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The alloy in the mold blocks themselves was incorrect

Good luck.
It most likely was sold at auction.

I cast at 750 but adjust the timing to keep the boolits in the mold longer to keep the mold hot.
Synthetic 2 cycle oil is your friend

The GEN 1 glock 17 mags had issues.
The later model mags had a metal lining.
They are called "non-drop free".
Meaning you had to pull them out of the gun because they would swell up when loaded....

Erik at hollowpointmolds.com can hook you up.

https://youtu.be/B-opimEGO_4?si=fT3DhZbAmx-EeMLE

Consumers will not spend the money on a small automated machine. Yes you will get a couple people that pipe up and say they want one but that’s a few

The base Master caster was around $1100 if I...

Before messing with it any, send it back to S&W
If you spend money messing with it and then still have to send it back they will remove all mods and return it to stock even if that means replacing...

The problem with this idea is how are you going to control loss or damage?

Magma molds aren’t cheap or easy to get ahold of right now.
Even though I have over a dozen molds I could loan, I am...

No_1 will prob kill me for this.

He had his automated master caster running.
Went inside to get some lunch and use the bathroom.
Came outside to a stuck boolit with the mold stuck at the...

Converting molds - I sent off a 2c 22 hornet mold to have converted over. It looked pretty much as what was described above.

Hollow point - Erik at Hollowpoint molds is your only choice. It’s not...

I would empty the pot completely.
Remove the pour rod.
Look at the seat (inside the pot)
Look at the end of the rod.

I am not familiar with that particular pot but most of them the rod...

I would use a small flat blade screwdriver and scrape the lead/alum/whatever that is sitting above the alignment pin.
You can always take a small file and clean up any high spots at the pin so it...

Can you take a picture??

If the thermocouple is wired up backwards it will operate the opposite of what it should.
So adding heat to the thermocouple will cause the temp reading to go down not up.

Verify that you have...

I moved your thread to the more correct section.

1/8 PID's come in two styles. Horizontal and Vertical.
Both are expensive.
1/4,1/16,1/32 DIN are the more common sizes.
My suggestion is to...

I would guess that machine will run around $6000 USD.
Current Master Caster is $1100 but they aren’t accepting any orders and when they do the pricing will be increased so no telling what it really...

I would recommend it and also recommend getting a PID controller for it.

The 120v PID setup is the same as the 240v setup with the exception of the plugs.

The majority of PID controllers operate on a wide range of voltage (typically 85vac to 265vac)
The PID generates...

This is what I recommend.
If your pot is empty of lead then mount the probe and melt lead.
Let the pot cool back down to ambient.
Once at ambient turn on the PID and run auto tune.
Let it...

Nutsert

Drill it bigger and put a nutsert in it


Example - Rivet Nut, LOKMAN 50 Pieces 3/8-16UNC Carbon Steel Flat Head Rivnut Threaded Insert Nut, Knurled Body (3/8''-16)...

Your not gonna be able to melt copper with that setup.
Pure copper melts just shy of 2000F
Your muffin tin will be soft if not melted around that same temp.

With over 1800 posts, I would say far from it.

Just a warning while on your way to 30 posts.
They have to be meaningful posts. Just not fluff to increase your post count.
And if you’re here just to sell then you might not be here too long. ...

I don't have a lot to add to this conversation that hasn't already been added.

If you had zero PSI when you hooked the gauges to it AND your sure the gauges work then you got a leak somewhere.
If...

The failure of the PID controller on the promelt is two reasons.
Poor quality PID controller and the heat.
I would of used a 1/32 sized controller with a extra partition to help mitigate the heat...