Lee #4 Buckshot mold help
Fellers I`ve melted lead & alloys for a while now & got purty good results & a lot better since joining :cbpour:
But I`ve met my match , This buckshot mold that casts 3 balls at the time is driving my patience to the outer edge.
I`ve done everything I know to do to it except beagle it for venting. Here goes , I started with my regular iso alloy, added 2 more % tin,
tried my NOE358429 mold with alloy GOOD Boolits , no buckshot joy!!
Now I`ve ran the gauntlet of mold temps & alloy temps methodically & patiently no buckshot joy!!!
CHANGED to some old hard GOOD alloy from 1980s wheel weights, again PERFECT 358429s no buckshot joy even after runnin the mold/alloy temp gauntlet.I`m fearing I mite warp this mold if I go higher. I went to 900f & called it quits , set the mold to the side, cut the pot off went in the house ,drank some ice water!
The mold WILL NOT FILL ALL 3 OF THE CAVITYS, I get the top ball everytime , bottom & middle practically none of the time.
My next session I`ll clean this mold AGAIN (sprayed it with that mold release stuff) , figured what the hey. Then I`ll beagle it to help venting as the mating faces of this mold seems smoother than any I`ve ever received from Lee.
I`m open to suggestions , questions, even laughing at me , I just need some #4 buckshot from this mold.
Addition: mold has been heat cycled to 375 10 times & 3 attempted casting sessions.
TIA
GP100man