She saw a $2 crusty fondue pot...I saw a mold preheater!
More pics of the process: http://cheese1566gunsandstuff.shutterfly.com/263
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She saw a $2 crusty fondue pot...I saw a mold preheater!
More pics of the process: http://cheese1566gunsandstuff.shutterfly.com/263
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Last edited by cheese1566; 06-08-2012 at 09:35 AM.
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Great find. Amazing how two people looking at the same thing see totally different things.
Old retired guy in Baton Rouge La.
Nice job of recycling! Pretty clever too!
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Does it work?
Looks like it should! good idea.
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Yep! It works!
I set it on the ground and turned the knob to 450 to burn off all the remaining gunk. The 3/8" steel plate turned from sandblasted white to a light tan after 15 minutes. Spit would sizzle and bounce around until it fell off. I did this of course without a mold on it. Just need to make room on the casting bench for it.
The dial control goes from "warm" to 450, so I just need to find the right temp.
Now I need to borrow one of those laser thermometers to find out how hot my molds are when dropping good bullets.
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Good use of something that was "Junk" to someone else!
You dun good!
I was wondering what the temp range was. I spent way more than you, and bought one of those square laboratory hot plates years ago off ebay. It goes to 600 on the dial, and if I set it there I can put my new Lee TL 230 RN 45 ACP 6 cavity on it for a while and get perfect bullets on the first pour.
In contrast my 8MM Maximum 2 cavity still requires me to cast quite a few throws before it is ready. But here I am talking pure Lino, which came out way harder than needed.
I wish I had thought of getting one of the $10 electric burners first.
I need to get one of my Lee W benefit indicators going in a test bar to rest on top to read temperatures.
But the dial goes from "warm" to "450". The unit is rated at 600 watts.
The plate on top is 3/8" steel to help even out the heat.
If I don't like it after some testing, I am only out a couple bucks and the steel will go into another handgun spinner target!
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Good job!
Nice find,I am looking for something to warm my molds also. Thanks for the tip.
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