Now for the metal specialists.
I had my pot all stoked up, on setting 9, what ever that is on my Lee Pot.
I was gleely casting away, getting great results in my misbehaving mold. A great day in other words. No wrinkles, no bubbles, no dragged sprue, nothing to complain about.
I went to recharge my pot. I had this "lead" That I had acquired from a customer.
I made it into ingots.
I popped my lead into the pot, and popped two of his ingots into the pot.
Casting was great! Smooth, steady, good drop outs, nothing to complain about.
Well, I just went to check the pot.
I had tossed about 20 messed up gas check rejects.
Where did the checks go?
They were on the bases of the rejects. They were floating on top of the melt. They were floating when I put in the ingots. I watched them get pushed aside while the ingots melted into the batch.
They are gone! Nowhere to be seen! I did not take them out! I cannot stir them up, there is no sign of the checks.
Something ate them.
I use Kitty Litter for flux in my pot. The Kitty Litter is floating on top with slag on it.
Hmmmmm.
Hey, the casting went great.
Did something eat my checks?
Anyone had this happen before?