Casting Question
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I have a dedicated loading bench with a couple of Dillon 550B's in the basement plus a second back up bench. I load ONLY sitting down.
I have a dedicated casting area in my utility barn (which is cooled and heated for all season work). I cast sitting down. I use a range hood when casting (high speed when fluxing and low speed when casting). I cast NO dirty metal. All smelting is done outdoors.
I use tall shoes, a set of "casting clothing" with a long, shop apron, Welders Gloves, safety glasses, and NO water in the casting area. Metal is pre-heated before entering the pot (to prevent a steam explosion from adding cold ingots to molten lead - yeah, condensation on cold ingots CAN do this, don't ask how I know...). A face shield makes sense but it gives me claustrophobia
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Dale53
I have a dedicated casting area in my utility barn (which is cooled and heated for all season work). I cast sitting down. I use a range hood when casting (high speed when fluxing and low speed when casting). I cast NO dirty metal. All smelting is done outdoors.
I use tall shoes, a set of "casting clothing" with a long, shop apron, Welders Gloves, safety glasses, and NO water in the casting area. Metal is pre-heated before entering the pot (to prevent a steam explosion from adding cold ingots to molten lead - yeah, condensation on cold ingots CAN do this, don't ask how I know...). A face shield makes sense but it gives me claustrophobia
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Dale53
Ian
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Dale, those face shields give me claustrophobia too in a way, interesting you should mention that. I finally figured out why recently when doing a bunch of work with an electric angle grinder for which I always wear earmuffs and a particle mask: the face shield by itself deflects sound from the workpiece in a confusing way, making me constantly and subliminally itch to take the thing off, such as when running the bench grinder or a dremel (safety glasses never seem to keep all the stuff out). But when I have my ears covered too and am encased in a nice sensory- dampened bubble, the shield doesn't bother me a bit. I think we rely on sound cues more than we realize when working with things and a face mask is the auditory equivalent of wearing kaleidoscope glasses.
M3845708Bama
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Thanks guys, I just finished casting two 20lb pots of 30 cal 212gr hp. With no back pains. There is a lot of good information on this site, just have to read with open mind. Now I can finish the casting station and fume hood designed and installed. Thanks again for all the input.