Hi all. New to forum and new to casting. Trying to feed my 45/70 BPCR has finally pushed me to the realization that I got to get the cost down. The bullets I use are 535gr postell's. I have been reserching everything on line concerning the right furnace. It seems from what I have read temperature control is a big deal. Also, people using manual set thermostaticaly controlled units are buying or building pid's (or ped's) to provide automatic temp. Controll. The two units I have reviewed that com with digital readout and auto control are the lyman mag 25 and rcbs pro melt 2. It seems that the lyman has had problems right out of the box and the rcbs is untested by the public. The rcbs still has no firm in store date. The waage really seems to be a good choice and has good temp control. It is expensive, about $260. deliverd. The lee pots are affordable and parts replacement is available. I relly like the waage, but, lead must be dipped from top of pot and poured into mold. I have a heart condition and worry that being a top fill pot, casting will be a great deal hotter for me to do. That being I will be standing over the pot soking up all it's heat. Seems a bottom pour unit would be a little cooler to operate. Sure could use some gudance.
Thanks