I got the idea from watching your video on your channel. I can cast some not bad big bullets with the 10 lb pot but always not the best. I figured what the hell if it worked for you then maybe it will for me with the 20 lb pot.
I have cast a ton of really nice 38, 44 and 45 bullets from my Lee 10 lb pot but the big ones not so much.
I‘ve been using a PID controller I built and it has really helped with the small pot.
used you technique, made sharp pretty bullets, still getting a 3 grain spread, any ideas?It will work for ya Get your Mold & Alloy/Lead HOT, I cast at around 800 Degrees
What i mean by adjustment stem, When you screw the Adjustment stem down it is Lifting the Handle til it starts getting Snug/Tight, If you keep turning the adjustment stem down this will eventually completely Stop the Flow, Now SLOWLY unscrew the Stem a tiny bit, then lift the Handle and check the Flow? Keep doing this until you get the Flow you Want/Need. In the end, with the Spout opened to 3/32” You will barely lift the Handle to get Flow. Hope that makes sense. It is SUPER EASY, and Works like a Dream
Well I cast some bullets today and pot worked ok. However I just can’t seem to make the two single cavity Lee 405 HB and the Lee dual cavity 500 grain moulds cast bullets the way I would like them to. I tried temperature from 650 to 900 degrees with a 20 to 1 and a 30 to 1 lead tin mix.
I have some Lee dies for 38/357, 44special/ magnum and 45 Colt that cast bullets that some say there is no way they came from a Lee mould they are that good.
I guess I’m going to have to spend some money on a steel mould and see if that works better. View attachment 14432
Finally found out why I was having issues casting. I couldn’t understand why the new Lee 405 HB mold was dropping light and so shiny. So I tried the old 405 HB mold and it was as well. The 500 grain Lee was getting up to 500 grains but it had always cast 510 or better.
I guess last year when I last used them the ingots I thought were pure lead was a 20 to 1 lead tin and I added tin which would have made it around a 10 to 1 or less. I thought I was going from a 20 to 1 to a 30 to one but it couldn’t have been.
Once I added lead to get a proper mix they both dropped 405 with less than a half grain variance with PID set to 800 degrees F.
That old Lee 404 HB mold was the first mold I had ever used and needless to say it looks like it shouldn’t be able to cast anything but it still drops with less than half a grain and .461 diameter. The new one drops the same weight with .462 diameter.
I even went back to my old 10 lb pot to see if it made a difference. Next day or so going to use the 20 lb pot and see how it goes.
Finally found out why I was having issues casting. I couldn’t understand why the new Lee 405 HB mold was dropping light and so shiny. So I tried the old 405 HB mold and it was as well. The 500 grain Lee was getting up to 500 grains but it had always cast 510 or better.
I guess last year when I last used them the ingots I thought were pure lead was a 20 to 1 lead tin and I added tin which would have made it around a 10 to 1 or less. I thought I was going from a 20 to 1 to a 30 to one but it couldn’t have been.
Once I added lead to get a proper mix they both dropped 405 with less than a half grain variance with PID set to 800 degrees F.
That old Lee 404 HB mold was the first mold I had ever used and needless to say it looks like it shouldn’t be able to cast anything but it still drops with less than half a grain and .461 diameter. The new one drops the same weight with .462 diameter.
I even went back to my old 10 lb pot to see if it made a difference. Next day or so going to use the 20 lb pot and see how it goes.
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