Bliksem
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Another work day and I needed some therapy in my cave when I got home.
Some folks use chems, others use meditation, some do physical exercises but most sane people have something to let off the pressures of daily life, I choose to do something repetitive to allow me to reach my Zen state of mind of neutral cognitive equilibrium. I decided to set up my casting station and create some pieces of metal that will allow me to ultimately focus on launching same to pierce targets at distance.
OK, I needed some cast bullets for my 7.62x40WT and I was out.
It has been far too long, maybe 4 weeks, since I last cast anything so this evening I set up for casting the 31-142D and I had a nice session where everything just fell into place.
I'm still blown away by the quality of the molds created by Tom @ Accurate as the mold used this evening has only been used twice before and it just works after pre-warming on my hot plate. Included here are some pics of my setup after I shut down but an idea can be had of how I do it. The melting pot is a self built unit that when full is 30lbs of alloy so I don't slow down when casting. I add the cut sprues back into the pot once the session is done. The PID keeps the alloy temperature stable and casting cadence does the rest to help craft consistent cast bullets.
Here is the new crop of bullets that will be used to feed the 7.62x40WT rifle:
My casting setup. Self built casting pot.
PID controller for the casting pot. All major parts are from Auber Instruments. Solid hot plate is a *mart purchase that cost me less than $20. I have had it for probably 15 years and I know where to set the dial for perfect pre-warming. Mold on the plate is the Accurate 31-155W. I ran out of steam tonite so did not cast with it.
Some folks use chems, others use meditation, some do physical exercises but most sane people have something to let off the pressures of daily life, I choose to do something repetitive to allow me to reach my Zen state of mind of neutral cognitive equilibrium. I decided to set up my casting station and create some pieces of metal that will allow me to ultimately focus on launching same to pierce targets at distance.
OK, I needed some cast bullets for my 7.62x40WT and I was out.
It has been far too long, maybe 4 weeks, since I last cast anything so this evening I set up for casting the 31-142D and I had a nice session where everything just fell into place.
I'm still blown away by the quality of the molds created by Tom @ Accurate as the mold used this evening has only been used twice before and it just works after pre-warming on my hot plate. Included here are some pics of my setup after I shut down but an idea can be had of how I do it. The melting pot is a self built unit that when full is 30lbs of alloy so I don't slow down when casting. I add the cut sprues back into the pot once the session is done. The PID keeps the alloy temperature stable and casting cadence does the rest to help craft consistent cast bullets.
Here is the new crop of bullets that will be used to feed the 7.62x40WT rifle:
My casting setup. Self built casting pot.
PID controller for the casting pot. All major parts are from Auber Instruments. Solid hot plate is a *mart purchase that cost me less than $20. I have had it for probably 15 years and I know where to set the dial for perfect pre-warming. Mold on the plate is the Accurate 31-155W. I ran out of steam tonite so did not cast with it.
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