Mold Filling Order

[Wal']

When using a Lee 6 cavity mould, it's important to remember that if you cast from the furthest to the nearest, then opening the sprue plate is easier as the cavities that have cooled the most are the ones closest to the pivot point, and the last cavity you poured (the softest) needs less mechanical advantage to break the sprue. If you fill it the other way it's going to be harder to break the sprue. I bet most people that complain about breaking the cam lever either fill from nearest to furthest, OR just wait entirely too long before opening the sprue plate.

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[SWANEEDB]

Well, now I only start from the nearest, have my RCBS pot tilted just a few degrees toward me, now I get a very heavy sprue, no problem cutting the sprue with my new Lee steel sprue cutters, even with the Lee cam, I did buy some of KAL's cams and they are great, before when I was starting at the back I would get run-overs but not any more now, lead runs toward me to the filled cavity.