Finally made time to make my first melt/ingots with some SOWW I captured a month or so back.
Started the pot (4qt Dutch Oven) with a few handfuls until melted, then added/melted until I had approx. 40 lbs. Stirred sides/bottom and got all the trash to the top, added some sawdust along the way, and it came out real clean. My temp was actually better around 650. It all came real clean and yielded some nice ingots. I gotta practice a bit on my pouring into the ingot molds to properly fill each one. I actually had found a aluminum muffin pan and I really like it!
I’ve read a lot and asked a few questions along the way. My next step is to use this pure lead, mix to arrive at an acceptable alloy, and begin practicing making bullets; 175gr. 10mm. After that, PC and shoot!
Thanks so much for all the help from Cast Boolits! This is getting fun!