I messed up tonight , boy did I ever !
I normaly bring in lead 2 or 3 days before I am going to cast and put it on the back of the work bench to dry out and warm up . ( 12 out side and 12" of snow )
But tonight I got the bug to cast .
So I broght in 50 lb of WW + 1% tin in ingots .
I loaded the 20 lb Lee pot and got 2/3 of a pot up to temp .
I had to use the bathroom so I sat 3 ingots on the rim like normal to dry and warm.
I thought I only brought in dry ingots !!
As I left ( a small room in the basement ) I must have slamed the door or something .
One of the ingots must have been wet or had a chunck of ice on it and it fell in
Because I heard a HISS and then pops , then all hell broke loose .
After all the noise stoped I went back in .
The 2/3 full pot was almost empty .
I now have lead on everything , walls , floor ,bench, tools and even the ceiling .
I have the pot inside a exaust hood of sorts , but the door was open .
Because I planed to load up the cast iron pot on the hot plate , when I got back .
I am glad I was out of the room .
All I can say is be carefull if you set ingots on the rim like I used to do ( last time was tonight )
Johnch