I think I had success. Cast bullets for a few hours this afternoon. They were pretty bad at first, but by the end were not looking as bad. Not perfect by any measure, but probably usable. Used one of my new (and only) molds from Hardline. It is a 200 grain 40 without lube grooves to be powder coated at a later date. Weighed one at the end of the casting session and it weighed 198. something grains, so pretty darn close. Not sure the PID is working quite right because the green light that is supposed to turn on when it is within 15 degrees never came on, or I did not set it right. I was outside so it was hard to see the lights, but I could see the amber light which glows when the thing is plugged in. Going to have to have another training session and some emails with el34 to nail this down. Many thanks to el34 for helping me with the PID and encouraging me. Many thanks to Bullshop for inviting us to his house and teaching me the beginnings. Bullshop - you really helped me, but I certainly am no Bullshop at casting! Many thanks to all the people on this forum. This is the best forum for help and encouragement of any of the forums I frequent. Now I have to powder coat these bullets, so will be asking questions on that sub forum. Then I have to melt the wheel weights I have and cast ingots. Used some ingots I bought from jetsfan on this forum this time. They worked well for me!