get them to work the best. I have to admit that I didn't do it right away because it was a little intimidating and required some extra effort. However wow what a difference it makes. I did both my new molds last night and broke them in until they cast a good boolit then quit for the night. This morning I went to work starting with the .38 mold and the boolits just jump out of the mold. I went so fast I had to wait for the mold to cool off.
Then I decided why not try using both of them at the same time? Well I tried it and I have to tell you that I have never cast so many boolits so fast. My poor little 20 pound pot could barely keep up. In fact it really couldn't. I would cast and put back the sprues and add an ingot so the temp would just barely break 550 degrees but it still worked really well.
So anyway, thanks to you guys, thanks to Lee, and remember to go the extra mile with Lee molds. A little 500 grit lapping compound and a sheetrock screw make such a huge difference I can't really believe it. Now maybe I need a second pot...