I am looking to get back into casting, I have not done any for 30+ years. I am mostly looking to cast .44, .357 bullets and 12 ga slugs. I don't have a lot of money to spend on this because I am disabled and my check only goes so far, I already have one set of .44 caliber blocks and a LEE 12ga 1oz slug mold and I think I have a set of .36 round ball and .58 Minne Ball molds some where. I want a electric pot of at least 10lbs, I am going to use a dipper so I don't need a bottom pour unit, I have 120v and 240v power where I will be doing my casting so I was wondering if 240v works better or not. Where is a good place to buy lead alloy for casting? I used to get wheel weights and 25lb pure lead blocks from the NTS for free from a buddy but that time is past.
About 20 years ago I found a RCBS Lube A Matic at a thrift store for 10$, It seem to be in pretty good shape, Is there a manual for it some where online? It seems pretty simple and I think I can figure it out but it would be nice to use it right, do I need a heater for it? I would prefer to use the harder lubes because I live in the desert out side of Las Vegas and I would like to avoid sticky bullets. It was bad enough getting all the old lube out of it. any help would be apparated
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