Your initial idea about the chisel had validity, as if the base is steel the lead won't have a very firm grip on it and sideways impact with a hammer should loosen and knock it off. If the base is aluminum you may have more of a problem. Good luck with it.
DG
I did that very thing with a full 20lbs a few years back. I keep my pot in a large baking sheet so it did let the alloy cool and not burn the table but once it filled the end of the baking sheet it ran over the edge and melted into my rubber floor mat. There is still at least 5 lbs of metal imbedded in my mat. I got the big chunk and sawed it some with a hack saw and also put it in a vice and hammered it down to size so it could be put back in the pot. It was a real pain that took a lot of work. Have never left the pot again while heating. Good luck with your mess. Go slow and don't tear up your pot.
I've never (yet) had a deluge with the 4-20, but I have had several with the Lee ten pound pots. There is a reason my ten pounder lives in an aluminum turkey roasting pan.
I really think the angled valve plunger is to blame on the ten pound pot. Once the lead starts running from the bottom with a still solid top, there is no way I have found to stop it.
Have I mentioned how much I like the Lee Magnum Melter? Yes it is a dipper pot.
Robert
I've used a torch to free lead that looked like yours
takes a bit of time but it's easy to do
best of luck
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Hmmm. When my pot does that, I usually have a nice cone made out of drips over the puddle.
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I bought one of those oil drip pans at the auto parts store to catch any mishaps and cast over.
Try not to destroy it removing it. It will make a great paper weight on the bench
be kind: a large, sharpened screwdriver, coupled with a steel strip, under it, to avoid marring where feasible_
some gentle lever application can do miracles_
Food is overrated. A nice rifle is way more important.
Rob
I agree with the lever action, it will come right up. Especially since there appears to be an area in the middle with little or no lead. You can peel the back up and off and then with the molds removed do the same with the front. Does it sound like I have done this before?
Yea, been there, done that.
seems we're all sharing some common experiences
Food is overrated. A nice rifle is way more important.
Rob
My lee 10 pounder does that every time as it melts from the bottom up I just keep a redneck gold mold under it now. Last time I had to use a torch to melt the top so I could close the valve.
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It's not that bad. After cooling, many larger spills can be removed with channel locks and a little elbow grease.
Never had that happen myself. Sorry to hear of your misfortune. I'd think it would be easy enough chiseling it off rather than melting it though.
Don’t feel bad. I could write a book on dunb things I’ve done.
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No_1 will prob kill me for this.
He had his automated master caster running.
Went inside to get some lunch and use the bathroom.
Came outside to a stuck boolit with the mold stuck at the bottom. It couldn’t close.
The machine operates on timing. So if it thinks the mold is suppose to be at the top under the pot then it drops lead.
Needless to say there was a small mountain of lead under the pot.
It won’t happen again. I provided a limit switch so now won’t drop lead unless the mold is at the top.
Don't like being hammered by the Cast Boolits Staff, then don't be a nail.
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Yep I have never done that.
WOW! The "Tinsel Fairy" really loves you
If you are going to make a hole in something. MAKE IT A BIG ONE!
Naw, the lead remained earthbound.
Musta been a galena troll…
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