Greetings!
Today was the first day that I broke out my casting equipment in just shy of 20 years. Between a surplus of cast bullets, an accident that left me disabled, and parental obligations, casting just hadn't been in the cards.
My casting session was preceded by a thorough cleaning of my Lee smelting pot, with a significant amount of time dedicated to the pouring spout. Apparently, not enough time was dedicated to the pouring spout.
After about 5 or 6 pounds of lead, the liquid lead flow sputtered, and the lead seemed to clot. It got rather discouraging, since I was rejecting more bullets from the gang molds (an 8 cavity MP mold) than I felt were acceptable. I was getting better results with a 40 caliber 2 cavity Lee mold than I was with an 8 cavity 9mm MP mold.
I had cleaned up the inside of the pot and pour spout with my dremel tool and both a wire brush attachment and what I'd describe as a dentist's drill bit.
I was constantly fluxing and stirring my molten lead, and the pot was set at it's highest setting. However, the lead stream was weak and intermittent, but slow enough that it allowed the molds to cool.
What do the regular casters suggest that I do to remedy my lead pot?
As always, thanks in advance for your help!