Perhaps a rough casting and then file to final form? Or proceed with your mold and use a slow centrifuge to force the molten metal into final form.
Type: Posts; User: Dusty Bannister
Forum: Our Town
Perhaps a rough casting and then file to final form? Or proceed with your mold and use a slow centrifuge to force the molten metal into final form.
Forum: Cast Boolits
Looking at the illustration in post #37, I can see that the sprue puddle of each individual cavity is perhaps too small to remain fluid long enough to feed molten alloy into the cavity as the alloy...
This is probably the sticky that is being suggested.
https://castboolits.gunloads.com/showthread.php?121607-Setting-up-for-boolits-in-a-new-9mm
Forum: Case Forming / Re-forming
I process a fair amount of range brass with a range of dirt and oxide formation. I use both corn cob and walnut media. I notice the dull look when the media needs to be changed due to build up of...
Forum: Cast Boolits
Hmm, most of the references I see say that lead melts at 621 F. Typo?
Forum: Cast Boolits
It was mentioned that the "linotype" the OP had was in letter form so it is not lino but perhaps monotype. When you are spinning your wheels testing unknown blends and alloys, you would do well to...
Forum: Reloading Equipment
Are you using the powder measure mounted in a stand, or moving it from case to case by hand. Free handing will often result in some jostling and that will shift the powder around and can result in...
Forum: Cast Boolits
The most common way to deal with zinc contaminated alloy is to let it stand quietly while at casting temp and skim the dross about every 15 minutes until most of the dross is minimal. Then cast into...
Forum: Cast Boolits
Walnut hull will Scrub where the cob might be too soft.
Forum: Cast Boolits
When I use the dry media in the vibrating tumbler, I dampen several small cloth patches with mineral spirits and toss them in with the brass. The spirits seems to help attract the black debris. ...
Forum: Lead and Lead Alloys
Maybe this will help establish your value?
https://castboolits.gunloads.com/showthread.php?455696-Cheap-Lead-Wire-Source&highlight=lead+wire+source
Lee has two different types of two cavity molds and have different alignment systems for the mold halves. Also the alignment areas require a little lube from time to time. Clean the molds if they...
Forum: Cast Boolits
Just skim and scoop off the dry material as you would with the dross left after fluxing. I use a cheap spoon with a small hole drilled in the bowl to allow the hot lead to drain out while retaining...
Forum: Lead and Lead Alloys
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Organ_pipe
This is a heads up that at times some organ pipes contain metals such as zinc. You may want to do the acid test on the pipes before tossing them in the...
Forum: Cast Boolits
EMT is perfectly welcome to use whatever method he finds serves him best. Others might care to review this link to decide if it is worth following his method or not.
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Forum: Cast Boolits
Please do NOT use a wood dowel to drive a slug through the rifle barrel. If it breaks or gets jammed you will visit a gun smith to have it removed. The bore diameter is the minor measurement of the...
Forum: "The Barrel Works"
Very interesting evaluation of the barrel. Too bad the really rough area is at the breech and not the muzzle. A shorter barrel would not be that big a problem. It will be interesting to see if ...
Forum: Lead and Lead Alloys
This is the link you are looking for to determine if you have an isotope container or not. And it is not one of these.
http://www.fellingfamily.net/isolead/
Forum: Cast Boolits
I guess we should agree to disagree. I have never found any written reference to support the theory that one can increase the lead alloy hardness by repeated heat and quench, UNLESS you change the...
Forum: Cast Boolits
I have been fortunate through the years to get an extra pot for the various alloys. If you do decide to drain a bottom pour pot, do not drain it empty as that will result in dross being drawn into...
Forum: Cast Boolits
I understand the quenching from the mold or oven heat treating and quenching. But the double chilling is the question. Once you heat the item up again, you destroy the original HT/Q and end up...
Forum: Lead and Lead Alloys
Perhaps some do not understand that once the thread is started, it goes where it goes as long as there is some benefit to the forum in general. Participation is encouraged.
Forum: Cast Boolits
Perhaps he is thinking that lead does work harden, but then returns to the normal condition after a time has passed. Dead soft lead by hardness testing, or by source that might have some antimony in...
Forum: Completed Deals
Thank you for looking, please close thread.
Forum: Boolit Lube !
Price it out and offer it in the S&S. There is usually a market for clean bees wax.
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BT | Boat Tail | PL | Power-Lokt | SP | Soft Point |
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